Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Return 19.15%
 

Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), founded in 1981 by David Booth and Rex Sinquefield and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an investment management firm renowned for its evidence-based, low-cost approach to investing, grounded in academic research from Nobel laureates like Eugene Fama and Kenneth French. Managing hundreds of billions in assets, DFA focuses on systematic, passive strategies that tilt toward factors like small-cap, value, and profitability stocks, primarily through mutual funds and institutional portfolios rather than retail brokerage services. The firm’s philosophy eschews market timing and stock picking, instead emphasizing diversification and efficient market exposure, often requiring investors to access its funds through approved financial advisors. With a global presence and a reputation for disciplined, data-driven investing, DFA has carved a unique niche in the industry, blending academic rigor with practical application.

This Quarter Return
+24.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$228B
AUM Growth
+$35.6B
Cap. Flow
-$2.56B
Cap. Flow %
-1.13%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.61%
Holding
3,428
New
54
Increased
1,496
Reduced
1,641
Closed
89

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.42%
2 Financials 16.29%
3 Industrials 12.6%
4 Healthcare 11.61%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TREX icon
376
Trex
TREX
$6.6B
$132M 0.06%
2,022,422
-120,412
-6% -$7.83M
PBH icon
377
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$3.27B
$131M 0.06%
3,495,866
-74,722
-2% -$2.81M
WCC icon
378
WESCO International
WCC
$10.5B
$131M 0.06%
3,735,110
+321,967
+9% +$11.3M
FULT icon
379
Fulton Financial
FULT
$3.57B
$131M 0.06%
12,437,116
-145,106
-1% -$1.53M
TROW icon
380
T Rowe Price
TROW
$24.5B
$130M 0.06%
1,055,901
-12,545
-1% -$1.55M
GSK icon
381
GSK
GSK
$79.3B
$130M 0.06%
2,543,250
-2,300
-0.1% -$117K
SKYW icon
382
Skywest
SKYW
$4.87B
$130M 0.06%
3,970,062
-233,411
-6% -$7.61M
SLB icon
383
Schlumberger
SLB
$53.5B
$129M 0.06%
7,003,366
+488,619
+8% +$8.98M
ST icon
384
Sensata Technologies
ST
$4.7B
$129M 0.06%
3,451,937
+783,978
+29% +$29.2M
SC
385
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
$128M 0.06%
6,971,250
+151,586
+2% +$2.79M
SCHW icon
386
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$177B
$128M 0.06%
3,798,442
+132,134
+4% +$4.46M
DOV icon
387
Dover
DOV
$24.3B
$128M 0.06%
1,322,835
+2,605
+0.2% +$252K
PBCT
388
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$128M 0.06%
11,036,754
+25,349
+0.2% +$293K
ROST icon
389
Ross Stores
ROST
$50.1B
$128M 0.06%
1,497,850
+58,947
+4% +$5.02M
JBLU icon
390
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.86B
$128M 0.06%
11,705,270
-246,757
-2% -$2.69M
KEY icon
391
KeyCorp
KEY
$21.1B
$127M 0.06%
10,459,125
+160,859
+2% +$1.96M
CF icon
392
CF Industries
CF
$13.5B
$127M 0.06%
4,523,357
+1,231,181
+37% +$34.6M
D icon
393
Dominion Energy
D
$50.1B
$127M 0.06%
1,565,725
+9,616
+0.6% +$781K
FN icon
394
Fabrinet
FN
$12.7B
$127M 0.06%
2,028,530
-100,368
-5% -$6.26M
CME icon
395
CME Group
CME
$96.3B
$127M 0.06%
778,831
-31,231
-4% -$5.08M
ASGN icon
396
ASGN Inc
ASGN
$2.31B
$126M 0.06%
1,896,818
+79,065
+4% +$5.27M
STL
397
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
$126M 0.06%
10,736,672
-165,965
-2% -$1.95M
MANT
398
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
$126M 0.06%
1,835,662
-96,658
-5% -$6.62M
STT icon
399
State Street
STT
$32.3B
$126M 0.06%
1,977,074
+108,246
+6% +$6.88M
VRTX icon
400
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$101B
$125M 0.06%
431,950
+35,100
+9% +$10.2M