Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
 

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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
+$402B
Cap. Flow
+$2.59B
Cap. Flow %
0.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,746
Reduced
1,404
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.95%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DD icon
376
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$31.7B
$238M 0.06%
3,190,172
+83,147
+3% +$6.21M
IP icon
377
International Paper
IP
$26B
$238M 0.06%
4,463,021
-49,982
-1% -$2.67M
SKYW icon
378
Skywest
SKYW
$4.85B
$238M 0.06%
2,719,189
-282,514
-9% -$24.7M
IDXX icon
379
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$51.2B
$237M 0.06%
565,508
-21,193
-4% -$8.9M
BABA icon
380
Alibaba
BABA
$330B
$237M 0.06%
1,790,973
+49,488
+3% +$6.54M
DUK icon
381
Duke Energy
DUK
$94.8B
$237M 0.06%
1,939,782
+48,052
+3% +$5.86M
HBAN icon
382
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$25.8B
$235M 0.06%
15,685,312
-83,801
-0.5% -$1.26M
L icon
383
Loews
L
$20B
$235M 0.06%
2,560,189
-134,167
-5% -$12.3M
DAR icon
384
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$5.21B
$234M 0.06%
7,480,803
+1,026,958
+16% +$32.1M
PBH icon
385
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$3.27B
$234M 0.06%
2,716,712
-190,354
-7% -$16.4M
UHS icon
386
Universal Health Services
UHS
$11.6B
$233M 0.06%
1,241,738
+102,137
+9% +$19.2M
ZBH icon
387
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$20.8B
$233M 0.06%
2,058,898
+58,060
+3% +$6.57M
SNX icon
388
TD Synnex
SNX
$12.1B
$232M 0.06%
2,234,882
-31,732
-1% -$3.3M
LEA icon
389
Lear
LEA
$5.85B
$232M 0.06%
2,631,477
+17,250
+0.7% +$1.52M
TTWO icon
390
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$44.4B
$232M 0.06%
1,119,352
-192,590
-15% -$39.9M
EW icon
391
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$48B
$232M 0.06%
3,196,992
+201,784
+7% +$14.6M
HWM icon
392
Howmet Aerospace
HWM
$69.8B
$231M 0.06%
1,781,628
-274,280
-13% -$35.6M
MLI icon
393
Mueller Industries
MLI
$10.6B
$230M 0.06%
3,024,277
-430,569
-12% -$32.8M
URBN icon
394
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.06B
$230M 0.06%
4,387,011
-1,308,414
-23% -$68.6M
GL icon
395
Globe Life
GL
$11.3B
$229M 0.06%
1,741,131
+148,397
+9% +$19.5M
SO icon
396
Southern Company
SO
$101B
$229M 0.06%
2,486,295
+45,313
+2% +$4.17M
SUI icon
397
Sun Communities
SUI
$15.6B
$228M 0.06%
1,774,324
-55,492
-3% -$7.14M
EMN icon
398
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.97B
$228M 0.06%
2,588,331
+202,740
+8% +$17.9M
TOL icon
399
Toll Brothers
TOL
$13.3B
$228M 0.06%
2,159,289
+375,372
+21% +$39.6M
OC icon
400
Owens Corning
OC
$12.5B
$227M 0.06%
1,587,425
-129,467
-8% -$18.5M