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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FAST icon
401
Fastenal
FAST
$55B
$201M 0.06%
6,194,512
+120,980
+2% +$3.92M
DD icon
402
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$32.1B
$200M 0.06%
2,602,213
+101,203
+4% +$7.79M
NPO icon
403
Enpro
NPO
$4.52B
$200M 0.06%
1,273,386
-31,363
-2% -$4.92M
LDOS icon
404
Leidos
LDOS
$23B
$199M 0.06%
1,841,723
+45,079
+3% +$4.88M
ATGE icon
405
Adtalem Global Education
ATGE
$4.9B
$199M 0.06%
3,377,222
-114,338
-3% -$6.74M
MTB icon
406
M&T Bank
MTB
$31.2B
$199M 0.06%
1,451,856
+100,008
+7% +$13.7M
WBS icon
407
Webster Financial
WBS
$10.2B
$199M 0.06%
3,916,013
+430,331
+12% +$21.8M
APTV icon
408
Aptiv
APTV
$17.9B
$198M 0.06%
2,207,056
+506,582
+30% +$45.5M
SNX icon
409
TD Synnex
SNX
$12.3B
$198M 0.06%
1,839,873
-11,276
-0.6% -$1.21M
BABA icon
410
Alibaba
BABA
$351B
$198M 0.06%
2,553,007
-696,983
-21% -$54M
MRO
411
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$198M 0.06%
8,186,365
+556,566
+7% +$13.4M
FAF icon
412
First American
FAF
$6.8B
$197M 0.06%
3,059,361
+94,854
+3% +$6.11M
FNF icon
413
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$16.3B
$197M 0.06%
3,859,874
-9,597
-0.2% -$490K
WPC icon
414
W.P. Carey
WPC
$14.8B
$197M 0.06%
3,038,074
-18,917
-0.6% -$1.23M
MO icon
415
Altria Group
MO
$111B
$197M 0.06%
4,878,598
-70,740
-1% -$2.85M
MLI icon
416
Mueller Industries
MLI
$10.6B
$197M 0.06%
4,172,082
-61,070
-1% -$2.88M
R icon
417
Ryder
R
$7.57B
$196M 0.06%
1,707,411
+2,499
+0.1% +$288K
FULT icon
418
Fulton Financial
FULT
$3.5B
$196M 0.06%
11,918,831
+297,923
+3% +$4.9M
OLN icon
419
Olin
OLN
$2.91B
$196M 0.06%
3,635,983
+126,587
+4% +$6.83M
ODFL icon
420
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$31.2B
$196M 0.06%
967,794
-67,586
-7% -$13.7M
KIM icon
421
Kimco Realty
KIM
$15.1B
$196M 0.06%
9,194,513
+24,036
+0.3% +$512K
WSM icon
422
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$24.7B
$196M 0.06%
1,941,474
+47,836
+3% +$4.83M
TTWO icon
423
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$45.7B
$195M 0.06%
1,213,990
+42,860
+4% +$6.9M
MAR icon
424
Marriott International Class A Common Stock
MAR
$71.7B
$195M 0.06%
865,208
-176,212
-17% -$39.7M
SNV icon
425
Synovus
SNV
$7.15B
$195M 0.06%
5,177,889
+1,016,231
+24% +$38.3M