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
-23.98%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$192B
AUM Growth
-$82.4B
Cap. Flow
-$2.58B
Cap. Flow %
-1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.91%
Holding
3,447
New
68
Increased
1,549
Reduced
1,536
Closed
73

Top Buys

1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
$167M
2
PLD icon
Prologis
PLD
$115M
3
V icon
Visa
V
$83.9M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
$65.6M
5
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
$63.3M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 15.89%
3 Industrials 12.48%
4 Healthcare 11.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
JLL icon
501
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$14.8B
$89.1M 0.05%
882,035
+19,954
+2% +$2.02M
HWC icon
502
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$5.32B
$89.1M 0.05%
4,564,358
+281,316
+7% +$5.49M
AKAM icon
503
Akamai
AKAM
$11.3B
$89.1M 0.05%
973,355
-9,369
-1% -$857K
CAG icon
504
Conagra Brands
CAG
$9.23B
$89.1M 0.05%
3,037,629
+275,984
+10% +$8.09M
MTB icon
505
M&T Bank
MTB
$31.2B
$88.9M 0.05%
859,507
+9,113
+1% +$943K
MUSA icon
506
Murphy USA
MUSA
$7.47B
$88.7M 0.05%
1,051,819
-64,838
-6% -$5.47M
HES
507
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$88.7M 0.05%
2,664,261
+26,140
+1% +$870K
MGRC icon
508
McGrath RentCorp
MGRC
$3.09B
$88.5M 0.05%
1,689,715
-26,514
-2% -$1.39M
OHI icon
509
Omega Healthcare
OHI
$12.7B
$88.4M 0.05%
3,330,659
+2,082
+0.1% +$55.3K
CRH icon
510
CRH
CRH
$75.4B
$88.2M 0.05%
3,285,531
+690,143
+27% +$18.5M
SLB icon
511
Schlumberger
SLB
$53.4B
$87.8M 0.05%
6,514,747
+512,079
+9% +$6.9M
ENTG icon
512
Entegris
ENTG
$12.4B
$87.8M 0.05%
1,961,743
-141,673
-7% -$6.34M
FAST icon
513
Fastenal
FAST
$55.1B
$87.4M 0.05%
5,595,490
+28,314
+0.5% +$442K
HRL icon
514
Hormel Foods
HRL
$14.1B
$87.2M 0.05%
1,869,070
-28,360
-1% -$1.32M
FLEX icon
515
Flex
FLEX
$20.8B
$87.1M 0.05%
13,801,843
+160,463
+1% +$1.01M
ONTO icon
516
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$5.1B
$87M 0.05%
2,933,391
-392,101
-12% -$11.6M
PNFP icon
517
Pinnacle Financial Partners
PNFP
$7.55B
$87M 0.05%
2,318,351
+175,683
+8% +$6.6M
CY
518
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
$87M 0.05%
3,730,253
+3,128
+0.1% +$72.9K
DK icon
519
Delek US
DK
$1.88B
$86.9M 0.05%
5,513,465
+495,561
+10% +$7.81M
MINI
520
DELISTED
Mobile Mini Inc
MINI
$86.9M 0.05%
3,312,324
-88,479
-3% -$2.32M
MTD icon
521
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$26.9B
$86.9M 0.05%
125,789
+1,310
+1% +$904K
FL icon
522
Foot Locker
FL
$2.29B
$86.8M 0.05%
3,937,687
+630,053
+19% +$13.9M
INFY icon
523
Infosys
INFY
$67.9B
$86.8M 0.05%
10,562,218
+34,946
+0.3% +$287K
BSX icon
524
Boston Scientific
BSX
$159B
$86.8M 0.05%
2,660,228
+32,651
+1% +$1.07M
ALK icon
525
Alaska Air
ALK
$7.28B
$86.6M 0.05%
3,042,558
+355,914
+13% +$10.1M