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 12.45%
4 Healthcare 11.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AEP icon
651
American Electric Power
AEP
$57.5B
$73.3M 0.04%
915,728
-24,034
-3% -$1.92M
INDB icon
652
Independent Bank
INDB
$3.54B
$73.3M 0.04%
1,138,461
-43,497
-4% -$2.8M
WLK icon
653
Westlake Corp
WLK
$11.3B
$73.3M 0.04%
1,919,812
+359,503
+23% +$13.7M
EBS icon
654
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$403M
$73.2M 0.04%
1,265,790
-45,710
-3% -$2.64M
CATY icon
655
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$3.44B
$73M 0.04%
3,181,253
-142,989
-4% -$3.28M
IPG icon
656
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
$9.89B
$73M 0.04%
4,507,546
+440,681
+11% +$7.13M
SNP
657
DELISTED
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION ADS (REP 100 ORDINARY H SHARES)
SNP
$72.9M 0.04%
1,497,954
-7,535
-0.5% -$367K
WIRE
658
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
$72.8M 0.04%
1,733,020
-7,475
-0.4% -$314K
WTFC icon
659
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$9.29B
$72.6M 0.04%
2,210,700
+204,866
+10% +$6.73M
XEL icon
660
Xcel Energy
XEL
$42.4B
$72.5M 0.04%
1,201,586
-28,008
-2% -$1.69M
CPB icon
661
Campbell Soup
CPB
$10.1B
$72.4M 0.04%
1,569,289
+18,216
+1% +$841K
DEO icon
662
Diageo
DEO
$59.1B
$72.4M 0.04%
569,778
-6,805
-1% -$865K
ZD icon
663
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.58B
$72.4M 0.04%
1,112,223
+23,010
+2% +$1.5M
ASH icon
664
Ashland
ASH
$2.49B
$72.4M 0.04%
1,445,458
+244,110
+20% +$12.2M
GWB
665
DELISTED
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.
GWB
$72.3M 0.04%
3,531,952
+25,786
+0.7% +$528K
EHC icon
666
Encompass Health
EHC
$12.7B
$72.1M 0.04%
1,415,954
-24,843
-2% -$1.27M
KHC icon
667
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$31.8B
$72M 0.04%
2,910,640
+8,290
+0.3% +$205K
ACGL icon
668
Arch Capital
ACGL
$33.9B
$72M 0.04%
2,527,019
-39,363
-2% -$1.12M
MCHP icon
669
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$35.2B
$72M 0.04%
2,122,588
+145,336
+7% +$4.93M
XLNX
670
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
$71.9M 0.04%
922,727
-1,360
-0.1% -$106K
FAF icon
671
First American
FAF
$6.94B
$71.9M 0.04%
1,694,248
-246,395
-13% -$10.5M
CHD icon
672
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23B
$71.9M 0.04%
1,119,478
-13,798
-1% -$886K
ADSK icon
673
Autodesk
ADSK
$69.6B
$71.8M 0.04%
460,266
+4,849
+1% +$757K
ODP icon
674
ODP
ODP
$642M
$71.5M 0.04%
4,361,932
+111,344
+3% +$1.83M
URBN icon
675
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.55B
$71.5M 0.04%
5,020,326
+151,884
+3% +$2.16M