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
-14.29%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$221B
AUM Growth
+$221B
Cap. Flow
+$675M
Cap. Flow %
0.31%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.67%
Holding
3,519
New
94
Increased
2,114
Reduced
1,004
Closed
71

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.86%
2 Industrials 12.8%
3 Technology 12.78%
4 Healthcare 10.57%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CACI icon
126
CACI
CACI
$10.6B
$241M 0.11%
1,674,574
-109,550
-6% -$15.8M
NVDA icon
127
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.16T
$240M 0.11%
1,800,520
-20,052
-1% -$2.68M
LLY icon
128
Eli Lilly
LLY
$659B
$240M 0.11%
2,070,587
+18,958
+0.9% +$2.19M
AAN.A
129
DELISTED
AARON'S INC CL-A
AAN.A
$239M 0.11%
5,685,822
+11,448
+0.2% +$481K
ARW icon
130
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$6.36B
$239M 0.11%
3,466,756
+34,362
+1% +$2.37M
BKNG icon
131
Booking.com
BKNG
$178B
$237M 0.11%
137,675
+2,878
+2% +$4.96M
BMO icon
132
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$87.2B
$235M 0.11%
3,592,808
-162,093
-4% -$10.6M
SWK icon
133
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$11.1B
$232M 0.11%
1,937,486
+269,736
+16% +$32.3M
ATGE icon
134
Adtalem Global Education
ATGE
$4.76B
$232M 0.11%
4,897,292
-97,548
-2% -$4.62M
KMI icon
135
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$59.4B
$231M 0.1%
14,996,172
-181,896
-1% -$2.8M
QCOM icon
136
Qualcomm
QCOM
$171B
$229M 0.1%
4,023,395
-2,253,497
-36% -$128M
LUV icon
137
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$16.9B
$229M 0.1%
4,920,617
+1,348,168
+38% +$62.7M
HIG icon
138
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.1B
$227M 0.1%
5,109,074
+565,189
+12% +$25.1M
FITB icon
139
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.2B
$226M 0.1%
9,601,640
+988,392
+11% +$23.3M
LUMN icon
140
Lumen
LUMN
$4.92B
$224M 0.1%
14,763,545
+1,587,647
+12% +$24.1M
TT icon
141
Trane Technologies
TT
$91.4B
$222M 0.1%
2,435,070
+202,534
+9% +$18.5M
PHM icon
142
Pultegroup
PHM
$26.1B
$222M 0.1%
8,530,759
+361,635
+4% +$9.4M
USB icon
143
US Bancorp
USB
$75.5B
$222M 0.1%
4,847,032
-115,844
-2% -$5.29M
TFCFA
144
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$221M 0.1%
4,594,654
+15,713
+0.3% +$756K
KR icon
145
Kroger
KR
$45.4B
$221M 0.1%
8,038,624
+1,726,318
+27% +$47.5M
FULT icon
146
Fulton Financial
FULT
$3.54B
$221M 0.1%
14,264,562
+24,337
+0.2% +$377K
GATX icon
147
GATX Corp
GATX
$5.99B
$221M 0.1%
3,117,019
+25,945
+0.8% +$1.84M
SIGI icon
148
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$4.78B
$220M 0.1%
3,617,918
-171,293
-5% -$10.4M
MET icon
149
MetLife
MET
$53.6B
$219M 0.1%
5,344,883
-69,190
-1% -$2.84M
ALL icon
150
Allstate
ALL
$53.6B
$219M 0.1%
2,646,227
+50,073
+2% +$4.14M