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
+3.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$174B
AUM Growth
+$174B
Cap. Flow
+$3.27B
Cap. Flow %
1.88%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.37%
Holding
3,367
New
68
Increased
1,895
Reduced
1,086
Closed
77

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.48%
2 Industrials 13.19%
3 Technology 11.95%
4 Healthcare 9.25%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.24%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NVDA icon
151
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.16T
$188M 0.11%
3,998,180
-8,089
-0.2% -$380K
RDC
152
DELISTED
Rowan Companies Plc
RDC
$188M 0.11%
10,630,685
+941,800
+10% +$16.6M
MA icon
153
Mastercard
MA
$535B
$187M 0.11%
2,120,914
+7,982
+0.4% +$703K
CACI icon
154
CACI
CACI
$10.6B
$186M 0.11%
2,062,178
+5,723
+0.3% +$517K
DHR icon
155
Danaher
DHR
$147B
$186M 0.11%
1,836,813
-7,622
-0.4% -$770K
AXP icon
156
American Express
AXP
$230B
$185M 0.11%
3,042,410
-74,959
-2% -$4.55M
INGR icon
157
Ingredion
INGR
$8.31B
$184M 0.11%
1,425,707
-14,955
-1% -$1.93M
FULT icon
158
Fulton Financial
FULT
$3.58B
$183M 0.11%
13,548,422
+673,829
+5% +$9.1M
MBFI
159
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
$183M 0.11%
5,039,154
+119,584
+2% +$4.34M
LOW icon
160
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$145B
$183M 0.11%
2,308,658
-22,217
-1% -$1.76M
RS icon
161
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.5B
$182M 0.1%
2,367,274
+112,728
+5% +$8.67M
ETN icon
162
Eaton
ETN
$134B
$182M 0.1%
3,039,967
+205,170
+7% +$12.3M
FAF icon
163
First American
FAF
$6.56B
$181M 0.1%
4,510,814
-164,290
-4% -$6.61M
SIGI icon
164
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$4.76B
$181M 0.1%
4,735,096
-118,698
-2% -$4.54M
ASB icon
165
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$4.37B
$181M 0.1%
10,532,443
+1,255,448
+14% +$21.5M
AIZ icon
166
Assurant
AIZ
$10.9B
$181M 0.1%
2,091,794
+8,315
+0.4% +$718K
UFS
167
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
$180M 0.1%
5,138,421
+587,161
+13% +$20.6M
IBN icon
168
ICICI Bank
IBN
$113B
$179M 0.1%
24,869,474
-41,764
-0.2% -$300K
USB icon
169
US Bancorp
USB
$75.5B
$178M 0.1%
4,411,967
+81,149
+2% +$3.27M
CX icon
170
Cemex
CX
$13.2B
$178M 0.1%
28,817,481
+475,664
+2% +$2.93M
SBUX icon
171
Starbucks
SBUX
$102B
$178M 0.1%
3,110,768
-14,346
-0.5% -$819K
AFL icon
172
Aflac
AFL
$57.2B
$177M 0.1%
2,459,635
+76,807
+3% +$5.54M
WEN icon
173
Wendy's
WEN
$1.96B
$176M 0.1%
18,337,621
-406,851
-2% -$3.91M
WBS icon
174
Webster Financial
WBS
$10.3B
$176M 0.1%
5,190,986
-554,504
-10% -$18.8M
OLN icon
175
Olin
OLN
$2.7B
$174M 0.1%
7,016,100
+435,201
+7% +$10.8M