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
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$251B
Cap. Flow
+$2.95B
Cap. Flow %
1.17%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
70
Increased
1,943
Reduced
1,176
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RRX icon
151
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$9.44B
$239M 0.1%
2,917,836
+20,549
+0.7% +$1.68M
ADBE icon
152
Adobe
ADBE
$148B
$238M 0.09%
891,754
+13,473
+2% +$3.59M
USB icon
153
US Bancorp
USB
$75.5B
$238M 0.09%
4,930,674
+83,642
+2% +$4.03M
GATX icon
154
GATX Corp
GATX
$5.96B
$236M 0.09%
3,083,933
-33,086
-1% -$2.53M
SKYW icon
155
Skywest
SKYW
$4.95B
$234M 0.09%
4,314,398
+51,017
+1% +$2.77M
ARE icon
156
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$13.9B
$234M 0.09%
1,640,286
+29,898
+2% +$4.26M
SNX icon
157
TD Synnex
SNX
$12.2B
$234M 0.09%
2,451,138
-112,532
-4% -$10.7M
NFLX icon
158
Netflix
NFLX
$521B
$233M 0.09%
654,454
-37,653
-5% -$13.4M
AGN
159
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$232M 0.09%
1,584,588
-22,394
-1% -$3.28M
QCOM icon
160
Qualcomm
QCOM
$170B
$231M 0.09%
4,059,162
+35,767
+0.9% +$2.04M
PCAR icon
161
PACCAR
PCAR
$50.5B
$231M 0.09%
3,393,461
+309,303
+10% +$21.1M
SLB icon
162
Schlumberger
SLB
$52.2B
$230M 0.09%
5,285,902
+25,558
+0.5% +$1.11M
RS icon
163
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.2B
$230M 0.09%
2,551,455
-29,656
-1% -$2.68M
FNSR
164
DELISTED
Finisar Corp
FNSR
$229M 0.09%
9,901,837
-22,138
-0.2% -$513K
JCI icon
165
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$68.9B
$229M 0.09%
6,197,925
-81,100
-1% -$3M
MET icon
166
MetLife
MET
$53.6B
$228M 0.09%
5,356,573
+11,690
+0.2% +$498K
VAC icon
167
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$2.69B
$228M 0.09%
2,437,314
+212,195
+10% +$19.8M
TFC icon
168
Truist Financial
TFC
$59.8B
$227M 0.09%
4,882,721
+52,063
+1% +$2.42M
DOC icon
169
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$12.3B
$226M 0.09%
7,229,535
+156,331
+2% +$4.89M
CXO
170
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
$226M 0.09%
2,036,557
-16,323
-0.8% -$1.81M
CNC icon
171
Centene
CNC
$14.8B
$226M 0.09%
4,254,295
+2,000,546
+89% -$13.4M
LH icon
172
Labcorp
LH
$22.8B
$224M 0.09%
1,462,879
+2,665
+0.2% +$408K
SAVE
173
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$224M 0.09%
4,230,765
-110,830
-3% -$5.86M
GHC icon
174
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.8B
$223M 0.09%
326,821
+8,534
+3% +$5.83M
FCN icon
175
FTI Consulting
FCN
$5.43B
$223M 0.09%
2,899,538
-211,899
-7% -$16.3M