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
+24.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$228B
AUM Growth
+$228B
Cap. Flow
-$3.68B
Cap. Flow %
-1.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.61%
Holding
3,428
New
54
Increased
1,500
Reduced
1,639
Closed
90

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.42%
2 Financials 16.29%
3 Industrials 12.6%
4 Healthcare 11.61%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BXP icon
176
Boston Properties
BXP
$11.5B
$204M 0.09%
2,252,180
-42,679
-2% -$3.86M
SWKS icon
177
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$11.1B
$203M 0.09%
1,584,835
+15,293
+1% +$1.96M
HZNP
178
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
$202M 0.09%
3,641,427
-559,961
-13% -$31.1M
CMC icon
179
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.46B
$201M 0.09%
9,858,830
-5,080
-0.1% -$104K
MAA icon
180
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$17.1B
$201M 0.09%
1,751,704
+21,318
+1% +$2.44M
TT icon
181
Trane Technologies
TT
$92.5B
$200M 0.09%
2,252,056
+144,008
+7% +$12.8M
ARW icon
182
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$6.51B
$200M 0.09%
2,912,499
-96,813
-3% -$6.65M
WHR icon
183
Whirlpool
WHR
$5.21B
$199M 0.09%
1,539,366
+193,600
+14% +$25.1M
DRE
184
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$199M 0.09%
5,614,497
+46,245
+0.8% +$1.64M
ITW icon
185
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$77.1B
$199M 0.09%
1,135,637
+36,602
+3% +$6.4M
LYB icon
186
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$18.1B
$198M 0.09%
3,010,408
+281,393
+10% +$18.5M
ESI icon
187
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.21B
$197M 0.09%
18,111,644
+384,345
+2% +$4.17M
IP icon
188
International Paper
IP
$26.2B
$196M 0.09%
5,570,162
-89,009
-2% -$3.13M
AN icon
189
AutoNation
AN
$8.26B
$195M 0.09%
5,190,038
+385,994
+8% +$14.5M
LUV icon
190
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$17.3B
$195M 0.09%
5,698,986
+378,467
+7% +$12.9M
KSU
191
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$195M 0.09%
1,303,787
-49,784
-4% -$7.43M
WERN icon
192
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$1.73B
$195M 0.09%
4,469,875
-302,168
-6% -$13.2M
SUI icon
193
Sun Communities
SUI
$15.9B
$194M 0.09%
1,430,714
+57,874
+4% +$7.85M
LUMN icon
194
Lumen
LUMN
$5.1B
$193M 0.08%
19,201,055
+328,340
+2% +$3.29M
UFPI icon
195
UFP Industries
UFPI
$5.91B
$192M 0.08%
3,881,126
-203,993
-5% -$10.1M
TCF
196
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$192M 0.08%
6,514,713
-398,825
-6% -$11.7M
AU icon
197
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$28.6B
$191M 0.08%
6,473,475
-1,638,309
-20% -$48.3M
ATVI
198
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
$189M 0.08%
2,496,794
-164,530
-6% -$12.5M
AEL
199
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$189M 0.08%
7,639,017
+154,061
+2% +$3.81M
LAD icon
200
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.63B
$188M 0.08%
1,243,590
+31,089
+3% +$4.7M