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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$277B
Cap. Flow
-$3.48B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
83
Increased
1,313
Reduced
1,786
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.32%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SPGI icon
176
S&P Global
SPGI
$167B
$258M 0.09%
783,908
+5,268
+0.7% +$1.73M
GE icon
177
GE Aerospace
GE
$292B
$258M 0.09%
23,847,301
+147,418
+0.6% +$1.59M
AL icon
178
Air Lease Corp
AL
$6.73B
$257M 0.09%
5,789,853
-195,634
-3% -$8.69M
KLAC icon
179
KLA
KLAC
$115B
$256M 0.09%
989,369
+96,487
+11% +$25M
ESS icon
180
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.4B
$255M 0.09%
1,073,166
+12,119
+1% +$2.88M
SUI icon
181
Sun Communities
SUI
$15.9B
$255M 0.09%
1,675,768
+119,030
+8% +$18.1M
HSBC icon
182
HSBC
HSBC
$224B
$254M 0.09%
9,814,457
+150,490
+2% +$3.9M
CNC icon
183
Centene
CNC
$14.3B
$254M 0.09%
4,233,370
+73,816
+2% +$4.43M
ALB icon
184
Albemarle
ALB
$9.99B
$253M 0.09%
1,718,153
+1,736
+0.1% +$256K
AMKR icon
185
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$5.98B
$252M 0.09%
16,722,945
-541,893
-3% -$8.17M
TSN icon
186
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.2B
$252M 0.09%
3,912,949
+121,840
+3% +$7.85M
STLD icon
187
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.3B
$252M 0.09%
6,835,789
-250,198
-4% -$9.22M
PAG icon
188
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$12.2B
$252M 0.09%
4,241,667
-129,961
-3% -$7.72M
LBRDK icon
189
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$8.73B
$252M 0.09%
1,590,289
+704,504
+80% +$112M
SHW icon
190
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$91.2B
$252M 0.09%
342,471
+14,320
+4% +$10.5M
BMO icon
191
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$86.7B
$251M 0.09%
3,297,318
+2,173
+0.1% +$165K
WHR icon
192
Whirlpool
WHR
$5.21B
$249M 0.09%
1,378,056
-65,264
-5% -$11.8M
BA icon
193
Boeing
BA
$177B
$247M 0.09%
1,153,370
+9,912
+0.9% +$2.12M
TRTN
194
DELISTED
Triton International Limited
TRTN
$244M 0.09%
5,040,198
-480,994
-9% -$23.3M
ENOV icon
195
Enovis
ENOV
$1.77B
$244M 0.09%
6,382,228
-73,632
-1% -$2.82M
ITW icon
196
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$77.1B
$243M 0.09%
1,192,178
+20,664
+2% +$4.21M
TCF
197
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$243M 0.09%
6,553,585
+30,821
+0.5% +$1.14M
TKR icon
198
Timken Company
TKR
$5.38B
$242M 0.09%
3,129,891
-57,304
-2% -$4.43M
BWA icon
199
BorgWarner
BWA
$9.25B
$242M 0.09%
6,253,128
+208,441
+3% +$8.05M
BLD icon
200
TopBuild
BLD
$11.8B
$241M 0.09%
1,309,348
-203,819
-13% -$37.5M