Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Return 19.15%
 

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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$785M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,788
Reduced
1,467
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 13.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GD icon
176
General Dynamics
GD
$86.7B
$293M 0.1%
1,325,923
+12,878
+1% +$2.85M
LH icon
177
Labcorp
LH
$22.9B
$293M 0.1%
1,454,978
-244,660
-14% -$49.2M
WM icon
178
Waste Management
WM
$90.6B
$292M 0.1%
1,913,881
+64,044
+3% +$9.76M
GLW icon
179
Corning
GLW
$59.7B
$292M 0.1%
9,575,299
+111,577
+1% +$3.4M
NFLX icon
180
Netflix
NFLX
$534B
$291M 0.1%
771,435
-29,469
-4% -$11.1M
KLAC icon
181
KLA
KLAC
$115B
$290M 0.1%
632,093
-31,745
-5% -$14.6M
SHW icon
182
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$91.2B
$289M 0.09%
1,133,325
+12,959
+1% +$3.31M
ZTS icon
183
Zoetis
ZTS
$67.9B
$289M 0.09%
1,661,202
+50,822
+3% +$8.84M
BWA icon
184
BorgWarner
BWA
$9.49B
$288M 0.09%
7,134,583
-979,830
-12% -$39.6M
ADM icon
185
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$29.8B
$287M 0.09%
3,799,097
-68,349
-2% -$5.16M
BCC icon
186
Boise Cascade
BCC
$3.26B
$286M 0.09%
2,772,951
+43,069
+2% +$4.44M
PFG icon
187
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$18.1B
$283M 0.09%
3,922,987
+50,148
+1% +$3.61M
BECN
188
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$282M 0.09%
3,655,245
-51,990
-1% -$4.01M
BABA icon
189
Alibaba
BABA
$312B
$282M 0.09%
3,249,990
-706,271
-18% -$61.3M
TRTN
190
DELISTED
Triton International Limited
TRTN
$282M 0.09%
3,424,312
-531,317
-13% -$43.7M
DAL icon
191
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$39.5B
$279M 0.09%
7,547,820
+886,975
+13% +$32.8M
UNM icon
192
Unum
UNM
$12.4B
$279M 0.09%
5,676,906
-680,552
-11% -$33.5M
PWR icon
193
Quanta Services
PWR
$56B
$279M 0.09%
1,490,522
-216,309
-13% -$40.5M
BK icon
194
Bank of New York Mellon
BK
$74.4B
$279M 0.09%
6,534,285
+103,456
+2% +$4.41M
AN icon
195
AutoNation
AN
$8.51B
$278M 0.09%
1,839,158
-263,279
-13% -$39.9M
TGT icon
196
Target
TGT
$42.1B
$277M 0.09%
2,508,465
+96,741
+4% +$10.7M
SLB icon
197
Schlumberger
SLB
$53.7B
$276M 0.09%
4,740,283
-1,339,372
-22% -$78.1M
FI icon
198
Fiserv
FI
$74B
$276M 0.09%
2,441,189
+502
+0% +$56.7K
INVH icon
199
Invitation Homes
INVH
$18.6B
$275M 0.09%
8,683,708
+50,742
+0.6% +$1.61M
APD icon
200
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$64.5B
$275M 0.09%
968,532
+26,008
+3% +$7.37M