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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TFC icon
176
Truist Financial
TFC
$60.7B
$322M 0.09%
8,731,538
+883,416
+11% +$32.6M
SPGI icon
177
S&P Global
SPGI
$165B
$322M 0.09%
730,571
+3,078
+0.4% +$1.36M
AGO icon
178
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.95B
$322M 0.09%
4,299,553
-1,078
-0% -$80.7K
DVN icon
179
Devon Energy
DVN
$22.6B
$321M 0.09%
7,077,042
+1,488,374
+27% +$67.4M
MMM icon
180
3M
MMM
$82.8B
$320M 0.09%
3,498,801
-564,666
-14% -$51.6M
SU icon
181
Suncor Energy
SU
$48.7B
$319M 0.09%
9,957,907
+188,676
+2% +$6.05M
FITB icon
182
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.6B
$319M 0.09%
9,247,695
+393,489
+4% +$13.6M
EQR icon
183
Equity Residential
EQR
$25B
$319M 0.09%
5,208,787
+10,537
+0.2% +$644K
AEL
184
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$318M 0.09%
5,702,129
-357,414
-6% -$19.9M
LOW icon
185
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$148B
$318M 0.09%
1,427,001
-273,013
-16% -$60.8M
AVT icon
186
Avnet
AVT
$4.47B
$315M 0.09%
6,253,451
+157,709
+3% +$7.95M
ROST icon
187
Ross Stores
ROST
$50B
$315M 0.09%
2,276,093
-69,497
-3% -$9.62M
SCHW icon
188
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$177B
$313M 0.09%
4,553,671
+309,883
+7% +$21.3M
MDC
189
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$312M 0.09%
5,653,841
+98,369
+2% +$5.43M
THO icon
190
Thor Industries
THO
$5.91B
$312M 0.09%
2,634,436
+81,840
+3% +$9.68M
WCC icon
191
WESCO International
WCC
$10.6B
$309M 0.09%
1,776,451
-67,615
-4% -$11.8M
MLM icon
192
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.3B
$307M 0.09%
615,396
+27,775
+5% +$13.9M
BA icon
193
Boeing
BA
$174B
$305M 0.09%
1,171,983
+16,279
+1% +$4.24M
CNC icon
194
Centene
CNC
$14.1B
$305M 0.09%
4,112,397
+467,246
+13% +$34.7M
PFG icon
195
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$18.1B
$305M 0.09%
3,875,462
-47,525
-1% -$3.74M
BECN
196
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$305M 0.09%
3,500,506
-154,739
-4% -$13.5M
INTU icon
197
Intuit
INTU
$186B
$304M 0.09%
486,333
-26,427
-5% -$16.5M
BLK icon
198
Blackrock
BLK
$172B
$304M 0.09%
373,899
-226
-0.1% -$183K
ARE icon
199
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.2B
$303M 0.09%
2,391,396
+22,105
+0.9% +$2.8M
BHP icon
200
BHP
BHP
$141B
$303M 0.09%
4,430,056
+168,875
+4% +$11.5M