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
+10.27%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$369B
AUM Growth
+$26.9B
Cap. Flow
+$220M
Cap. Flow %
0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.34%
Holding
3,470
New
58
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,327
Closed
83

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.69%
2 Financials 17.09%
3 Industrials 13.06%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.1%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GEHC icon
176
GE HealthCare
GEHC
$33.8B
$349M 0.09%
3,839,733
+385,043
+11% +$35M
GWW icon
177
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$49.2B
$348M 0.09%
342,327
-98,533
-22% -$100M
SMCI icon
178
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$24.2B
$347M 0.09%
3,438,190
-890,270
-21% -$89.9M
AL icon
179
Air Lease Corp
AL
$7.11B
$347M 0.09%
6,745,858
-89,129
-1% -$4.58M
X
180
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$346M 0.09%
8,482,594
-2,121,810
-20% -$86.5M
HUM icon
181
Humana
HUM
$37.5B
$346M 0.09%
997,357
+12,739
+1% +$4.42M
PNC icon
182
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$81.7B
$344M 0.09%
2,130,735
+14,707
+0.7% +$2.38M
IRM icon
183
Iron Mountain
IRM
$26.9B
$344M 0.09%
4,286,593
-1,806
-0% -$145K
ACGL icon
184
Arch Capital
ACGL
$34.4B
$340M 0.09%
3,681,003
+162,181
+5% +$15M
CNC icon
185
Centene
CNC
$14.1B
$339M 0.09%
4,322,222
+209,825
+5% +$16.5M
OC icon
186
Owens Corning
OC
$12.7B
$339M 0.09%
2,029,752
-275,503
-12% -$46M
SLB icon
187
Schlumberger
SLB
$53.7B
$337M 0.09%
6,151,760
+1,014,574
+20% +$55.6M
TFC icon
188
Truist Financial
TFC
$60.7B
$337M 0.09%
8,633,065
-98,473
-1% -$3.84M
PFG icon
189
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$18.1B
$334M 0.09%
3,865,270
-10,192
-0.3% -$880K
SCHW icon
190
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$177B
$332M 0.09%
4,594,139
+40,468
+0.9% +$2.93M
WIRE
191
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
$332M 0.09%
1,262,962
-56,870
-4% -$14.9M
SBAC icon
192
SBA Communications
SBAC
$21B
$332M 0.09%
1,530,862
+8,230
+0.5% +$1.78M
HAL icon
193
Halliburton
HAL
$19.2B
$331M 0.09%
8,405,495
+526,684
+7% +$20.8M
MOD icon
194
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$7.14B
$331M 0.09%
3,477,091
-333,835
-9% -$31.8M
EQR icon
195
Equity Residential
EQR
$25B
$330M 0.09%
5,226,943
+18,156
+0.3% +$1.15M
EBAY icon
196
eBay
EBAY
$42.5B
$327M 0.09%
6,192,562
-55,876
-0.9% -$2.95M
GLW icon
197
Corning
GLW
$59.7B
$327M 0.09%
9,916,085
+193,979
+2% +$6.39M
MET icon
198
MetLife
MET
$54.4B
$327M 0.09%
4,407,608
+353,757
+9% +$26.2M
MTG icon
199
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.56B
$326M 0.09%
14,588,347
+175,702
+1% +$3.93M
DINO icon
200
HF Sinclair
DINO
$9.65B
$323M 0.09%
5,349,418
+4,330
+0.1% +$261K