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
-23.98%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$192B
AUM Growth
+$192B
Cap. Flow
-$2.58B
Cap. Flow %
-1.34%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.91%
Holding
3,447
New
68
Increased
1,549
Reduced
1,537
Closed
73

Top Buys

1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
$167M
2
PLD icon
Prologis
PLD
$115M
3
V icon
Visa
V
$83.9M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
$65.6M
5
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
$63.3M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 15.89%
3 Industrials 12.48%
4 Healthcare 11.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BDX icon
201
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$53.8B
$156M 0.08%
677,678
-19,112
-3% -$4.39M
WM icon
202
Waste Management
WM
$90.1B
$155M 0.08%
1,677,722
+6,342
+0.4% +$587K
PWR icon
203
Quanta Services
PWR
$55.4B
$155M 0.08%
4,891,535
-21,026
-0.4% -$667K
LDOS icon
204
Leidos
LDOS
$22.8B
$155M 0.08%
1,692,229
-7,914
-0.5% -$725K
ADM icon
205
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$29.6B
$154M 0.08%
4,371,759
-58,120
-1% -$2.04M
DGX icon
206
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$19.9B
$154M 0.08%
1,914,542
-27,004
-1% -$2.17M
UFPI icon
207
UFP Industries
UFPI
$5.73B
$152M 0.08%
4,085,119
-144,758
-3% -$5.38M
DOW icon
208
Dow Inc
DOW
$17B
$149M 0.08%
5,091,522
+769,857
+18% +$22.5M
VTR icon
209
Ventas
VTR
$30.8B
$148M 0.08%
5,536,015
-27,534
-0.5% -$738K
ELS icon
210
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$11.6B
$148M 0.08%
2,578,899
-14,855
-0.6% -$854K
ESI icon
211
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.05B
$148M 0.08%
17,727,299
+424,041
+2% +$3.54M
TRTN
212
DELISTED
Triton International Limited
TRTN
$147M 0.08%
5,699,390
+184
+0% +$4.76K
PRGO icon
213
Perrigo
PRGO
$3.23B
$147M 0.08%
3,060,922
-50,564
-2% -$2.43M
AZN icon
214
AstraZeneca
AZN
$253B
$147M 0.08%
3,295,403
+201,910
+7% +$9.02M
PGR icon
215
Progressive
PGR
$144B
$147M 0.08%
1,991,796
-18,552
-0.9% -$1.37M
WPC icon
216
W.P. Carey
WPC
$14.6B
$147M 0.08%
2,532,213
-13,820
-0.5% -$803K
UAL icon
217
United Airlines
UAL
$34.3B
$146M 0.08%
4,643,265
+191,132
+4% +$6.03M
DLTR icon
218
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$21.1B
$146M 0.08%
1,979,044
+65,757
+3% +$4.84M
OC icon
219
Owens Corning
OC
$12.3B
$145M 0.08%
3,735,333
+300,061
+9% +$11.6M
FITB icon
220
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30B
$145M 0.08%
9,746,232
-29,588
-0.3% -$440K
FULT icon
221
Fulton Financial
FULT
$3.52B
$145M 0.08%
12,582,222
-811,696
-6% -$9.33M
BG icon
222
Bunge Global
BG
$16.3B
$143M 0.07%
3,491,136
+203,446
+6% +$8.35M
ASB icon
223
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$4.33B
$143M 0.07%
11,176,343
-16,665
-0.1% -$213K
SHW icon
224
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$90.1B
$143M 0.07%
310,398
+38,233
+14% +$17.6M
CAH icon
225
Cardinal Health
CAH
$35.8B
$143M 0.07%
2,975,052
-200,594
-6% -$9.62M