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
+24.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$228B
AUM Growth
+$228B
Cap. Flow
-$3.68B
Cap. Flow %
-1.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.61%
Holding
3,428
New
54
Increased
1,500
Reduced
1,639
Closed
90

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.42%
2 Financials 16.29%
3 Industrials 12.6%
4 Healthcare 11.61%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DLTR icon
201
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$22.8B
$188M 0.08%
2,029,611
+50,567
+3% +$4.69M
BLD icon
202
TopBuild
BLD
$11.8B
$188M 0.08%
1,649,543
-237,893
-13% -$27.1M
SHW icon
203
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$91.2B
$187M 0.08%
322,861
+12,463
+4% +$7.2M
FITB icon
204
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.3B
$186M 0.08%
9,671,234
-74,998
-0.8% -$1.45M
WM icon
205
Waste Management
WM
$91.2B
$185M 0.08%
1,747,374
+69,652
+4% +$7.38M
LHCG
206
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
$185M 0.08%
1,059,258
-187,056
-15% -$32.6M
BLK icon
207
Blackrock
BLK
$175B
$184M 0.08%
338,342
+24,885
+8% +$13.5M
LEA icon
208
Lear
LEA
$5.85B
$184M 0.08%
1,687,732
+197,719
+13% +$21.6M
PH icon
209
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$96.2B
$183M 0.08%
1,001,155
+139,042
+16% +$25.5M
KMPR icon
210
Kemper
KMPR
$3.37B
$183M 0.08%
2,519,292
-166,785
-6% -$12.1M
MDC
211
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$182M 0.08%
5,109,151
-109,645
-2% -$3.91M
BDX icon
212
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$55.3B
$182M 0.08%
759,905
+82,227
+12% +$19.7M
TMHC icon
213
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
$6.66B
$181M 0.08%
9,406,056
-915,349
-9% -$17.7M
DKS icon
214
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$17B
$181M 0.08%
4,395,712
+776,360
+21% +$32M
EXR icon
215
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.5B
$181M 0.08%
1,962,763
+3,506
+0.2% +$324K
STLD icon
216
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.3B
$181M 0.08%
6,922,267
+856,102
+14% +$22.3M
ENOV icon
217
Enovis
ENOV
$1.77B
$180M 0.08%
6,442,855
+178,920
+3% +$4.99M
VLY icon
218
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$5.85B
$179M 0.08%
22,915,575
+621,928
+3% +$4.86M
ON icon
219
ON Semiconductor
ON
$20.3B
$179M 0.08%
9,036,360
+226,261
+3% +$4.48M
SJM icon
220
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$11.8B
$179M 0.08%
1,692,032
-76,581
-4% -$8.1M
NOC icon
221
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$84.5B
$179M 0.08%
582,158
+24,191
+4% +$7.44M
AZN icon
222
AstraZeneca
AZN
$248B
$179M 0.08%
3,383,095
+87,692
+3% +$4.64M
LM
223
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
$177M 0.08%
3,563,305
-100,635
-3% -$5.01M
ADM icon
224
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$30.1B
$176M 0.08%
4,407,228
+35,469
+0.8% +$1.42M
MHK icon
225
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.24B
$176M 0.08%
1,727,927
+203,205
+13% +$20.7M