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
+8.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$236B
AUM Growth
+$236B
Cap. Flow
+$112M
Cap. Flow %
0.05%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.67%
Holding
3,412
New
74
Increased
1,256
Reduced
1,780
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.33%
2 Financials 15.39%
3 Industrials 13.16%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.36%
5 Healthcare 11.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SJM icon
201
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$11.8B
$201M 0.09%
1,740,818
+48,786
+3% +$5.63M
JCI icon
202
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$69.9B
$201M 0.09%
4,919,080
-43,565
-0.9% -$1.78M
POST icon
203
Post Holdings
POST
$6.15B
$201M 0.09%
2,334,453
-26,904
-1% -$2.31M
FHN icon
204
First Horizon
FHN
$11.5B
$200M 0.08%
21,226,700
+12,747,194
+150% +$120M
ATVI
205
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
$200M 0.08%
2,468,897
-27,897
-1% -$2.26M
USB icon
206
US Bancorp
USB
$76B
$200M 0.08%
5,568,026
-33,079
-0.6% -$1.19M
PH icon
207
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$96.2B
$199M 0.08%
985,380
-15,775
-2% -$3.19M
URI icon
208
United Rentals
URI
$61.5B
$199M 0.08%
1,140,194
+21,408
+2% +$3.74M
PGR icon
209
Progressive
PGR
$145B
$197M 0.08%
2,083,606
+19,115
+0.9% +$1.81M
OC icon
210
Owens Corning
OC
$12.6B
$197M 0.08%
2,856,881
-1,197,819
-30% -$82.4M
LUMN icon
211
Lumen
LUMN
$5.1B
$196M 0.08%
19,455,887
+254,832
+1% +$2.57M
HZNP
212
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
$194M 0.08%
2,499,788
-1,141,639
-31% -$88.7M
AON icon
213
Aon
AON
$79.1B
$194M 0.08%
939,477
+45,339
+5% +$9.35M
DLTR icon
214
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$22.8B
$193M 0.08%
2,118,086
+88,475
+4% +$8.08M
AMKR icon
215
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$5.98B
$193M 0.08%
17,264,838
-342,187
-2% -$3.83M
TOL icon
216
Toll Brothers
TOL
$13.4B
$193M 0.08%
3,967,994
-105,884
-3% -$5.15M
BMO icon
217
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$86.7B
$192M 0.08%
3,295,145
-13,349
-0.4% -$780K
BLK icon
218
Blackrock
BLK
$175B
$192M 0.08%
341,297
+2,955
+0.9% +$1.67M
NTES icon
219
NetEase
NTES
$86.2B
$192M 0.08%
422,787
+23,396
+6% +$10.6M
HUN icon
220
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.94B
$192M 0.08%
8,651,451
+388,579
+5% +$8.63M
DKS icon
221
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$17B
$192M 0.08%
3,311,422
-1,084,290
-25% -$62.8M
AMD icon
222
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$264B
$192M 0.08%
2,337,658
+5,189
+0.2% +$425K
NOC icon
223
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$84.5B
$191M 0.08%
605,526
+23,368
+4% +$7.37M
HSBC icon
224
HSBC
HSBC
$224B
$189M 0.08%
9,663,967
-162,279
-2% -$3.18M
BA icon
225
Boeing
BA
$177B
$189M 0.08%
1,143,458
-34,664
-3% -$5.73M