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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$277B
Cap. Flow
-$3.48B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
83
Increased
1,313
Reduced
1,786
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.32%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ATVI
201
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
$241M 0.09%
2,595,880
+126,983
+5% +$11.8M
MET icon
202
MetLife
MET
$54.1B
$240M 0.09%
5,120,792
+106,677
+2% +$5.01M
LUV icon
203
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$17.3B
$240M 0.09%
5,151,623
-605,402
-11% -$28.2M
CNQ icon
204
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$65.9B
$240M 0.09%
9,978,393
+510,718
+5% +$12.3M
MHK icon
205
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.24B
$240M 0.09%
1,699,635
+4,918
+0.3% +$693K
EMN icon
206
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$8.08B
$239M 0.09%
2,383,759
+7,954
+0.3% +$798K
MAA icon
207
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$17.1B
$239M 0.09%
1,886,887
+20,521
+1% +$2.6M
VTRS icon
208
Viatris
VTRS
$12.3B
$237M 0.09%
12,653,672
+4,836,259
+62% +$90.6M
RIO icon
209
Rio Tinto
RIO
$102B
$236M 0.09%
3,141,974
+201,765
+7% +$15.2M
DOC icon
210
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$12.5B
$236M 0.09%
7,812,989
-110,687
-1% -$3.35M
WCC icon
211
WESCO International
WCC
$10.7B
$236M 0.09%
3,003,507
-172,250
-5% -$13.5M
MTH icon
212
Meritage Homes
MTH
$5.53B
$235M 0.08%
2,840,371
-375,191
-12% -$31.1M
ASML icon
213
ASML
ASML
$292B
$234M 0.08%
480,116
+73,860
+18% +$36M
LEA icon
214
Lear
LEA
$5.85B
$233M 0.08%
1,464,519
-143,832
-9% -$22.9M
CACI icon
215
CACI
CACI
$10.6B
$233M 0.08%
933,105
-40,514
-4% -$10.1M
CTSH icon
216
Cognizant
CTSH
$35.3B
$232M 0.08%
2,835,816
+118,156
+4% +$9.68M
CNO icon
217
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$3.83B
$231M 0.08%
10,388,688
-719,895
-6% -$16M
DGX icon
218
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$20.3B
$230M 0.08%
1,927,478
+79,856
+4% +$9.52M
DD icon
219
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$32.2B
$230M 0.08%
3,228,018
-43,429
-1% -$3.09M
BPOP icon
220
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.49B
$229M 0.08%
4,072,688
+6,385
+0.2% +$360K
PM icon
221
Philip Morris
PM
$260B
$229M 0.08%
2,769,434
-113,725
-4% -$9.41M
LEN icon
222
Lennar Class A
LEN
$34.5B
$229M 0.08%
2,999,758
+172,922
+6% +$13.2M
DLTR icon
223
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$22.8B
$228M 0.08%
2,110,018
-8,068
-0.4% -$872K
JCI icon
224
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$69.9B
$228M 0.08%
4,892,523
-26,557
-0.5% -$1.24M
MGA icon
225
Magna International
MGA
$12.9B
$228M 0.08%
3,218,952
-107,826
-3% -$7.63M