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
+14.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$302B
AUM Growth
+$302B
Cap. Flow
-$7.98B
Cap. Flow %
-2.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.83%
Holding
3,466
New
124
Increased
1,217
Reduced
1,937
Closed
58

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Industrials 13.59%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.2%
5 Healthcare 10.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BLK icon
201
Blackrock
BLK
$170B
$277M 0.09%
367,732
+4,951
+1% +$3.73M
OZK icon
202
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.93B
$276M 0.09%
6,760,999
-243,100
-3% -$9.93M
MDC
203
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$276M 0.09%
4,648,657
-346,821
-7% -$20.6M
SPGI icon
204
S&P Global
SPGI
$165B
$276M 0.09%
781,341
-2,567
-0.3% -$906K
ENOV icon
205
Enovis
ENOV
$1.75B
$275M 0.09%
3,642,913
-65,161
-2% -$4.91M
EBAY icon
206
eBay
EBAY
$41.2B
$274M 0.09%
4,472,522
+35,117
+0.8% +$2.15M
AA icon
207
Alcoa
AA
$8.05B
$274M 0.09%
8,422,515
+435,352
+5% +$14.1M
VAC icon
208
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$2.69B
$274M 0.09%
1,571,057
-335,736
-18% -$58.5M
CARR icon
209
Carrier Global
CARR
$53.2B
$274M 0.09%
6,478,619
+470,458
+8% +$19.9M
MTZ icon
210
MasTec
MTZ
$14.2B
$274M 0.09%
2,919,099
-125,827
-4% -$11.8M
RF icon
211
Regions Financial
RF
$24B
$272M 0.09%
13,185,878
-432,874
-3% -$8.94M
CNC icon
212
Centene
CNC
$14.8B
$271M 0.09%
4,241,800
+8,430
+0.2% +$539K
BXP icon
213
Boston Properties
BXP
$11.7B
$271M 0.09%
2,672,536
-69,377
-3% -$7.03M
EOG icon
214
EOG Resources
EOG
$65.8B
$268M 0.09%
3,691,333
+560,274
+18% +$40.6M
PSX icon
215
Phillips 66
PSX
$52.8B
$267M 0.09%
3,278,076
+77,366
+2% +$6.31M
TRTN
216
DELISTED
Triton International Limited
TRTN
$267M 0.09%
4,852,796
-187,402
-4% -$10.3M
TJX icon
217
TJX Companies
TJX
$155B
$266M 0.09%
4,017,320
-139,653
-3% -$9.24M
MAA icon
218
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$16.8B
$265M 0.09%
1,833,527
-53,360
-3% -$7.7M
MCK icon
219
McKesson
MCK
$85.9B
$265M 0.09%
1,356,668
-219,731
-14% -$42.9M
ITW icon
220
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$76.2B
$263M 0.09%
1,188,225
-3,953
-0.3% -$876K
SUI icon
221
Sun Communities
SUI
$15.7B
$263M 0.09%
1,753,935
+78,167
+5% +$11.7M
EXR icon
222
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.4B
$263M 0.09%
1,982,373
+49,789
+3% +$6.6M
SYF icon
223
Synchrony
SYF
$28.1B
$262M 0.09%
6,442,474
+59,306
+0.9% +$2.41M
EMN icon
224
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.76B
$261M 0.09%
2,373,822
-9,937
-0.4% -$1.09M
LUMN icon
225
Lumen
LUMN
$4.84B
$260M 0.09%
19,456,880
-523,450
-3% -$6.99M