Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Return 19.15%
 

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
+0.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$310B
AUM Growth
-$5.4B
Cap. Flow
-$1.21B
Cap. Flow %
-0.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.67%
Holding
3,591
New
132
Increased
1,522
Reduced
1,726
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.76%
2 Technology 16.31%
3 Industrials 12.65%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.38%
5 Healthcare 10.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GIS icon
201
General Mills
GIS
$26.5B
$279M 0.09%
4,669,287
+748,544
+19% +$44.8M
ATH
202
DELISTED
Athene Holding Ltd. Class A Common Shares
ATH
$279M 0.09%
4,054,910
+191,586
+5% +$13.2M
WHR icon
203
Whirlpool
WHR
$5.14B
$279M 0.09%
1,368,983
+23,480
+2% +$4.79M
NEE icon
204
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$146B
$279M 0.09%
3,547,446
-61,290
-2% -$4.81M
RF icon
205
Regions Financial
RF
$24.4B
$278M 0.09%
13,047,941
-80,868
-0.6% -$1.72M
OZK icon
206
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.96B
$278M 0.09%
6,462,448
-122,244
-2% -$5.25M
PCAR icon
207
PACCAR
PCAR
$51.6B
$276M 0.09%
5,239,233
+237,166
+5% +$12.5M
ENOV icon
208
Enovis
ENOV
$1.8B
$275M 0.09%
3,482,992
-222,053
-6% -$17.5M
JLL icon
209
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$14.6B
$275M 0.09%
1,107,910
+21,456
+2% +$5.32M
APD icon
210
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$64.5B
$274M 0.09%
1,068,707
-13,806
-1% -$3.54M
WM icon
211
Waste Management
WM
$90.6B
$274M 0.09%
1,832,299
-32,778
-2% -$4.9M
ATVI
212
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
$273M 0.09%
3,529,798
+841,457
+31% +$65.1M
BWA icon
213
BorgWarner
BWA
$9.49B
$273M 0.09%
7,177,446
+25,843
+0.4% +$983K
IDXX icon
214
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$51.2B
$272M 0.09%
437,921
-1,392
-0.3% -$866K
GD icon
215
General Dynamics
GD
$86.7B
$272M 0.09%
1,388,827
-31,352
-2% -$6.15M
RRC icon
216
Range Resources
RRC
$8.32B
$272M 0.09%
11,999,307
-71,906
-0.6% -$1.63M
CTSH icon
217
Cognizant
CTSH
$34.9B
$270M 0.09%
3,641,486
+446,188
+14% +$33.1M
NXST icon
218
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$6.27B
$269M 0.09%
1,770,568
+233,337
+15% +$35.5M
CNC icon
219
Centene
CNC
$14.1B
$267M 0.09%
4,284,443
-31,970
-0.7% -$1.99M
MTDR icon
220
Matador Resources
MTDR
$6.23B
$267M 0.09%
7,014,937
-23,464
-0.3% -$893K
ALB icon
221
Albemarle
ALB
$9.33B
$265M 0.09%
1,211,381
-142,728
-11% -$31.3M
SCHW icon
222
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$177B
$263M 0.08%
3,613,599
-1,001,868
-22% -$73M
ON icon
223
ON Semiconductor
ON
$19.7B
$263M 0.08%
5,746,058
-219,991
-4% -$10.1M
BBY icon
224
Best Buy
BBY
$16.3B
$263M 0.08%
2,482,869
-60,813
-2% -$6.43M
PRU icon
225
Prudential Financial
PRU
$38.3B
$261M 0.08%
2,483,752
+27,410
+1% +$2.88M