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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$785M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,788
Reduced
1,467
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 13.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CHTR icon
201
Charter Communications
CHTR
$35.4B
$273M 0.09%
620,858
+20,241
+3% +$8.9M
IBN icon
202
ICICI Bank
IBN
$114B
$273M 0.09%
11,804,622
+143,297
+1% +$3.31M
UFPI icon
203
UFP Industries
UFPI
$6.01B
$268M 0.09%
2,621,690
-56,885
-2% -$5.83M
PM icon
204
Philip Morris
PM
$251B
$268M 0.09%
2,891,308
-76,241
-3% -$7.06M
TOL icon
205
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14B
$267M 0.09%
3,606,463
-169,346
-4% -$12.5M
DVN icon
206
Devon Energy
DVN
$22.6B
$267M 0.09%
5,588,668
+401,606
+8% +$19.2M
SPGI icon
207
S&P Global
SPGI
$165B
$266M 0.09%
727,493
-13,800
-2% -$5.04M
WCC icon
208
WESCO International
WCC
$10.6B
$265M 0.09%
1,844,066
-181,254
-9% -$26.1M
ROST icon
209
Ross Stores
ROST
$50B
$265M 0.09%
2,345,590
-106,461
-4% -$12M
AZN icon
210
AstraZeneca
AZN
$254B
$262M 0.09%
3,875,300
+825,305
+27% +$55.9M
AL icon
211
Air Lease Corp
AL
$7.11B
$262M 0.09%
6,656,355
+101,894
+2% +$4.02M
INTU icon
212
Intuit
INTU
$186B
$262M 0.09%
512,760
+183
+0% +$93.5K
ACGL icon
213
Arch Capital
ACGL
$34.4B
$261M 0.09%
3,272,856
+103,701
+3% +$8.27M
USB icon
214
US Bancorp
USB
$76.5B
$260M 0.09%
7,875,429
-138,967
-2% -$4.59M
AGO icon
215
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.95B
$260M 0.09%
4,300,631
-31,614
-0.7% -$1.91M
CTRA icon
216
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$18.6B
$260M 0.09%
9,616,864
+401,320
+4% +$10.9M
BNS icon
217
Scotiabank
BNS
$79B
$259M 0.08%
5,671,391
+57,214
+1% +$2.61M
NEM icon
218
Newmont
NEM
$82.3B
$258M 0.08%
6,978,577
-552,867
-7% -$20.4M
BPOP icon
219
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.59B
$258M 0.08%
4,088,972
+106,747
+3% +$6.73M
PNC icon
220
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$81.7B
$257M 0.08%
2,096,130
+11,138
+0.5% +$1.37M
FCNCA icon
221
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$26B
$257M 0.08%
186,288
+1,982
+1% +$2.74M
BKR icon
222
Baker Hughes
BKR
$45.7B
$257M 0.08%
7,274,224
+15,747
+0.2% +$556K
IRM icon
223
Iron Mountain
IRM
$26.9B
$256M 0.08%
4,303,916
+32,452
+0.8% +$1.93M
HAL icon
224
Halliburton
HAL
$19.2B
$256M 0.08%
6,310,326
-725,966
-10% -$29.4M
DLTR icon
225
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$20.4B
$254M 0.08%
2,384,489
+16,436
+0.7% +$1.75M