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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CBRE icon
201
CBRE Group
CBRE
$48.1B
$303M 0.09%
3,250,454
+191,012
+6% +$17.8M
WMB icon
202
Williams Companies
WMB
$70.3B
$302M 0.09%
8,682,568
-222,294
-2% -$7.74M
UFPI icon
203
UFP Industries
UFPI
$6.01B
$302M 0.09%
2,403,277
-218,413
-8% -$27.4M
FIS icon
204
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$35.9B
$301M 0.09%
5,013,537
+1,027,466
+26% +$61.7M
HPE icon
205
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$30.4B
$301M 0.09%
17,733,959
+695,038
+4% +$11.8M
IRM icon
206
Iron Mountain
IRM
$26.9B
$300M 0.09%
4,288,399
-15,517
-0.4% -$1.09M
CRH icon
207
CRH
CRH
$74.9B
$299M 0.09%
4,320,926
-475
-0% -$32.9K
DINO icon
208
HF Sinclair
DINO
$9.65B
$297M 0.09%
5,345,088
+98,477
+2% +$5.47M
INVH icon
209
Invitation Homes
INVH
$18.6B
$296M 0.09%
8,689,586
+5,878
+0.1% +$201K
BKR icon
210
Baker Hughes
BKR
$45.7B
$296M 0.09%
8,669,307
+1,395,083
+19% +$47.7M
GLW icon
211
Corning
GLW
$59.7B
$296M 0.09%
9,722,106
+146,807
+2% +$4.47M
ARW icon
212
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$6.53B
$296M 0.09%
2,418,564
-10,800
-0.4% -$1.32M
FLG
213
Flagstar Financial, Inc.
FLG
$5.38B
$295M 0.09%
9,616,051
-1,001,579
-9% -$30.7M
UHAL.B icon
214
U-Haul Holding Co Series N
UHAL.B
$9.87B
$295M 0.09%
4,188,098
-12,760
-0.3% -$899K
JCI icon
215
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$70.1B
$294M 0.09%
5,103,672
+853,783
+20% +$49.2M
FNB icon
216
FNB Corp
FNB
$6.03B
$293M 0.09%
21,292,019
+136,104
+0.6% +$1.87M
MTH icon
217
Meritage Homes
MTH
$5.8B
$292M 0.09%
3,357,642
-2,836
-0.1% -$247K
VTR icon
218
Ventas
VTR
$30.8B
$292M 0.09%
5,864,001
+19,643
+0.3% +$979K
ADM icon
219
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$29.8B
$292M 0.09%
4,043,862
+244,765
+6% +$17.7M
MATX icon
220
Matsons
MATX
$3.32B
$291M 0.09%
2,658,613
+43,846
+2% +$4.81M
FTI icon
221
TechnipFMC
FTI
$16.3B
$291M 0.08%
14,444,294
-574,330
-4% -$11.6M
KMI icon
222
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$59.4B
$289M 0.08%
16,387,752
+2,309,550
+16% +$40.7M
TPH icon
223
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
$3.18B
$289M 0.08%
8,159,453
-157,224
-2% -$5.57M
AL icon
224
Air Lease Corp
AL
$7.11B
$287M 0.08%
6,834,987
+178,632
+3% +$7.49M
ESI icon
225
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.21B
$286M 0.08%
12,369,924
-334,574
-3% -$7.74M