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
+1.12%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$383B
AUM Growth
+$13.5B
Cap. Flow
+$16.2B
Cap. Flow %
4.22%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.87%
Holding
3,454
New
67
Increased
1,988
Reduced
1,222
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.72%
2 Financials 16.94%
3 Industrials 12.29%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
USB icon
201
US Bancorp
USB
$76.5B
$325M 0.08%
8,190,949
-227,201
-3% -$9.02M
AGO icon
202
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.95B
$325M 0.08%
4,212,299
-23,598
-0.6% -$1.82M
GWW icon
203
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$49.2B
$325M 0.08%
360,026
+17,699
+5% +$16M
KEX icon
204
Kirby Corp
KEX
$5.03B
$322M 0.08%
2,688,488
-67,744
-2% -$8.11M
AL icon
205
Air Lease Corp
AL
$7.11B
$320M 0.08%
6,725,474
-20,384
-0.3% -$969K
TD icon
206
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$128B
$319M 0.08%
5,806,974
+2,215,185
+62% +$122M
POST icon
207
Post Holdings
POST
$5.86B
$319M 0.08%
3,063,104
+27,448
+0.9% +$2.86M
MATX icon
208
Matsons
MATX
$3.32B
$318M 0.08%
2,431,486
-110,702
-4% -$14.5M
PM icon
209
Philip Morris
PM
$251B
$317M 0.08%
3,126,834
+274,872
+10% +$27.9M
HPQ icon
210
HP
HPQ
$27B
$317M 0.08%
9,042,662
-429,690
-5% -$15M
CMG icon
211
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$55.5B
$316M 0.08%
5,043,441
+606,191
+14% +$38M
INVH icon
212
Invitation Homes
INVH
$18.6B
$316M 0.08%
8,795,707
+170,374
+2% +$6.11M
LHX icon
213
L3Harris
LHX
$51.1B
$316M 0.08%
1,405,337
+156,453
+13% +$35.1M
SYF icon
214
Synchrony
SYF
$28.6B
$315M 0.08%
6,686,486
+313,128
+5% +$14.8M
IR icon
215
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$31.5B
$315M 0.08%
3,462,558
+224,463
+7% +$20.4M
AME icon
216
Ametek
AME
$43.4B
$314M 0.08%
1,882,166
+148,447
+9% +$24.7M
BLK icon
217
Blackrock
BLK
$172B
$313M 0.08%
397,641
+20,692
+5% +$16.3M
NKE icon
218
Nike
NKE
$111B
$313M 0.08%
4,148,454
-20,734
-0.5% -$1.56M
CNC icon
219
Centene
CNC
$14.1B
$312M 0.08%
4,707,648
+385,426
+9% +$25.6M
DTM icon
220
DT Midstream
DTM
$10.7B
$312M 0.08%
4,393,511
+490,613
+13% +$34.8M
ESI icon
221
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.21B
$311M 0.08%
11,466,048
-595,228
-5% -$16.1M
TOL icon
222
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14B
$311M 0.08%
2,699,425
-462,732
-15% -$53.3M
VRTX icon
223
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$102B
$311M 0.08%
662,957
+75,045
+13% +$35.2M
NEE icon
224
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$146B
$310M 0.08%
4,371,154
+442,086
+11% +$31.3M
PDD icon
225
Pinduoduo
PDD
$176B
$308M 0.08%
2,317,795
+190,199
+9% +$25.3M