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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
+$402B
Cap. Flow
+$2.59B
Cap. Flow %
0.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,746
Reduced
1,404
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.95%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VRSK icon
201
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$37.5B
$358M 0.09%
1,202,046
-4,604
-0.4% -$1.37M
MTG icon
202
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.42B
$358M 0.09%
14,427,497
-433,900
-3% -$10.8M
MSI icon
203
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$78.7B
$356M 0.09%
812,456
+26,483
+3% +$11.6M
FANG icon
204
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$43.1B
$354M 0.09%
2,215,603
+1,213
+0.1% +$194K
POST icon
205
Post Holdings
POST
$6.15B
$353M 0.09%
3,035,841
-165,553
-5% -$19.3M
KDP icon
206
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$39.5B
$352M 0.09%
10,284,995
+358,350
+4% +$12.3M
ZION icon
207
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$8.56B
$351M 0.09%
7,040,473
+233,252
+3% +$11.6M
STLD icon
208
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.3B
$350M 0.09%
2,795,315
-119,255
-4% -$14.9M
UNM icon
209
Unum
UNM
$11.9B
$349M 0.09%
4,287,873
-666,387
-13% -$54.3M
EA icon
210
Electronic Arts
EA
$43B
$347M 0.09%
2,401,357
+306,020
+15% +$44.2M
JXN icon
211
Jackson Financial
JXN
$6.88B
$346M 0.09%
4,130,098
-268,748
-6% -$22.5M
DVN icon
212
Devon Energy
DVN
$22.9B
$345M 0.09%
9,236,740
-14,124
-0.2% -$528K
INTC icon
213
Intel
INTC
$107B
$344M 0.09%
15,137,987
-1,111,340
-7% -$25.2M
PDD icon
214
Pinduoduo
PDD
$171B
$341M 0.08%
2,884,942
+212,040
+8% +$25.1M
SYF icon
215
Synchrony
SYF
$28.4B
$341M 0.08%
6,447,617
-95,026
-1% -$5.03M
BMO icon
216
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$86.7B
$340M 0.08%
3,564,378
-39,710
-1% -$3.79M
CTAS icon
217
Cintas
CTAS
$84.6B
$340M 0.08%
1,655,074
+30,678
+2% +$6.3M
SFM icon
218
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$13.7B
$338M 0.08%
2,217,900
+15,930
+0.7% +$2.43M
MHK icon
219
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.24B
$338M 0.08%
2,964,190
+213,429
+8% +$24.4M
SYY icon
220
Sysco
SYY
$38.5B
$338M 0.08%
4,509,742
+226,029
+5% +$17M
FITB icon
221
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.3B
$338M 0.08%
8,613,836
-454,099
-5% -$17.8M
LOW icon
222
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$145B
$336M 0.08%
1,442,077
-14,647
-1% -$3.42M
PB icon
223
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$6.57B
$335M 0.08%
4,688,304
+102,044
+2% +$7.28M
AR icon
224
Antero Resources
AR
$9.86B
$334M 0.08%
8,259,403
-3,569,860
-30% -$144M
ICE icon
225
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$101B
$334M 0.08%
1,935,649
+92,209
+5% +$15.9M