Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Est. 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 Est. Return
1 Year Est. Return
+19.15%
3 Year Est. Return
5 Year Est. Return
10 Year Est. Return
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$15.2B
Cap. Flow
Cap. Flow %
Top 10 Hldgs %
Holding
3,363
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

1 +$205M
2 +$171M
3 +$156M
4
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$140M
5
CHRD icon
Chord Energy
CHRD
+$133M

Top Sells

1 +$227M
2 +$183M
3 +$162M
4
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$156M
5
LXK
Lexmark Intl Inc
LXK
+$143M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.35%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
1
$2.52B 1.26%
78,493,856
+3,668,193
2
$2.41B 1.2%
27,903,541
+340,065
3
$2.33B 1.17%
25,852,659
-390,785
4
$1.91B 0.96%
66,104,492
+180,496
5
$1.83B 0.91%
53,029,864
-1,640,548
6
$1.75B 0.87%
48,281,810
+1,049,817
7
$1.43B 0.71%
47,287,028
+2,634,263
8
$1.31B 0.66%
23,846,742
-1,231,049
9
$1.3B 0.65%
42,217,641
-546,192
10
$1.23B 0.61%
10,455,734
-1,108,532
11
$1.23B 0.61%
55,589,993
+6,341,237
12
$1.17B 0.58%
18,783,456
+368,596
13
$1.13B 0.56%
18,961,846
+261,458
14
$879M 0.44%
27,446,025
-986,680
15
$850M 0.42%
8,805,254
-218,576
16
$789M 0.39%
34,223,493
+8,908,743
17
$778M 0.39%
9,859,907
-55,870
18
$741M 0.37%
4,170,977
+102,676
19
$739M 0.37%
6,417,794
+280,008
20
$690M 0.34%
18,393,740
+859,440
21
$643M 0.32%
12,038,092
-990,833
22
$642M 0.32%
4,237,424
-1,495,988
23
$589M 0.29%
2,046,098
-13,932
24
$587M 0.29%
9,003,856
+59,156
25
$567M 0.28%
7,966,572
+329,887