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
$274B
AUM Growth
+$17B
Cap. Flow
Cap. Flow %
Top 10 Hldgs %
Holding
3,465
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

1 +$233M
2 +$133M
3 +$131M
4
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$85.7M
5
ONTO icon
Onto Innovation
ONTO
+$64.1M

Top Sells

1 +$469M
2 +$228M
3 +$198M
4
WMT icon
Walmart
WMT
+$177M
5
GWR
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
GWR
+$172M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
1
$4.93B 1.8%
67,106,924
-6,390,632
2
$3.58B 1.3%
22,677,301
+100,548
3
$3.19B 1.16%
22,920,266
-273,307
4
$3.09B 1.12%
104,529,391
-758,154
5
$3.02B 1.1%
50,459,366
-182,932
6
$2.61B 0.95%
28,254,740
+89,420
7
$2.25B 0.82%
49,974,973
-261,255
8
$2.18B 0.79%
31,220,680
+595,536
9
$2.08B 0.76%
17,234,216
+81,099
10
$1.98B 0.72%
8,730,636
-22,103
11
$1.96B 0.71%
55,534,479
+2,434,010
12
$1.95B 0.71%
36,188,663
-223,636
13
$1.91B 0.69%
51,267,987
+300,176
14
$1.52B 0.55%
6,612,804
+3,417
15
$1.44B 0.52%
9,856,125
+206,899
16
$1.37B 0.5%
6,664,844
-11,443
17
$1.29B 0.47%
20,933,188
+259,085
18
$1.29B 0.47%
16,087,336
-225,074
19
$1.2B 0.44%
8,306,725
+89,586
20
$1.06B 0.39%
26,694,009
-4,464,858
21
$983M 0.36%
2,025,520
-19,505
22
$976M 0.36%
3,269,870
+20,081
23
$969M 0.35%
5,158,371
+277,220
24
$925M 0.34%
12,455,910
+248,093
25
$905M 0.33%
7,981,416
-668,741