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
$302B
AUM Growth
+$25.4B
Cap. Flow
Cap. Flow %
Top 10 Hldgs %
Holding
3,466
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

1 +$159M
2 +$140M
3 +$128M
4
EQIX icon
Equinix
EQIX
+$98.7M
5
COP icon
ConocoPhillips
COP
+$89.1M

Top Sells

1 +$746M
2 +$276M
3 +$238M
4
BMCH
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc
BMCH
+$197M
5
CHL
China Mobile Limited
CHL
+$178M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Industrials 13.56%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.2%
5 Healthcare 10.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
1
$6.12B 2.02%
50,107,351
-1,951,155
2
$5.24B 1.73%
22,211,044
-458,056
3
$3.66B 1.21%
23,630,980
-530,440
4
$3.1B 1.03%
20,357,122
+22,106
5
$2.47B 0.82%
38,634,664
+629,100
6
$2.19B 0.73%
40,552,804
-886,559
7
$1.84B 0.61%
6,240,794
-71,735
8
$1.76B 0.58%
6,905,273
-319,119
9
$1.73B 0.57%
75,561,592
-887,263
10
$1.61B 0.53%
9,791,782
-134,835
11
$1.48B 0.49%
6,206,796
+91,490
12
$1.45B 0.48%
14,050,340
+287,500
13
$1.44B 0.48%
24,841,787
-49,924
14
$1.44B 0.48%
39,862,296
-976,056
15
$1.43B 0.47%
36,959,836
-3,497,405
16
$1.42B 0.47%
13,719,520
+329,880
17
$1.28B 0.42%
6,050,756
-125,380
18
$1.26B 0.42%
3,396,264
+156,801
19
$1.26B 0.42%
6,845,511
-408,413
20
$1.21B 0.4%
3,404,425
-37,394
21
$1.16B 0.38%
25,601,733
+196,698
22
$1.16B 0.38%
10,934,977
+23,930
23
$1.13B 0.37%
1,833,882
-32,168
24
$1.05B 0.35%
4,618,548
+7,249
25
$1.04B 0.35%
18,713,272
-68,249