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
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$116B
Cap. Flow
+$2.25B
Cap. Flow %
1.95%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,102
Reduced
1,190
Closed
51

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.9%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MET icon
26
MetLife
MET
$54.1B
$410M 0.36% 8,741,839 +87,664 +1% +$4.12M
FMX icon
27
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$30.1B
$393M 0.34% 4,050,614 -27,265 -0.7% -$2.65M
TWC
28
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$388M 0.34% 3,472,366 -65,929 -2% -$7.36M
VOD icon
29
Vodafone
VOD
$28.8B
$367M 0.32% 10,432,408 -1,626,176 -13% -$57.2M
MS icon
30
Morgan Stanley
MS
$240B
$337M 0.29% 12,523,533 +473,477 +4% +$12.8M
OXY icon
31
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$46.9B
$337M 0.29% 3,598,188 +401,316 +13% +$37.5M
PRU icon
32
Prudential Financial
PRU
$38.6B
$327M 0.28% 4,194,910 +69,290 +2% +$5.4M
PSX icon
33
Phillips 66
PSX
$54B
$325M 0.28% 5,623,540 -2,299 -0% -$133K
TMO icon
34
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$186B
$324M 0.28% 3,512,523 +18,133 +0.5% +$1.67M
HPQ icon
35
HP
HPQ
$26.7B
$311M 0.27% 14,839,853 +2,381,726 +19% +$50M
CMCSK
36
DELISTED
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
$281M 0.24% 6,476,191 -88,087 -1% -$3.82M
ELV icon
37
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
$278M 0.24% 3,321,984 +2,845 +0.1% +$238K
CNO icon
38
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$3.83B
$277M 0.24% 19,209,754 -144,951 -0.7% -$2.09M
MSFT icon
39
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.77T
$267M 0.23% 8,014,276 +435,666 +6% +$14.5M
JNJ icon
40
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$427B
$267M 0.23% 3,075,473 +93,100 +3% +$8.07M
YHOO
41
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
$266M 0.23% 8,013,543 -61,598 -0.8% -$2.04M
VZ icon
42
Verizon
VZ
$186B
$264M 0.23% 5,648,390 -202,142 -3% -$9.43M
PG icon
43
Procter & Gamble
PG
$368B
$261M 0.23% 3,456,449 +112,457 +3% +$8.5M
AET
44
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
$258M 0.22% 4,026,238 -83,261 -2% -$5.33M
COF icon
45
Capital One
COF
$145B
$256M 0.22% 3,725,642 +584,892 +19% +$40.2M
CAR icon
46
Avis
CAR
$5.57B
$254M 0.22% 8,798,629 -154,842 -2% -$4.46M
CSX icon
47
CSX Corp
CSX
$60.6B
$254M 0.22% 9,852,187 +44,226 +0.5% +$1.14M
PSA icon
48
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$253M 0.22% 1,578,108 +55,822 +4% +$8.96M
NSC icon
49
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$62.8B
$245M 0.21% 3,171,919 +13,110 +0.4% +$1.01M
BSBR icon
50
Santander
BSBR
$39.6B
$245M 0.21% 35,262,183 -966,392 -3% -$6.72M