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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$134B
Cap. Flow
+$4.32B
Cap. Flow %
3.22%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
103
Increased
2,078
Reduced
939
Closed
48

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.97%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PSA icon
51
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$285M 0.21% 1,693,669 +36,386 +2% +$6.13M
VLO icon
52
Valero Energy
VLO
$47.2B
$282M 0.21% 5,305,900 +76,210 +1% +$4.05M
PG icon
53
Procter & Gamble
PG
$368B
$282M 0.21% 3,493,757 +30,404 +0.9% +$2.45M
APA icon
54
APA Corp
APA
$8.31B
$281M 0.21% 3,389,744 +86,582 +3% +$7.18M
NOV icon
55
NOV
NOV
$4.94B
$280M 0.21% 3,592,905 +30,138 +0.8% +$2.35M
MPC icon
56
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
$278M 0.21% 3,190,568 +40,135 +1% +$3.49M
NOC icon
57
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$84.5B
$275M 0.21% 2,228,638 -61,776 -3% -$7.62M
MRK icon
58
Merck
MRK
$210B
$275M 0.21% 4,838,815 -28,849 -0.6% -$1.64M
ESL
59
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
$272M 0.2% 2,555,124 -90,368 -3% -$9.63M
ETN icon
60
Eaton
ETN
$136B
$270M 0.2% 3,595,180 +46,392 +1% +$3.48M
BK icon
61
Bank of New York Mellon
BK
$74.5B
$269M 0.2% 7,613,240 -5,182 -0.1% -$183K
RDS.A
62
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$264M 0.2% 3,618,477 +706,270 +24% +$51.6M
GATX icon
63
GATX Corp
GATX
$6B
$263M 0.2% 3,870,447 -35,144 -0.9% -$2.39M
FCX icon
64
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$63.7B
$258M 0.19% 7,814,030 +486,947 +7% +$16.1M
ADM icon
65
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$30.1B
$258M 0.19% 5,938,373 +55,123 +0.9% +$2.39M
GM icon
66
General Motors
GM
$55.8B
$249M 0.19% 7,241,925 +600,776 +9% +$20.7M
HES
67
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$246M 0.18% 2,969,416 +50,252 +2% +$4.16M
PLD icon
68
Prologis
PLD
$106B
$243M 0.18% 5,949,316 +331,987 +6% +$13.6M
AROC icon
69
Archrock
AROC
$4.35B
$241M 0.18% 5,495,994 -42,856 -0.8% -$1.88M
MRO
70
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$239M 0.18% 6,732,454 +82,267 +1% +$2.92M
FDX icon
71
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$237M 0.18% 1,790,371 +116,148 +7% +$15.4M
UNH icon
72
UnitedHealth
UNH
$281B
$236M 0.18% 2,876,595 +424,717 +17% +$34.8M
DIS icon
73
Walt Disney
DIS
$213B
$236M 0.18% 2,942,268 +15,759 +0.5% +$1.26M
EQR icon
74
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.3B
$234M 0.17% 4,031,822 +144,857 +4% +$8.4M
PKX icon
75
POSCO
PKX
$15.6B
$230M 0.17% 3,309,209 -10,909 -0.3% -$757K