Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings
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.
Top Buys
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$806M |
| 2 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
$346M |
| 3 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
$240M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
$169M |
| 5 |
Exxon Mobil
XOM
|
$154M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Synovus
SNV
|
$435M |
| 2 |
CSE
CAPITALSOURCE INC
CSE
|
$173M |
| 3 |
American International
AIG
|
$153M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
$141M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
$112M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Financials | 17.59% |
| 2 | Industrials | 12.94% |
| 3 | Energy | 12.15% |
| 4 | Technology | 10.65% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.44% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AET
51
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
| $307M | 0.21% | 3,791,504 -119,256 | -3% | -$9.67M |
|
52
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
| $302M | 0.21% | 1,764,896 +71,227 | +4% | +$12.2M |
|
53
Prudential Financial
PRU
$38.6B
| $299M | 0.21% | 3,371,360 -382,114 | -10% | -$33.9M |
|
54
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
| $299M | 0.21% | 9,073,423 -165,495 | -2% | -$5.45M |
|
55
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$63.7B
| $296M | 0.21% | 8,101,217 +287,187 | +4% | +$10.5M |
|
|
HES
56
DELISTED
Hess
HES
| $294M | 0.2% | 2,975,907 +6,491 | +0.2% | +$642K |
|
|
ESL
57
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
| $290M | 0.2% | 2,519,756 -35,368 | -1% | -$4.07M |
|
58
Merck
MRK
$210B
| $284M | 0.2% | 4,903,435 +64,620 | +1% | +$3.74M |
|
59
NOV
NOV
$4.94B
| $283M | 0.2% | 3,435,711 -157,194 | -4% | -$12.9M |
|
|
MRO
60
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
| $282M | 0.2% | 7,061,826 +329,372 | +5% | +$13.1M |
|
61
Vale
VALE
$43.9B
| $280M | 0.19% | 21,160,160 +7,444,531 | +54% | +$98.5M |
|
62
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$10.8B
| $279M | 0.19% | 958,220 -25,419 | -3% | -$7.39M |
|
63
Procter & Gamble
PG
$368B
| $277M | 0.19% | 3,527,953 +34,196 | +1% | +$2.69M |
|
64
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
| $276M | 0.19% | 1,826,460 +36,089 | +2% | +$5.46M |
|
65
General Motors
GM
$55.8B
| $276M | 0.19% | 7,591,534 +349,609 | +5% | +$12.7M |
|
66
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.95B
| $271M | 0.19% | 24,954,057 +354,015 | +1% | +$3.84M |
|
67
Eaton
ETN
$136B
| $270M | 0.19% | 3,501,180 -94,000 | -3% | -$7.25M |
|
68
Valero Energy
VLO
$47.2B
| $269M | 0.19% | 5,362,833 +56,933 | +1% | +$2.85M |
|
69
UnitedHealth
UNH
$281B
| $267M | 0.19% | 3,268,595 +392,000 | +14% | +$32M |
|
70
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$84.5B
| $267M | 0.19% | 2,230,017 +1,379 | +0.1% | +$165K |
|
71
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.3B
| $265M | 0.18% | 4,208,055 +176,233 | +4% | +$11.1M |
|
72
GATX Corp
GATX
$6B
| $258M | 0.18% | 3,856,590 -13,857 | -0.4% | -$928K |
|
73
ICICI Bank
IBN
$113B
| $258M | 0.18% | 5,167,995 -68,163 | -1% | -$3.4M |
|
74
Bank of New York Mellon
BK
$74.5B
| $256M | 0.18% | 6,836,515 -776,725 | -10% | -$29.1M |
|
75
Walt Disney
DIS
$213B
| $253M | 0.18% | 2,953,091 +10,823 | +0.4% | +$928K |
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