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
+3.16%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$167B
AUM Growth
+$167B
Cap. Flow
+$4.64B
Cap. Flow %
2.77%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9%
Holding
3,387
New
58
Increased
2,024
Reduced
913
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.43%
2 Industrials 13.69%
3 Technology 12.18%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EMC
51
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$350M 0.21% 13,146,453 -121,957 -0.9% -$3.25M
EQR icon
52
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.3B
$349M 0.21% 4,653,193 +135,266 +3% +$10.1M
LUV icon
53
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$17.3B
$346M 0.21% 7,716,261 +83,383 +1% +$3.74M
SLB icon
54
Schlumberger
SLB
$55B
$339M 0.2% 4,597,175 +551,745 +14% +$40.7M
QCOM icon
55
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
$336M 0.2% 6,573,705 +3,101,024 +89% +$159M
AVB icon
56
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$27.9B
$333M 0.2% 1,749,015 +29,975 +2% +$5.7M
META icon
57
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.86T
$331M 0.2% 2,902,186 +166,614 +6% +$19M
FDX icon
58
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$330M 0.2% 2,026,956 +60,497 +3% +$9.84M
PEP icon
59
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
$326M 0.2% 3,181,278 +80,905 +3% +$8.29M
MRK icon
60
Merck
MRK
$210B
$325M 0.19% 6,135,013 +209,360 +4% +$11.1M
FMX icon
61
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$30.1B
$324M 0.19% 3,368,999 -158,131 -4% -$15.2M
ENH
62
DELISTED
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd
ENH
$323M 0.19% 4,939,929 -305,961 -6% -$20M
TRV icon
63
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.1B
$317M 0.19% 2,711,833 +30,603 +1% +$3.57M
WELL icon
64
Welltower
WELL
$113B
$314M 0.19% 4,528,052 +40,217 +0.9% +$2.79M
UHAL icon
65
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$10.8B
$313M 0.19% 876,128 -35,937 -4% -$12.8M
HPE icon
66
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$29.6B
$312M 0.19% 17,597,328 -1,208,008 -6% -$21.4M
ORCL icon
67
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$310M 0.19% 7,571,049 +262,279 +4% +$10.7M
EOG icon
68
EOG Resources
EOG
$68.2B
$301M 0.18% 4,150,790 +822,265 +25% +$59.7M
V icon
69
Visa
V
$683B
$296M 0.18% 3,876,058 +287,823 +8% +$22M
COF icon
70
Capital One
COF
$145B
$296M 0.18% 4,275,345 -7,161 -0.2% -$496K
PLD icon
71
Prologis
PLD
$106B
$295M 0.18% 6,687,472 +75,325 +1% +$3.33M
IBM icon
72
IBM
IBM
$227B
$294M 0.18% 1,941,038 +101,587 +6% +$15.4M
HUM icon
73
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$293M 0.18% 1,601,124 -23,081 -1% -$4.22M
CAT icon
74
Caterpillar
CAT
$196B
$291M 0.17% 3,795,697 +252,364 +7% +$19.3M
CSX icon
75
CSX Corp
CSX
$60.6B
$289M 0.17% 11,240,840 -143,704 -1% -$3.7M