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
THG icon
76
Hanover Insurance
THG
$6.21B
$286M 0.17% 3,169,530 +10,867 +0.3% +$980K
SNX icon
77
TD Synnex
SNX
$12.2B
$281M 0.17% 3,039,876 -107,251 -3% -$9.93M
NSC icon
78
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$62.8B
$279M 0.17% 3,355,985 -51,107 -2% -$4.26M
TSN icon
79
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.2B
$278M 0.17% 4,175,950 -50,799 -1% -$3.39M
GILD icon
80
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$276M 0.17% 3,001,083 +87,481 +3% +$8.04M
VTR icon
81
Ventas
VTR
$30.9B
$269M 0.16% 4,275,232 +37,781 +0.9% +$2.38M
OXY icon
82
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$46.9B
$260M 0.16% 3,802,153 -540,984 -12% -$37M
RTX icon
83
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$259M 0.16% 2,590,180 +228,046 +10% +$22.8M
MCD icon
84
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
$257M 0.15% 2,047,087 +91,890 +5% +$11.5M
LPNT
85
DELISTED
LifePoint Health, Inc.
LPNT
$253M 0.15% 3,657,690 +113,546 +3% +$7.86M
AU icon
86
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$28.6B
$253M 0.15% 18,469,764 -777,264 -4% -$10.6M
BXP icon
87
Boston Properties
BXP
$11.5B
$252M 0.15% 1,984,773 +15,718 +0.8% +$2M
POST icon
88
Post Holdings
POST
$6.15B
$249M 0.15% 3,620,398 +173,445 +5% +$11.9M
CNO icon
89
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$3.83B
$248M 0.15% 13,847,525 -1,004,034 -7% -$18M
MET icon
90
MetLife
MET
$54.1B
$247M 0.15% 5,623,415 -180,541 -3% -$7.93M
PNC icon
91
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$81.7B
$244M 0.15% 2,889,633 +98,176 +4% +$8.3M
VOD icon
92
Vodafone
VOD
$28.8B
$244M 0.15% 7,619,390 +159,275 +2% +$5.1M
BK icon
93
Bank of New York Mellon
BK
$74.5B
$242M 0.14% 6,568,164 -35,552 -0.5% -$1.31M
NOC icon
94
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$84.5B
$241M 0.14% 1,216,547 +12,588 +1% +$2.49M
MO icon
95
Altria Group
MO
$113B
$235M 0.14% 3,755,734 +32,996 +0.9% +$2.07M
PM icon
96
Philip Morris
PM
$260B
$235M 0.14% 2,397,009 +79,154 +3% +$7.77M
SWK icon
97
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$11.5B
$232M 0.14% 2,203,110 -4,914 -0.2% -$517K
LUMN icon
98
Lumen
LUMN
$5.1B
$231M 0.14% 7,213,823 +395,118 +6% +$12.6M
AHL
99
DELISTED
ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited
AHL
$230M 0.14% 4,829,768 +176,277 +4% +$8.41M
CVG
100
DELISTED
Convergys
CVG
$230M 0.14% 8,272,501 -250,609 -3% -$6.96M