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
+6.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$185B
AUM Growth
+$185B
Cap. Flow
+$2.77B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.17%
Holding
3,357
New
67
Increased
1,969
Reduced
997
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.14%
2 Industrials 13.29%
3 Technology 12.91%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.35%
5 Healthcare 9.1%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ORCL icon
76
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$298M 0.16% 7,582,360 +41,654 +0.6% +$1.64M
LUV icon
77
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$17.3B
$294M 0.16% 7,558,460 +405 +0% +$15.7K
EOG icon
78
EOG Resources
EOG
$68.2B
$292M 0.16% 3,015,488 -483,485 -14% -$46.8M
ENH
79
DELISTED
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd
ENH
$283M 0.15% 4,327,230 -260,523 -6% -$17.1M
HUM icon
80
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$283M 0.15% 1,601,045 -1,224 -0.1% -$217K
AMGN icon
81
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$283M 0.15% 1,693,746 +71,541 +4% +$11.9M
BXP icon
82
Boston Properties
BXP
$11.5B
$280M 0.15% 2,051,328 +25,034 +1% +$3.41M
PTEN icon
83
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$2.24B
$279M 0.15% 12,471,633 -54,371 -0.4% -$1.22M
PNC icon
84
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$81.7B
$279M 0.15% 3,092,256 +44,195 +1% +$3.98M
OXY icon
85
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$46.9B
$274M 0.15% 3,764,548 +16,918 +0.5% +$1.23M
NVDA icon
86
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.24T
$274M 0.15% 4,002,487 +4,307 +0.1% +$295K
FMX icon
87
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$30.1B
$271M 0.15% 2,947,076 -176,096 -6% -$16.2M
TSM icon
88
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$269M 0.15% 8,800,584 +102,761 +1% +$3.14M
MS icon
89
Morgan Stanley
MS
$240B
$266M 0.14% 8,307,711 +105,515 +1% +$3.38M
FDP icon
90
Fresh Del Monte Produce
FDP
$1.74B
$262M 0.14% 4,372,519 -35,041 -0.8% -$2.1M
LUMN icon
91
Lumen
LUMN
$5.1B
$262M 0.14% 9,547,169 +509,499 +6% +$14M
IP icon
92
International Paper
IP
$26.2B
$261M 0.14% 5,447,480 -370,177 -6% -$17.8M
SWK icon
93
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$11.5B
$260M 0.14% 2,117,624 -111,289 -5% -$13.7M
NEM icon
94
Newmont
NEM
$81.7B
$260M 0.14% 6,612,547 +104,787 +2% +$4.12M
EQIX icon
95
Equinix
EQIX
$76.9B
$259M 0.14% 719,974 +220,552 +44% +$79.5M
RTX icon
96
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$259M 0.14% 2,552,807 +118,603 +5% +$12M
UHAL icon
97
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$10.8B
$255M 0.14% 785,914 -44,440 -5% -$14.4M
POST icon
98
Post Holdings
POST
$6.15B
$254M 0.14% 3,287,135 -301,039 -8% -$23.2M
TECD
99
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
$252M 0.14% 2,976,621 +8,078 +0.3% +$684K
MO icon
100
Altria Group
MO
$113B
$250M 0.14% 3,953,224 +148,923 +4% +$9.42M