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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$200B
Cap. Flow
+$779M
Cap. Flow %
0.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,828
Reduced
1,248
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.36%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PBR.A icon
76
Petrobras Class A
PBR.A
$73.9B
$322M 0.16% 36,569,050 -2,636,911 -7% -$23.2M
RTX icon
77
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$318M 0.16% 2,899,148 +346,341 +14% +$38M
SNX icon
78
TD Synnex
SNX
$12.2B
$317M 0.16% 2,618,268 -225,884 -8% -$27.3M
PBR icon
79
Petrobras
PBR
$79.9B
$317M 0.16% 31,326,576 -5,829,305 -16% -$59M
EQR icon
80
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.3B
$313M 0.16% 4,870,312 +61,073 +1% +$3.93M
DHR icon
81
Danaher
DHR
$147B
$308M 0.15% 3,958,245 +1,142,168 +41% +$88.9M
MET icon
82
MetLife
MET
$54.1B
$308M 0.15% 5,716,707 +99,315 +2% +$5.35M
CAT icon
83
Caterpillar
CAT
$196B
$308M 0.15% 3,319,401 -188,122 -5% -$17.4M
LUV icon
84
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$17.3B
$307M 0.15% 6,154,092 -1,404,368 -19% -$70M
NBR icon
85
Nabors Industries
NBR
$543M
$306M 0.15% 18,670,384 +339,359 +2% +$5.57M
MU icon
86
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
$304M 0.15% 13,888,475 +105,111 +0.8% +$2.3M
PRU icon
87
Prudential Financial
PRU
$38.6B
$304M 0.15% 2,917,145 +3,122 +0.1% +$325K
MPC icon
88
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
$303M 0.15% 6,010,170 +30,099 +0.5% +$1.52M
WTFC icon
89
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$9.19B
$297M 0.15% 4,099,063 +37,872 +0.9% +$2.75M
CHRD icon
90
Chord Energy
CHRD
$6.29B
$297M 0.15% 19,638,432 +8,816,593 +81% +$133M
VTR icon
91
Ventas
VTR
$30.9B
$293M 0.15% 4,686,907 +184,219 +4% +$11.5M
ORCL icon
92
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$287M 0.14% 7,454,407 -127,953 -2% -$4.92M
ASB icon
93
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$4.47B
$285M 0.14% 11,546,302 +362,519 +3% +$8.95M
AHL
94
DELISTED
ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited
AHL
$279M 0.14% 5,078,543 -17,119 -0.3% -$942K
MO icon
95
Altria Group
MO
$113B
$275M 0.14% 4,064,084 +110,860 +3% +$7.5M
BMO icon
96
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$86.7B
$270M 0.13% 3,752,627 +22,510 +0.6% +$1.62M
OXY icon
97
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$46.9B
$269M 0.13% 3,781,397 +16,849 +0.4% +$1.2M
TSM icon
98
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$269M 0.13% 9,353,312 +552,728 +6% +$15.9M
FITB icon
99
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.3B
$268M 0.13% 9,955,369 +20,451 +0.2% +$552K
THG icon
100
Hanover Insurance
THG
$6.21B
$267M 0.13% 2,934,454 -114,069 -4% -$10.4M