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
+3.69%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$209B
AUM Growth
+$209B
Cap. Flow
+$5.26B
Cap. Flow %
2.51%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.15%
Holding
3,363
New
74
Increased
2,128
Reduced
908
Closed
63

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.04%
2 Industrials 13.27%
3 Technology 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
5 Healthcare 8.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PSX icon
76
Phillips 66
PSX
$54B
$338M 0.16% 4,271,498 -615,404 -13% -$48.7M
RTX icon
77
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$335M 0.16% 2,986,355 +87,207 +3% +$9.79M
ORCL icon
78
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$333M 0.16% 7,466,693 +12,286 +0.2% +$548K
HUM icon
79
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$330M 0.16% 1,599,927 +1,295 +0.1% +$267K
DAL icon
80
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$40.3B
$324M 0.15% 7,039,445 +3,245,791 +86% +$149M
PRU icon
81
Prudential Financial
PRU
$38.6B
$320M 0.15% 2,998,472 +81,327 +3% +$8.68M
MET icon
82
MetLife
MET
$54.1B
$311M 0.15% 5,896,741 +180,034 +3% +$9.51M
VTR icon
83
Ventas
VTR
$30.9B
$311M 0.15% 4,785,503 +98,596 +2% +$6.41M
EQR icon
84
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.3B
$309M 0.15% 4,968,301 +97,989 +2% +$6.1M
MO icon
85
Altria Group
MO
$113B
$309M 0.15% 4,322,260 +258,176 +6% +$18.4M
MPC icon
86
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
$306M 0.15% 6,050,562 +40,392 +0.7% +$2.04M
AMGN icon
87
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$299M 0.14% 1,824,387 +83,378 +5% +$13.7M
SWK icon
88
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$11.5B
$291M 0.14% 2,193,176 +41,688 +2% +$5.54M
MMM icon
89
3M
MMM
$82.8B
$287M 0.14% 1,498,860 +57,407 +4% +$11M
RCL icon
90
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$98.7B
$286M 0.14% 2,911,924 +290,536 +11% +$28.5M
TECD
91
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
$285M 0.14% 3,039,981 +69,458 +2% +$6.52M
PM icon
92
Philip Morris
PM
$260B
$284M 0.14% 2,513,381 +20,827 +0.8% +$2.35M
CHRD icon
93
Chord Energy
CHRD
$6.29B
$284M 0.14% 19,887,696 +249,264 +1% +$3.55M
WTFC icon
94
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$9.19B
$281M 0.13% 4,071,505 -27,558 -0.7% -$1.9M
PBR.A icon
95
Petrobras Class A
PBR.A
$73.9B
$280M 0.13% 30,425,059 -6,143,991 -17% -$56.6M
BXP icon
96
Boston Properties
BXP
$11.5B
$279M 0.13% 2,105,996 +25,914 +1% +$3.43M
ASB icon
97
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$4.47B
$275M 0.13% 11,278,947 -267,355 -2% -$6.52M
RSG icon
98
Republic Services
RSG
$73B
$273M 0.13% 4,352,106 -127,790 -3% -$8.03M
LUV icon
99
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$17.3B
$272M 0.13% 5,060,764 -1,093,328 -18% -$58.8M
MA icon
100
Mastercard
MA
$538B
$272M 0.13% 2,415,097 +157,120 +7% +$17.7M