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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$258B
Cap. Flow
+$421M
Cap. Flow %
0.16%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,930
Reduced
1,177
Closed
62

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.39%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ACN icon
76
Accenture
ACN
$162B
$400M 0.16% 2,163,853 +23,016 +1% +$4.25M
FDX icon
77
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$397M 0.15% 2,420,168 +41,722 +2% +$6.85M
UAL icon
78
United Airlines
UAL
$34B
$396M 0.15% 4,520,304 +118,972 +3% +$10.4M
SBAC icon
79
SBA Communications
SBAC
$22B
$390M 0.15% 1,732,829 -2,742 -0.2% -$617K
TGT icon
80
Target
TGT
$43.6B
$388M 0.15% 4,475,826 +12,968 +0.3% +$1.12M
HON icon
81
Honeywell
HON
$139B
$386M 0.15% 2,211,679 -23,334 -1% -$4.07M
COST icon
82
Costco
COST
$418B
$374M 0.15% 1,415,748 +23,851 +2% +$6.3M
VTR icon
83
Ventas
VTR
$30.9B
$374M 0.15% 5,466,292 +110,655 +2% +$7.56M
RSG icon
84
Republic Services
RSG
$73B
$373M 0.14% 4,300,154 +3,977 +0.1% +$345K
AXP icon
85
American Express
AXP
$231B
$371M 0.14% 3,007,737 +8,619 +0.3% +$1.06M
DLR icon
86
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$57.2B
$369M 0.14% 3,130,755 +8,733 +0.3% +$1.03M
MCD icon
87
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
$361M 0.14% 1,739,315 +7,656 +0.4% +$1.59M
HUM icon
88
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$361M 0.14% 1,358,927 +17,719 +1% +$4.7M
TXN icon
89
Texas Instruments
TXN
$184B
$357M 0.14% 3,110,566 +26,625 +0.9% +$3.06M
OXY icon
90
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$46.9B
$348M 0.14% 6,925,268 -64,039 -0.9% -$3.22M
GILD icon
91
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$344M 0.13% 5,098,244 +16 +0% +$1.08K
FIS icon
92
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$36.5B
$342M 0.13% 2,791,585 -5,252 -0.2% -$644K
BK icon
93
Bank of New York Mellon
BK
$74.5B
$337M 0.13% 7,636,131 -294,480 -4% -$13M
CSX icon
94
CSX Corp
CSX
$60.6B
$335M 0.13% 4,325,419 +61,665 +1% +$4.77M
NKE icon
95
Nike
NKE
$114B
$334M 0.13% 3,981,229 +219,698 +6% +$18.4M
PSX icon
96
Phillips 66
PSX
$54B
$329M 0.13% 3,516,051 +416,446 +13% +$38.9M
PBR.A icon
97
Petrobras Class A
PBR.A
$73.9B
$328M 0.13% 23,124,589 -242,548 -1% -$3.44M
MMM icon
98
3M
MMM
$82.8B
$328M 0.13% 1,893,039 +66,826 +4% +$11.6M
TECD
99
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
$326M 0.13% 3,121,063 -5,972 -0.2% -$625K
O icon
100
Realty Income
O
$53.7B
$324M 0.13% 4,703,001 +242,551 +5% +$16.7M