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
+1.34%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$257B
AUM Growth
+$257B
Cap. Flow
-$149M
Cap. Flow %
-0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.24%
Holding
3,512
New
49
Increased
1,700
Reduced
1,395
Closed
95

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.92%
2 Technology 13.58%
3 Industrials 13.34%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.59%
5 Healthcare 9.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PNC icon
76
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$81.7B
$415M 0.16% 2,958,183 -26,521 -0.9% -$3.72M
WBA
77
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$411M 0.16% 7,428,795 +9,350 +0.1% +$517K
COF icon
78
Capital One
COF
$145B
$409M 0.16% 4,491,088 -8,815 -0.2% -$802K
DLR icon
79
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$57.2B
$408M 0.16% 3,145,316 +14,561 +0.5% +$1.89M
TXN icon
80
Texas Instruments
TXN
$184B
$407M 0.16% 3,149,663 +39,097 +1% +$5.05M
VTR icon
81
Ventas
VTR
$30.9B
$404M 0.16% 5,534,826 +68,534 +1% +$5.01M
UAL icon
82
United Airlines
UAL
$34B
$394M 0.15% 4,461,192 -59,112 -1% -$5.23M
NKE icon
83
Nike
NKE
$114B
$381M 0.15% 4,053,857 +72,628 +2% +$6.82M
HON icon
84
Honeywell
HON
$139B
$376M 0.15% 2,223,842 +12,163 +0.5% +$2.06M
F icon
85
Ford
F
$46.8B
$372M 0.14% 40,610,213 +216,513 +0.5% +$1.98M
O icon
86
Realty Income
O
$53.7B
$366M 0.14% 4,778,084 +75,083 +2% +$5.76M
RSG icon
87
Republic Services
RSG
$73B
$366M 0.14% 4,229,289 -70,865 -2% -$6.13M
PSX icon
88
Phillips 66
PSX
$54B
$362M 0.14% 3,533,964 +17,913 +0.5% +$1.83M
AVGO icon
89
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.4T
$360M 0.14% 1,305,417 -213,831 -14% -$59M
MCD icon
90
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
$358M 0.14% 1,667,736 -71,579 -4% -$15.4M
FDX icon
91
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$358M 0.14% 2,459,112 +38,944 +2% +$5.67M
AXP icon
92
American Express
AXP
$231B
$352M 0.14% 2,972,105 -35,632 -1% -$4.21M
MMM icon
93
3M
MMM
$82.8B
$351M 0.14% 2,135,809 +242,770 +13% +$39.9M
HUM icon
94
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$347M 0.13% 1,355,754 -3,173 -0.2% -$811K
OXY icon
95
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$46.9B
$343M 0.13% 7,702,043 +776,775 +11% +$34.5M
CB icon
96
Chubb
CB
$110B
$339M 0.13% 2,102,577 -479 -0% -$77.3K
BK icon
97
Bank of New York Mellon
BK
$74.5B
$338M 0.13% 7,475,238 -160,893 -2% -$7.27M
TSN icon
98
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.2B
$338M 0.13% 3,919,179 -45,992 -1% -$3.96M
ESS icon
99
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.4B
$327M 0.13% 999,881 +89 +0% +$29.1K
HIG icon
100
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.2B
$325M 0.13% 5,358,172 +21,766 +0.4% +$1.32M