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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$274B
Cap. Flow
-$3.37B
Cap. Flow %
-1.23%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,292
Reduced
1,826
Closed
86

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DAL icon
76
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$40.3B
$435M 0.16% 7,433,065 -42,089 -0.6% -$2.46M
COST icon
77
Costco
COST
$418B
$434M 0.16% 1,477,849 +26,406 +2% +$7.76M
TECD
78
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
$425M 0.15% 2,958,990 -136,468 -4% -$19.6M
HSBC icon
79
HSBC
HSBC
$224B
$420M 0.15% 10,732,342 -363,220 -3% -$14.2M
BA icon
80
Boeing
BA
$177B
$419M 0.15% 1,287,306 -36,455 -3% -$11.9M
NKE icon
81
Nike
NKE
$114B
$417M 0.15% 4,115,653 +61,796 +2% +$6.26M
SBAC icon
82
SBA Communications
SBAC
$22B
$415M 0.15% 1,720,589 -9,692 -0.6% -$2.34M
TXN icon
83
Texas Instruments
TXN
$184B
$410M 0.15% 3,193,258 +43,595 +1% +$5.59M
TRV icon
84
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.1B
$404M 0.15% 2,953,401 -4,834 -0.2% -$662K
HON icon
85
Honeywell
HON
$139B
$395M 0.14% 2,231,193 +7,351 +0.3% +$1.3M
UAL icon
86
United Airlines
UAL
$34B
$392M 0.14% 4,452,133 -9,059 -0.2% -$798K
PSX icon
87
Phillips 66
PSX
$54B
$389M 0.14% 3,493,896 -40,068 -1% -$4.46M
MMM icon
88
3M
MMM
$82.8B
$384M 0.14% 2,179,165 +43,356 +2% +$7.65M
RSG icon
89
Republic Services
RSG
$73B
$381M 0.14% 4,254,283 +24,994 +0.6% +$2.24M
F icon
90
Ford
F
$46.8B
$378M 0.14% 40,654,860 +44,647 +0.1% +$415K
DLR icon
91
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$57.2B
$375M 0.14% 3,132,489 -12,827 -0.4% -$1.54M
FDX icon
92
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$374M 0.14% 2,471,318 +12,206 +0.5% +$1.85M
QCOM icon
93
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
$371M 0.14% 4,205,080 +14,903 +0.4% +$1.31M
BK icon
94
Bank of New York Mellon
BK
$74.5B
$370M 0.13% 7,348,950 -126,288 -2% -$6.36M
AXP icon
95
American Express
AXP
$231B
$369M 0.13% 2,965,722 -6,383 -0.2% -$795K
CAT icon
96
Caterpillar
CAT
$196B
$367M 0.13% 2,481,852 -7,420 -0.3% -$1.1M
O icon
97
Realty Income
O
$53.7B
$360M 0.13% 4,882,849 +104,765 +2% +$7.71M
DAR icon
98
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$5.37B
$358M 0.13% 12,756,081 -485,955 -4% -$13.6M
ETN icon
99
Eaton
ETN
$136B
$356M 0.13% 3,755,027 -12,497 -0.3% -$1.18M
AVGO icon
100
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.4T
$355M 0.13% 1,123,842 -181,575 -14% -$57.4M