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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$277B
Cap. Flow
-$3.48B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
83
Increased
1,313
Reduced
1,786
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.32%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
COST icon
76
Costco
COST
$418B
$500M 0.18% 1,328,088 +28,035 +2% +$10.6M
LLY icon
77
Eli Lilly
LLY
$657B
$500M 0.18% 2,963,551 +50,192 +2% +$8.47M
COP icon
78
ConocoPhillips
COP
$124B
$479M 0.17% 11,968,412 -215,022 -2% -$8.6M
HON icon
79
Honeywell
HON
$139B
$473M 0.17% 2,223,938 +1,372 +0.1% +$292K
CAT icon
80
Caterpillar
CAT
$196B
$469M 0.17% 2,574,500 -192,975 -7% -$35.1M
ETN icon
81
Eaton
ETN
$136B
$461M 0.17% 3,839,025 +44,686 +1% +$5.37M
LOW icon
82
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$145B
$459M 0.17% 2,860,084 +37,586 +1% +$6.03M
PYPL icon
83
PayPal
PYPL
$67.1B
$458M 0.17% 1,955,768 -994 -0.1% -$233K
FIS icon
84
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$36.5B
$457M 0.17% 3,232,211 +6,881 +0.2% +$973K
MMM icon
85
3M
MMM
$82.8B
$448M 0.16% 2,560,371 +35,919 +1% +$6.28M
SBAC icon
86
SBA Communications
SBAC
$22B
$445M 0.16% 1,578,131 -63,096 -4% -$17.8M
UPS icon
87
United Parcel Service
UPS
$74.1B
$437M 0.16% 2,592,771 +62,412 +2% +$10.5M
SPG icon
88
Simon Property Group
SPG
$59B
$430M 0.16% 5,036,457 +179,309 +4% +$15.3M
TRV icon
89
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.1B
$422M 0.15% 3,004,411 +28,268 +0.9% +$3.97M
DHI icon
90
D.R. Horton
DHI
$50.5B
$410M 0.15% 5,942,943 +142,526 +2% +$9.82M
CSX icon
91
CSX Corp
CSX
$60.6B
$402M 0.15% 4,428,156 +8,435 +0.2% +$765K
ARE icon
92
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.1B
$400M 0.14% 2,244,546 +155,153 +7% +$27.7M
PNC icon
93
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$81.7B
$398M 0.14% 2,668,444 -85,822 -3% -$12.8M
LRCX icon
94
Lam Research
LRCX
$127B
$392M 0.14% 830,150 +2,903 +0.4% +$1.37M
WELL icon
95
Welltower
WELL
$113B
$383M 0.14% 5,926,853 -128,461 -2% -$8.3M
RSG icon
96
Republic Services
RSG
$73B
$374M 0.14% 3,887,383 +50,881 +1% +$4.9M
NFLX icon
97
Netflix
NFLX
$513B
$371M 0.13% 686,580 +16,046 +2% +$8.68M
COF icon
98
Capital One
COF
$145B
$369M 0.13% 3,735,131 +2,643 +0.1% +$261K
AVB icon
99
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$27.9B
$364M 0.13% 2,266,981 +10,646 +0.5% +$1.71M
MCD icon
100
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
$360M 0.13% 1,677,754 +17,431 +1% +$3.74M