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
+14.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$302B
AUM Growth
+$302B
Cap. Flow
-$7.98B
Cap. Flow %
-2.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.83%
Holding
3,466
New
124
Increased
1,217
Reduced
1,937
Closed
58

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Industrials 13.59%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.2%
5 Healthcare 10.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LOW icon
76
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$145B
$547M 0.18% 2,874,351 +14,267 +0.5% +$2.71M
DLR icon
77
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$57.2B
$540M 0.18% 3,832,901 +67,653 +2% +$9.53M
DHI icon
78
D.R. Horton
DHI
$50.5B
$535M 0.18% 6,004,361 +61,418 +1% +$5.47M
NKE icon
79
Nike
NKE
$114B
$534M 0.18% 4,020,590 +45,861 +1% +$6.09M
MDLZ icon
80
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$526M 0.17% 8,975,593 +180,312 +2% +$10.6M
ADBE icon
81
Adobe
ADBE
$151B
$509M 0.17% 1,070,071 +30,511 +3% +$14.5M
AMAT icon
82
Applied Materials
AMAT
$128B
$501M 0.17% 3,752,224 +17,800 +0.5% +$2.38M
TMUS icon
83
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$284B
$501M 0.17% 3,997,184 -31,161 -0.8% -$3.9M
MMM icon
84
3M
MMM
$82.8B
$498M 0.16% 2,583,493 +23,122 +0.9% +$4.46M
F icon
85
Ford
F
$46.8B
$497M 0.16% 40,578,816 -142,473 -0.3% -$1.75M
HON icon
86
Honeywell
HON
$139B
$489M 0.16% 2,253,718 +29,780 +1% +$6.46M
LRCX icon
87
Lam Research
LRCX
$127B
$481M 0.16% 807,453 -22,697 -3% -$13.5M
ETN icon
88
Eaton
ETN
$136B
$480M 0.16% 3,467,341 -371,684 -10% -$51.4M
PYPL icon
89
PayPal
PYPL
$67.1B
$474M 0.16% 1,947,246 -8,522 -0.4% -$2.07M
DE icon
90
Deere & Co
DE
$130B
$473M 0.16% 1,264,768 -59,852 -5% -$22.4M
PNC icon
91
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$81.7B
$461M 0.15% 2,629,241 -39,203 -1% -$6.88M
TRV icon
92
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.1B
$460M 0.15% 3,056,117 +51,706 +2% +$7.78M
COF icon
93
Capital One
COF
$145B
$455M 0.15% 3,573,136 -161,995 -4% -$20.6M
UPS icon
94
United Parcel Service
UPS
$74.1B
$443M 0.15% 2,607,625 +14,854 +0.6% +$2.52M
WBA
95
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$437M 0.14% 7,954,325 +268,378 +3% +$14.7M
SBAC icon
96
SBA Communications
SBAC
$22B
$434M 0.14% 1,560,549 -17,582 -1% -$4.89M
WELL icon
97
Welltower
WELL
$113B
$431M 0.14% 6,017,994 +91,141 +2% +$6.53M
TFC icon
98
Truist Financial
TFC
$60.4B
$428M 0.14% 7,333,129 -48,749 -0.7% -$2.84M
HPQ icon
99
HP
HPQ
$26.7B
$427M 0.14% 13,451,530 -65,924 -0.5% -$2.09M
CSX icon
100
CSX Corp
CSX
$60.6B
$427M 0.14% 4,421,727 -6,429 -0.1% -$620K