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
+0.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$310B
AUM Growth
+$310B
Cap. Flow
-$2.39B
Cap. Flow %
-0.77%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.67%
Holding
3,591
New
132
Increased
1,528
Reduced
1,722
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.76%
2 Technology 16.31%
3 Industrials 12.65%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.38%
5 Healthcare 10.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NSC icon
76
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$62.8B
$545M 0.18% 2,278,516 -155,491 -6% -$37.2M
TMUS icon
77
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$284B
$537M 0.17% 4,200,378 -4,677 -0.1% -$598K
MDLZ icon
78
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$530M 0.17% 9,116,076 -62,272 -0.7% -$3.62M
HUM icon
79
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$527M 0.17% 1,354,768 -19,837 -1% -$7.72M
FDX icon
80
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$520M 0.17% 2,372,731 +35,351 +2% +$7.75M
SBAC icon
81
SBA Communications
SBAC
$22B
$507M 0.16% 1,532,808 -20,712 -1% -$6.85M
AMAT icon
82
Applied Materials
AMAT
$128B
$500M 0.16% 3,887,063 +210,380 +6% +$27.1M
PNC icon
83
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$81.7B
$500M 0.16% 2,553,156 -37,690 -1% -$7.37M
PYPL icon
84
PayPal
PYPL
$67.1B
$498M 0.16% 1,912,185 -63,399 -3% -$16.5M
DHI icon
85
D.R. Horton
DHI
$50.5B
$497M 0.16% 5,916,432 -5,896 -0.1% -$495K
WELL icon
86
Welltower
WELL
$113B
$493M 0.16% 5,983,123 +1,987 +0% +$164K
UPS icon
87
United Parcel Service
UPS
$74.1B
$486M 0.16% 2,670,601 +65,897 +3% +$12M
DAR icon
88
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$5.37B
$482M 0.16% 6,704,761 -1,677,902 -20% -$121M
AVB icon
89
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$27.9B
$482M 0.16% 2,172,594 -29,911 -1% -$6.63M
TRV icon
90
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.1B
$475M 0.15% 3,125,323 +3,945 +0.1% +$600K
RSG icon
91
Republic Services
RSG
$73B
$472M 0.15% 3,934,665 -2,082 -0.1% -$250K
GILD icon
92
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$471M 0.15% 6,748,638 +894,368 +15% +$62.5M
KR icon
93
Kroger
KR
$44.9B
$465M 0.15% 11,503,361 -109,447 -0.9% -$4.43M
MMM icon
94
3M
MMM
$82.8B
$465M 0.15% 2,651,012 +57,381 +2% +$10.1M
CAT icon
95
Caterpillar
CAT
$196B
$462M 0.15% 2,407,121 -40,504 -2% -$7.78M
HON icon
96
Honeywell
HON
$139B
$459M 0.15% 2,161,176 -55,366 -2% -$11.8M
EQR icon
97
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.3B
$454M 0.15% 5,612,204 -95,451 -2% -$7.72M
AXP icon
98
American Express
AXP
$231B
$450M 0.15% 2,687,374 +43,985 +2% +$7.37M
CSX icon
99
CSX Corp
CSX
$60.6B
$450M 0.14% 15,125,062 +2,011,432 +15% +$59.8M
LH icon
100
Labcorp
LH
$23.1B
$448M 0.14% 1,591,004 +34,864 +2% +$9.81M