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
+10.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$331B
AUM Growth
+$331B
Cap. Flow
-$4.96B
Cap. Flow %
-1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.03%
Holding
3,615
New
117
Increased
1,388
Reduced
1,917
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.41%
2 Financials 17.04%
3 Industrials 12.6%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.28%
5 Healthcare 11.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SBAC icon
76
SBA Communications
SBAC
$22B
$585M 0.18% 1,504,862 -27,946 -2% -$10.9M
AMGN icon
77
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$583M 0.18% 2,591,055 -67,657 -3% -$15.2M
O icon
78
Realty Income
O
$53.7B
$583M 0.18% 8,142,323 +2,313,926 +40% +$166M
NFLX icon
79
Netflix
NFLX
$513B
$582M 0.18% 966,546 +4,951 +0.5% +$2.98M
HUM icon
80
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$565M 0.17% 1,218,449 -136,319 -10% -$63.2M
RTX icon
81
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$564M 0.17% 6,554,475 -152,163 -2% -$13.1M
ORCL icon
82
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$561M 0.17% 6,429,826 -1,900,231 -23% -$166M
CSX icon
83
CSX Corp
CSX
$60.6B
$551M 0.17% 14,645,123 -479,939 -3% -$18M
RSG icon
84
Republic Services
RSG
$73B
$548M 0.17% 3,930,098 -4,567 -0.1% -$637K
AVB icon
85
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$27.9B
$541M 0.16% 2,141,182 -31,412 -1% -$7.93M
BABA icon
86
Alibaba
BABA
$322B
$538M 0.16% 4,521,909 -41,873 -0.9% -$4.98M
COF icon
87
Capital One
COF
$145B
$537M 0.16% 3,702,122 -85,113 -2% -$12.3M
GILD icon
88
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$529M 0.16% 7,289,967 +541,329 +8% +$39.3M
ARE icon
89
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.1B
$516M 0.16% 2,314,892 -16,221 -0.7% -$3.62M
WELL icon
90
Welltower
WELL
$113B
$513M 0.16% 5,983,037 -86 -0% -$7.38K
F icon
91
Ford
F
$46.8B
$505M 0.15% 24,334,962 -349,636 -1% -$7.26M
KR icon
92
Kroger
KR
$44.9B
$505M 0.15% 11,157,193 -346,168 -3% -$15.7M
HPQ icon
93
HP
HPQ
$26.7B
$503M 0.15% 13,345,293 -12,843 -0.1% -$484K
PNC icon
94
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$81.7B
$502M 0.15% 2,502,337 -50,819 -2% -$10.2M
EQR icon
95
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.3B
$500M 0.15% 5,521,125 -91,079 -2% -$8.24M
NUE icon
96
Nucor
NUE
$34.1B
$499M 0.15% 4,375,409 -48,030 -1% -$5.48M
LRCX icon
97
Lam Research
LRCX
$127B
$498M 0.15% 692,051 -35,288 -5% -$25.4M
LH icon
98
Labcorp
LH
$23.1B
$495M 0.15% 1,575,878 -15,126 -1% -$4.75M
TRV icon
99
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.1B
$489M 0.15% 3,128,404 +3,081 +0.1% +$482K
ETN icon
100
Eaton
ETN
$136B
$481M 0.15% 2,783,189 -117,970 -4% -$20.4M