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
-0.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$325B
AUM Growth
+$325B
Cap. Flow
+$5.28B
Cap. Flow %
1.63%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.62%
Holding
3,635
New
98
Increased
2,071
Reduced
1,162
Closed
123
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FCX icon
76
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$63.7B
$569M 0.18% 11,446,463 +107,372 +0.9% +$5.34M
CNQ icon
77
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$65.9B
$566M 0.17% 9,131,918 -590,292 -6% -$36.6M
TRV icon
78
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.1B
$563M 0.17% 3,079,881 -48,523 -2% -$8.87M
AXP icon
79
American Express
AXP
$231B
$562M 0.17% 3,004,661 +155,804 +5% +$29.1M
GM icon
80
General Motors
GM
$55.8B
$561M 0.17% 12,829,964 +157,052 +1% +$6.87M
MDLZ icon
81
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$557M 0.17% 8,870,261 -27,528 -0.3% -$1.73M
FDX icon
82
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$557M 0.17% 2,404,754 +78,183 +3% +$18.1M
ADBE icon
83
Adobe
ADBE
$151B
$553M 0.17% 1,212,628 +12,255 +1% +$5.58M
STLD icon
84
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.3B
$549M 0.17% 6,579,529 +131,147 +2% +$10.9M
DLR icon
85
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$57.2B
$547M 0.17% 3,856,253 +65,504 +2% +$9.29M
DE icon
86
Deere & Co
DE
$129B
$542M 0.17% 1,305,501 -8,879 -0.7% -$3.69M
CSX icon
87
CSX Corp
CSX
$60.6B
$541M 0.17% 14,436,510 -208,613 -1% -$7.81M
CHTR icon
88
Charter Communications
CHTR
$36.3B
$539M 0.17% 987,545 -295,709 -23% -$161M
AVB icon
89
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$27.9B
$527M 0.16% 2,121,643 -19,539 -0.9% -$4.85M
AMAT icon
90
Applied Materials
AMAT
$128B
$526M 0.16% 3,993,067 +242,720 +6% +$32M
RSG icon
91
Republic Services
RSG
$73B
$524M 0.16% 3,952,101 +22,003 +0.6% +$2.92M
TSM icon
92
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$524M 0.16% 5,021,647 -225,705 -4% -$23.5M
TMUS icon
93
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$284B
$522M 0.16% 4,067,232 -325 -0% -$41.7K
CAT icon
94
Caterpillar
CAT
$196B
$515M 0.16% 2,313,046 +24,792 +1% +$5.52M
SBAC icon
95
SBA Communications
SBAC
$22B
$513M 0.16% 1,491,653 -13,209 -0.9% -$4.55M
GILD icon
96
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$507M 0.16% 8,521,701 +1,231,734 +17% +$73.2M
ORCL icon
97
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$502M 0.15% 6,064,377 -365,449 -6% -$30.2M
DIHP icon
98
Dimensional International High Profitability ETF
DIHP
$4.36B
$501M 0.15% +200,000 New +$501M
HUM icon
99
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$497M 0.15% 1,142,500 -75,949 -6% -$33.1M
COF icon
100
Capital One
COF
$145B
$495M 0.15% 3,773,043 +70,921 +2% +$9.31M