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
+6.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$297B
AUM Growth
+$297B
Cap. Flow
+$4.32B
Cap. Flow %
1.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
3,570
New
79
Increased
2,113
Reduced
1,116
Closed
109

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.86%
2 Financials 16.13%
3 Industrials 13.08%
4 Healthcare 11.06%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VLO icon
76
Valero Energy
VLO
$47.2B
$526M 0.18% 3,771,457 +87,841 +2% +$12.3M
REGN icon
77
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$61.5B
$520M 0.18% 633,508 -1,080 -0.2% -$887K
SPG icon
78
Simon Property Group
SPG
$59B
$516M 0.17% 4,605,067 +126,585 +3% +$14.2M
C icon
79
Citigroup
C
$178B
$515M 0.17% 10,978,111 +31,845 +0.3% +$1.49M
HUM icon
80
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$509M 0.17% 1,048,268 -73,845 -7% -$35.9M
ADBE icon
81
Adobe
ADBE
$151B
$509M 0.17% 1,320,541 +40,240 +3% +$15.5M
AXP icon
82
American Express
AXP
$231B
$509M 0.17% 3,084,386 +30,443 +1% +$5.02M
NKE icon
83
Nike
NKE
$114B
$504M 0.17% 4,110,865 -62,496 -1% -$7.66M
ADI icon
84
Analog Devices
ADI
$124B
$503M 0.17% 2,552,042 +403,427 +19% +$79.6M
MDT icon
85
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
$502M 0.17% 6,222,368 +93,064 +2% +$7.5M
ASML icon
86
ASML
ASML
$292B
$491M 0.17% 721,078 +29,801 +4% +$20.3M
AMAT icon
87
Applied Materials
AMAT
$128B
$489M 0.16% 3,981,482 +37,683 +1% +$4.63M
OXY icon
88
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$46.9B
$488M 0.16% 7,823,268 -555,306 -7% -$34.7M
WELL icon
89
Welltower
WELL
$113B
$487M 0.16% 6,787,463 +455,626 +7% +$32.7M
EOG icon
90
EOG Resources
EOG
$68.2B
$484M 0.16% 4,220,950 +294,687 +8% +$33.8M
TRV icon
91
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.1B
$481M 0.16% 2,806,642 -96,691 -3% -$16.6M
NSC icon
92
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$62.8B
$474M 0.16% 2,234,616 -52,998 -2% -$11.2M
FCX icon
93
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$63.7B
$472M 0.16% 11,537,217 +103,574 +0.9% +$4.24M
URI icon
94
United Rentals
URI
$61.5B
$470M 0.16% 1,188,609 +17,289 +1% +$6.84M
DOW icon
95
Dow Inc
DOW
$17.5B
$468M 0.16% 8,535,549 -690,749 -7% -$37.9M
RSG icon
96
Republic Services
RSG
$73B
$468M 0.16% 3,459,031 +62,688 +2% +$8.48M
AMD icon
97
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$264B
$466M 0.16% 4,752,776 +613,818 +15% +$60.2M
MCD icon
98
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
$461M 0.16% 1,647,859 +20,026 +1% +$5.6M
VICI icon
99
VICI Properties
VICI
$36B
$459M 0.15% 14,072,003 +752,794 +6% +$24.6M
ETN icon
100
Eaton
ETN
$136B
$459M 0.15% 2,676,390 -10,120 -0.4% -$1.73M