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
+6.94%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$314B
AUM Growth
+$314B
Cap. Flow
+$2.54B
Cap. Flow %
0.81%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.02%
Holding
3,572
New
111
Increased
1,841
Reduced
1,368
Closed
92

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$267M
2
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
$202M
3
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
$201M
4
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
$182M
5
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
$123M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.96%
2 Financials 15.55%
3 Industrials 13.49%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.05%
5 Healthcare 10.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MDT icon
76
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
$554M 0.18% 6,287,050 +64,682 +1% +$5.7M
PHM icon
77
Pultegroup
PHM
$26B
$550M 0.18% 7,080,919 -12,440 -0.2% -$966K
SPG icon
78
Simon Property Group
SPG
$59B
$537M 0.17% 4,653,918 +48,851 +1% +$5.64M
O icon
79
Realty Income
O
$53.7B
$537M 0.17% 8,988,192 +283,412 +3% +$16.9M
ASML icon
80
ASML
ASML
$292B
$533M 0.17% 735,542 +14,464 +2% +$10.5M
AMGN icon
81
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$531M 0.17% 2,392,452 +47,743 +2% +$10.6M
MDLZ icon
82
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$531M 0.17% 7,275,403 -456,900 -6% -$33.3M
AXP icon
83
American Express
AXP
$231B
$525M 0.17% 3,015,687 -68,699 -2% -$12M
ADI icon
84
Analog Devices
ADI
$124B
$523M 0.17% 2,683,966 +131,924 +5% +$25.7M
URI icon
85
United Rentals
URI
$61.5B
$520M 0.17% 1,167,406 -21,203 -2% -$9.44M
STLD icon
86
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.3B
$503M 0.16% 4,619,535 -1,125,421 -20% -$123M
FDX icon
87
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$499M 0.16% 2,012,434 +39,048 +2% +$9.68M
EOG icon
88
EOG Resources
EOG
$68.2B
$494M 0.16% 4,318,876 +97,926 +2% +$11.2M
MCD icon
89
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
$493M 0.16% 1,653,414 +5,555 +0.3% +$1.66M
RSG icon
90
Republic Services
RSG
$73B
$488M 0.16% 3,187,614 -271,417 -8% -$41.6M
TRV icon
91
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.1B
$484M 0.15% 2,789,254 -17,388 -0.6% -$3.02M
VLO icon
92
Valero Energy
VLO
$47.2B
$483M 0.15% 4,118,486 +347,029 +9% +$40.7M
PCAR icon
93
PACCAR
PCAR
$52.5B
$480M 0.15% 5,734,624 -113,427 -2% -$9.49M
NSC icon
94
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$62.8B
$479M 0.15% 2,110,529 -124,087 -6% -$28.1M
NKE icon
95
Nike
NKE
$114B
$470M 0.15% 4,256,891 +146,026 +4% +$16.1M
C icon
96
Citigroup
C
$178B
$469M 0.15% 10,190,160 -787,951 -7% -$36.3M
DLR icon
97
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$57.2B
$469M 0.15% 4,120,481 +56,217 +1% +$6.4M
TSM icon
98
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$469M 0.15% 4,642,761 +5,194 +0.1% +$524K
GM icon
99
General Motors
GM
$55.8B
$468M 0.15% 12,140,781 +38,461 +0.3% +$1.48M
RS icon
100
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.5B
$464M 0.15% 1,709,499 -431,351 -20% -$117M