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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
+$305B
Cap. Flow
+$1.29B
Cap. Flow %
0.42%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,794
Reduced
1,463
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 13.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FDX icon
76
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$536M 0.18% 2,022,985 +10,551 +0.5% +$2.8M
URI icon
77
United Rentals
URI
$61.5B
$529M 0.17% 1,189,144 +21,738 +2% +$9.66M
PHM icon
78
Pultegroup
PHM
$26B
$522M 0.17% 7,052,473 -28,446 -0.4% -$2.11M
BLDR icon
79
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$15.3B
$518M 0.17% 4,157,230 -61,394 -1% -$7.64M
DLR icon
80
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$57.2B
$514M 0.17% 4,243,918 +123,437 +3% +$14.9M
REGN icon
81
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$61.5B
$510M 0.17% 619,266 +6,442 +1% +$5.3M
EOG icon
82
EOG Resources
EOG
$68.2B
$506M 0.17% 3,987,002 -331,874 -8% -$42.1M
SPG icon
83
Simon Property Group
SPG
$59B
$505M 0.17% 4,671,932 +18,014 +0.4% +$1.95M
MDT icon
84
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
$501M 0.16% 6,398,267 +111,217 +2% +$8.72M
RTX icon
85
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$497M 0.16% 6,903,601 +182,092 +3% +$13.1M
MDLZ icon
86
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$493M 0.16% 7,099,046 -176,357 -2% -$12.2M
STLD icon
87
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.3B
$488M 0.16% 4,554,380 -65,155 -1% -$6.99M
TRV icon
88
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.1B
$485M 0.16% 2,969,180 +179,926 +6% +$29.4M
OXY icon
89
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$46.9B
$484M 0.16% 7,462,392 -268,921 -3% -$17.5M
ADI icon
90
Analog Devices
ADI
$124B
$479M 0.16% 2,735,729 +51,763 +2% +$9.06M
HUM icon
91
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$475M 0.16% 976,454 +8,341 +0.9% +$4.06M
PCAR icon
92
PACCAR
PCAR
$52.5B
$471M 0.15% 5,542,740 -191,884 -3% -$16.3M
BP icon
93
BP
BP
$90.8B
$468M 0.15% 12,076,164 +529,815 +5% +$20.5M
ASML icon
94
ASML
ASML
$292B
$465M 0.15% 790,499 +54,957 +7% +$32.4M
O icon
95
Realty Income
O
$53.7B
$465M 0.15% 9,314,539 +326,347 +4% +$16.3M
TJX icon
96
TJX Companies
TJX
$152B
$461M 0.15% 5,189,257 +6,978 +0.1% +$620K
ADP icon
97
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$123B
$461M 0.15% 1,915,649 +31,756 +2% +$7.64M
LYB icon
98
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$18.1B
$451M 0.15% 4,758,373 -116,285 -2% -$11M
AXP icon
99
American Express
AXP
$231B
$447M 0.15% 2,998,823 -16,864 -0.6% -$2.52M
ETN icon
100
Eaton
ETN
$136B
$444M 0.15% 2,083,305 -214,226 -9% -$45.7M