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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$342B
Cap. Flow
+$2.93B
Cap. Flow %
0.86%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,946
Reduced
1,245
Closed
104

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TRV icon
76
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.1B
$595M 0.17% 3,124,066 +154,886 +5% +$29.5M
ADI icon
77
Analog Devices
ADI
$124B
$586M 0.17% 2,951,326 +215,597 +8% +$42.8M
UPS icon
78
United Parcel Service
UPS
$74.1B
$578M 0.17% 3,676,441 +200,297 +6% +$31.5M
KR icon
79
Kroger
KR
$44.9B
$576M 0.17% 12,592,371 +503,839 +4% +$23M
ABT icon
80
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$575M 0.17% 5,226,618 +1,040,046 +25% +$114M
DLR icon
81
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$57.2B
$569M 0.17% 4,226,405 -17,513 -0.4% -$2.36M
AXP icon
82
American Express
AXP
$231B
$556M 0.16% 2,967,290 -31,533 -1% -$5.91M
O icon
83
Realty Income
O
$53.7B
$548M 0.16% 9,542,160 +227,621 +2% +$13.1M
MDLZ icon
84
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$543M 0.16% 7,495,895 +396,849 +6% +$28.7M
DIS icon
85
Walt Disney
DIS
$213B
$542M 0.16% 6,000,100 -1,012,505 -14% -$91.4M
VLO icon
86
Valero Energy
VLO
$47.2B
$541M 0.16% 4,164,327 -11,034 -0.3% -$1.43M
MDT icon
87
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
$539M 0.16% 6,547,368 +149,101 +2% +$12.3M
GE icon
88
GE Aerospace
GE
$292B
$534M 0.16% 4,184,772 +318,245 +8% +$40.6M
MU icon
89
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
$528M 0.15% 6,183,368 -1,883,751 -23% -$161M
PCAR icon
90
PACCAR
PCAR
$52.5B
$525M 0.15% 5,379,713 -163,027 -3% -$15.9M
REGN icon
91
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$61.5B
$521M 0.15% 593,522 -25,744 -4% -$22.6M
LRCX icon
92
Lam Research
LRCX
$127B
$521M 0.15% 665,463 -21,376 -3% -$16.7M
HON icon
93
Honeywell
HON
$139B
$519M 0.15% 2,473,627 +269,739 +12% +$56.6M
X
94
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$516M 0.15% 10,604,404 -263,462 -2% -$12.8M
FDX icon
95
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$513M 0.15% 2,026,442 +3,457 +0.2% +$875K
TJX icon
96
TJX Companies
TJX
$152B
$509M 0.15% 5,424,230 +234,973 +5% +$22M
COF icon
97
Capital One
COF
$145B
$505M 0.15% 3,850,223 -154,189 -4% -$20.2M
EOG icon
98
EOG Resources
EOG
$68.2B
$504M 0.15% 4,163,856 +176,854 +4% +$21.4M
LEN icon
99
Lennar Class A
LEN
$34.5B
$503M 0.15% 3,374,140 +8,569 +0.3% +$1.28M
STLD icon
100
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.3B
$503M 0.15% 4,255,420 -298,960 -7% -$35.3M