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
+1.12%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$383B
AUM Growth
+$383B
Cap. Flow
+$25.3B
Cap. Flow %
6.6%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.87%
Holding
3,454
New
67
Increased
1,992
Reduced
1,218
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.72%
2 Financials 16.94%
3 Industrials 12.29%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VLO icon
76
Valero Energy
VLO
$47.2B
$677M 0.18% 4,319,436 +237,347 +6% +$37.2M
FDX icon
77
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$654M 0.17% 2,182,504 +121,240 +6% +$36.3M
LRCX icon
78
Lam Research
LRCX
$127B
$654M 0.17% 614,205 +25,362 +4% +$27M
AXP icon
79
American Express
AXP
$231B
$652M 0.17% 2,817,308 -126,354 -4% -$29.3M
HON icon
80
Honeywell
HON
$139B
$630M 0.16% 2,950,562 +325,272 +12% +$69.5M
PSA icon
81
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$627M 0.16% 2,179,262 -14,961 -0.7% -$4.3M
TRV icon
82
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.1B
$619M 0.16% 3,044,839 +165,708 +6% +$33.7M
NUE icon
83
Nucor
NUE
$34.1B
$618M 0.16% 3,909,388 +84,558 +2% +$13.4M
O icon
84
Realty Income
O
$53.7B
$617M 0.16% 11,682,105 +413,865 +4% +$21.9M
REGN icon
85
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$61.5B
$616M 0.16% 586,562 -2,391 -0.4% -$2.51M
NFLX icon
86
Netflix
NFLX
$513B
$616M 0.16% 912,684 +171,788 +23% +$116M
GM icon
87
General Motors
GM
$55.8B
$600M 0.16% 12,922,021 +1,091,137 +9% +$50.7M
C icon
88
Citigroup
C
$178B
$590M 0.15% 9,300,447 +168,070 +2% +$10.7M
URI icon
89
United Rentals
URI
$61.5B
$589M 0.15% 911,152 -40,665 -4% -$26.3M
DHI icon
90
D.R. Horton
DHI
$50.5B
$589M 0.15% 4,177,404 -8,107 -0.2% -$1.14M
CCI icon
91
Crown Castle
CCI
$43.2B
$589M 0.15% 6,025,634 -65,212 -1% -$6.37M
MDLZ icon
92
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$587M 0.15% 8,970,204 +1,071,719 +14% +$70.1M
CB icon
93
Chubb
CB
$110B
$586M 0.15% 2,297,706 +160,335 +8% +$40.9M
HIG icon
94
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.2B
$584M 0.15% 5,809,358 +69,007 +1% +$6.94M
BMY icon
95
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96B
$584M 0.15% 14,064,896 -2,586,458 -16% -$107M
KLAC icon
96
KLA
KLAC
$115B
$570M 0.15% 691,039 +56,109 +9% +$46.3M
AMKR icon
97
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$5.98B
$569M 0.15% 14,219,445 -268,059 -2% -$10.7M
EOG icon
98
EOG Resources
EOG
$68.2B
$563M 0.15% 4,473,897 +258,732 +6% +$32.6M
MDT icon
99
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
$560M 0.15% 7,120,554 +515,751 +8% +$40.6M
CVS icon
100
CVS Health
CVS
$92.8B
$558M 0.15% 9,445,116 -264,368 -3% -$15.6M