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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
+$402B
Cap. Flow
+$2.59B
Cap. Flow %
0.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,746
Reduced
1,404
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.95%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HIG icon
76
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.2B
$641M 0.16% 5,179,191 -108,441 -2% -$13.4M
PSA icon
77
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$639M 0.16% 2,134,493 +12,204 +0.6% +$3.65M
C icon
78
Citigroup
C
$178B
$634M 0.16% 8,933,918 +67,394 +0.8% +$4.78M
EOG icon
79
EOG Resources
EOG
$68.2B
$630M 0.16% 4,911,741 +36,777 +0.8% +$4.72M
CCI icon
80
Crown Castle
CCI
$43.2B
$625M 0.16% 5,992,402 +72,511 +1% +$7.56M
MDLZ icon
81
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$610M 0.15% 8,993,098 -59,699 -0.7% -$4.05M
MPC icon
82
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
$610M 0.15% 4,185,030 -214,947 -5% -$31.3M
AIG icon
83
American International
AIG
$45.1B
$602M 0.15% 6,929,958 +14,553 +0.2% +$1.26M
ASML icon
84
ASML
ASML
$292B
$600M 0.15% 905,708 +7,164 +0.8% +$4.75M
HSBC icon
85
HSBC
HSBC
$224B
$596M 0.15% 10,386,228 -246,104 -2% -$14.1M
PCAR icon
86
PACCAR
PCAR
$52.5B
$594M 0.15% 6,104,056 +97,197 +2% +$9.46M
TSM icon
87
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$593M 0.15% 3,570,357 -80,474 -2% -$13.4M
MU icon
88
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
$591M 0.15% 6,800,052 +1,416,174 +26% +$123M
AMD icon
89
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$264B
$584M 0.15% 5,685,018 -172,695 -3% -$17.7M
LMT icon
90
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$106B
$580M 0.14% 1,299,092 +24,512 +2% +$10.9M
CVS icon
91
CVS Health
CVS
$92.8B
$578M 0.14% 8,529,414 -122,129 -1% -$8.27M
WM icon
92
Waste Management
WM
$91.2B
$570M 0.14% 2,462,903 +36,836 +2% +$8.53M
URI icon
93
United Rentals
URI
$61.5B
$568M 0.14% 906,474 -7,540 -0.8% -$4.72M
MCD icon
94
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
$556M 0.14% 1,780,205 +18,809 +1% +$5.87M
VLO icon
95
Valero Energy
VLO
$47.2B
$556M 0.14% 4,209,056 -302,095 -7% -$39.9M
TXN icon
96
Texas Instruments
TXN
$184B
$555M 0.14% 3,087,152 -55,820 -2% -$10M
CSX icon
97
CSX Corp
CSX
$60.6B
$552M 0.14% 18,742,431 +1,856,322 +11% +$54.6M
TGT icon
98
Target
TGT
$43.6B
$542M 0.13% 5,194,231 +370,967 +8% +$38.7M
DHR icon
99
Danaher
DHR
$147B
$541M 0.13% 2,641,415 -150,593 -5% -$30.9M
ADI icon
100
Analog Devices
ADI
$124B
$540M 0.13% 2,676,472 -2,360 -0.1% -$476K