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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$200B
Cap. Flow
+$779M
Cap. Flow %
0.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,828
Reduced
1,248
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.36%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FULT icon
101
Fulton Financial
FULT
$3.58B
$263M 0.13% 14,011,436 +265,511 +2% +$4.99M
FDP icon
102
Fresh Del Monte Produce
FDP
$1.74B
$263M 0.13% 4,338,519 -34,000 -0.8% -$2.06M
UHAL icon
103
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$10.8B
$263M 0.13% 711,513 -74,401 -9% -$27.5M
WAFD icon
104
WaFd
WAFD
$2.48B
$263M 0.13% 7,646,465 -69,400 -0.9% -$2.38M
BXP icon
105
Boston Properties
BXP
$11.5B
$262M 0.13% 2,080,082 +28,754 +1% +$3.62M
ABT icon
106
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$261M 0.13% 6,794,786 +3,082,971 +83% +$118M
MMM icon
107
3M
MMM
$82.8B
$257M 0.13% 1,441,453 +35,506 +3% +$6.34M
HWC icon
108
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$5.33B
$257M 0.13% 5,968,108 +320,852 +6% +$13.8M
RSG icon
109
Republic Services
RSG
$73B
$256M 0.13% 4,479,896 -88,910 -2% -$5.07M
CACI icon
110
CACI
CACI
$10.6B
$255M 0.13% 2,050,690 -11,973 -0.6% -$1.49M
AMGN icon
111
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$255M 0.13% 1,741,009 +47,263 +3% +$6.91M
USB icon
112
US Bancorp
USB
$76B
$254M 0.13% 4,946,844 +64,913 +1% +$3.33M
TECD
113
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
$252M 0.13% 2,970,523 -6,098 -0.2% -$516K
MKSI icon
114
MKS Inc. Common Stock
MKSI
$6.94B
$251M 0.13% 4,226,764 -116,100 -3% -$6.9M
ADM icon
115
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$30.1B
$248M 0.12% 5,433,326 -87,087 -2% -$3.98M
IBKC
116
DELISTED
IBERIABANK Corp
IBKC
$248M 0.12% 2,961,379 +182,516 +7% +$15.3M
TSN icon
117
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.2B
$247M 0.12% 4,007,789 -335 -0% -$20.7K
SWK icon
118
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$11.5B
$247M 0.12% 2,151,488 +33,864 +2% +$3.88M
NUE icon
119
Nucor
NUE
$34.1B
$244M 0.12% 4,104,562 -151,390 -4% -$9.01M
MBFI
120
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
$242M 0.12% 5,121,400 +84,273 +2% +$3.98M
VNO icon
121
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.3B
$240M 0.12% 2,299,643 +21,125 +0.9% +$2.2M
WBS icon
122
Webster Financial
WBS
$10.3B
$238M 0.12% 4,392,533 -196,097 -4% -$10.6M
MCD icon
123
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
$238M 0.12% 1,952,122 -96,969 -5% -$11.8M
ETN icon
124
Eaton
ETN
$136B
$234M 0.12% 3,490,364 +120,073 +4% +$8.06M
DD icon
125
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$32.2B
$234M 0.12% 4,085,817 -68,069 -2% -$3.9M