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
+2.38%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$217B
AUM Growth
+$217B
Cap. Flow
+$4.92B
Cap. Flow %
2.27%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.9%
Holding
3,388
New
88
Increased
2,164
Reduced
856
Closed
77

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.16%
2 Industrials 13.3%
3 Technology 12.77%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.99%
5 Healthcare 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MCD icon
101
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
$286M 0.13% 1,869,864 -1,616 -0.1% -$248K
CB icon
102
Chubb
CB
$110B
$285M 0.13% 1,958,027 +95,138 +5% +$13.8M
BA icon
103
Boeing
BA
$177B
$282M 0.13% 1,425,813 +30,471 +2% +$6.03M
AXP icon
104
American Express
AXP
$231B
$277M 0.13% 3,293,396 +166,081 +5% +$14M
BBY icon
105
Best Buy
BBY
$15.6B
$277M 0.13% 4,828,752 +154,426 +3% +$8.85M
BMO icon
106
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$86.7B
$276M 0.13% 3,758,505 +135,096 +4% +$9.92M
FULT icon
107
Fulton Financial
FULT
$3.58B
$274M 0.13% 14,443,398 +112,692 +0.8% +$2.14M
ASB icon
108
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$4.47B
$271M 0.13% 10,761,718 -517,229 -5% -$13M
SNX icon
109
TD Synnex
SNX
$12.2B
$269M 0.12% 2,243,939 -173,564 -7% -$20.8M
FITB icon
110
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.3B
$269M 0.12% 10,368,466 +431,863 +4% +$11.2M
ARW icon
111
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$6.51B
$268M 0.12% 3,423,521 +18,653 +0.5% +$1.46M
CX icon
112
Cemex
CX
$13.2B
$267M 0.12% 28,391,488 +1,105,290 +4% +$10.4M
BXP icon
113
Boston Properties
BXP
$11.5B
$267M 0.12% 2,168,790 +62,794 +3% +$7.72M
WDC icon
114
Western Digital
WDC
$27.9B
$266M 0.12% 3,003,895 +24,920 +0.8% +$2.21M
RSG icon
115
Republic Services
RSG
$73B
$266M 0.12% 4,175,306 -176,800 -4% -$11.3M
LRCX icon
116
Lam Research
LRCX
$127B
$265M 0.12% 1,871,097 +1,753 +0.1% +$248K
HWC icon
117
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$5.33B
$263M 0.12% 5,365,981 -405,711 -7% -$19.9M
MHK icon
118
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.24B
$259M 0.12% 1,072,422 +44,818 +4% +$10.8M
DD icon
119
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$32.2B
$259M 0.12% 4,103,274 +9,957 +0.2% +$628K
NUE icon
120
Nucor
NUE
$34.1B
$259M 0.12% 4,471,347 +352,694 +9% +$20.4M
PHM icon
121
Pultegroup
PHM
$26B
$258M 0.12% 10,506,625 +83,336 +0.8% +$2.04M
KHC icon
122
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$33.1B
$257M 0.12% 3,005,352 +20,345 +0.7% +$1.74M
CACI icon
123
CACI
CACI
$10.6B
$257M 0.12% 2,054,558 +3,603 +0.2% +$451K
GILD icon
124
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$257M 0.12% 3,627,476 +524,817 +17% +$37.1M
HPQ icon
125
HP
HPQ
$26.7B
$256M 0.12% 14,632,596 -1,370 -0% -$23.9K