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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$258B
Cap. Flow
+$421M
Cap. Flow %
0.16%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,930
Reduced
1,177
Closed
62

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.39%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TSN icon
101
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.2B
$320M 0.12% 3,965,171 -25,077 -0.6% -$2.02M
ETN icon
102
Eaton
ETN
$136B
$318M 0.12% 3,812,936 +7,329 +0.2% +$610K
KMPR icon
103
Kemper
KMPR
$3.37B
$317M 0.12% 3,678,428 -311,767 -8% -$26.9M
KMI icon
104
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$60B
$317M 0.12% 15,190,236 -342,863 -2% -$7.16M
CAT icon
105
Caterpillar
CAT
$196B
$317M 0.12% 2,323,393 +75,091 +3% +$10.2M
QCOM icon
106
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
$312M 0.12% 4,095,520 +36,358 +0.9% +$2.77M
CB icon
107
Chubb
CB
$110B
$310M 0.12% 2,103,056 -10,782 -0.5% -$1.59M
RCL icon
108
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$98.7B
$309M 0.12% 2,552,148 -7,667 -0.3% -$929K
AFL icon
109
Aflac
AFL
$57.2B
$309M 0.12% 5,633,839 -447,376 -7% -$24.5M
MO icon
110
Altria Group
MO
$113B
$303M 0.12% 6,395,252 +218,648 +4% +$10.4M
SBUX icon
111
Starbucks
SBUX
$100B
$302M 0.12% 3,605,485 -504,957 -12% -$42.3M
CACI icon
112
CACI
CACI
$10.6B
$301M 0.12% 1,473,020 -127,391 -8% -$26.1M
BXP icon
113
Boston Properties
BXP
$11.5B
$301M 0.12% 2,336,128 +13,981 +0.6% +$1.8M
GE icon
114
GE Aerospace
GE
$292B
$300M 0.12% 28,601,162 +81,800 +0.3% +$859K
HIG icon
115
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.2B
$297M 0.12% 5,336,406 +43,815 +0.8% +$2.44M
FITB icon
116
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.3B
$296M 0.12% 10,617,666 -6,285,694 -37% -$175M
TT icon
117
Trane Technologies
TT
$92.5B
$294M 0.11% 2,318,492 -176,721 -7% -$22.4M
HPQ icon
118
HP
HPQ
$26.7B
$293M 0.11% 14,098,658 -84,902 -0.6% -$1.77M
ESS icon
119
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.4B
$292M 0.11% 999,792 -1,354 -0.1% -$395K
AAN.A
120
DELISTED
AARON'S INC CL-A
AAN.A
$290M 0.11% 4,720,346 -473,349 -9% -$29.1M
SWK icon
121
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$11.5B
$290M 0.11% 2,003,958 +14,288 +0.7% +$2.07M
BKNG icon
122
Booking.com
BKNG
$181B
$287M 0.11% 152,974 +11,920 +8% +$22.3M
LIN icon
123
Linde
LIN
$224B
$286M 0.11% 1,424,781 +177,731 +14% +$35.7M
GLW icon
124
Corning
GLW
$57.4B
$285M 0.11% 8,570,169 +103,453 +1% +$3.44M
LMT icon
125
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$106B
$281M 0.11% 774,269 +45,250 +6% +$16.5M