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
-23.98%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$192B
AUM Growth
+$192B
Cap. Flow
-$2.58B
Cap. Flow %
-1.34%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.91%
Holding
3,447
New
68
Increased
1,549
Reduced
1,537
Closed
73

Top Buys

1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
$167M
2
PLD icon
Prologis
PLD
$115M
3
V icon
Visa
V
$83.9M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
$65.6M
5
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
$63.3M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 15.89%
3 Industrials 12.48%
4 Healthcare 11.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LIN icon
101
Linde
LIN
$224B
$263M 0.14% 1,518,264 +6,083 +0.4% +$1.05M
AGN
102
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$259M 0.14% 1,464,538 -14,885 -1% -$2.64M
AXP icon
103
American Express
AXP
$231B
$258M 0.13% 3,008,394 +42,672 +1% +$3.65M
O icon
104
Realty Income
O
$53.7B
$249M 0.13% 4,999,294 +116,445 +2% +$5.81M
SPG icon
105
Simon Property Group
SPG
$59B
$248M 0.13% 4,525,026 -60,283 -1% -$3.31M
ARE icon
106
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.1B
$248M 0.13% 1,808,434 +61,131 +3% +$8.38M
CACI icon
107
CACI
CACI
$10.6B
$246M 0.13% 1,166,551 -101,004 -8% -$21.3M
NFLX icon
108
Netflix
NFLX
$513B
$246M 0.13% 655,356 +8,832 +1% +$3.32M
DVA icon
109
DaVita
DVA
$9.85B
$246M 0.13% 3,233,087 -79,482 -2% -$6.05M
TMUS icon
110
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$284B
$245M 0.13% 2,918,308 -10,286 -0.4% -$863K
VLO icon
111
Valero Energy
VLO
$47.2B
$243M 0.13% 5,365,017 +76,747 +1% +$3.48M
CSX icon
112
CSX Corp
CSX
$60.6B
$243M 0.13% 4,236,957 -103,660 -2% -$5.94M
BK icon
113
Bank of New York Mellon
BK
$74.5B
$242M 0.13% 7,177,980 -170,970 -2% -$5.76M
LRCX icon
114
Lam Research
LRCX
$127B
$238M 0.12% 992,205 +29,495 +3% +$7.08M
HPQ icon
115
HP
HPQ
$26.7B
$234M 0.12% 13,483,766 -956,051 -7% -$16.6M
LOW icon
116
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$145B
$233M 0.12% 2,707,997 +486 +0% +$41.8K
BKNG icon
117
Booking.com
BKNG
$181B
$229M 0.12% 170,433 +18,609 +12% +$25M
UPS icon
118
United Parcel Service
UPS
$74.1B
$224M 0.12% 2,400,483 +58,258 +2% +$5.44M
DAR icon
119
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$5.37B
$224M 0.12% 11,679,998 -1,076,083 -8% -$20.6M
NEE icon
120
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$148B
$224M 0.12% 929,869 +4,225 +0.5% +$1.02M
TJX icon
121
TJX Companies
TJX
$152B
$223M 0.12% 4,673,433 +555,473 +13% +$26.6M
DAL icon
122
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$40.3B
$222M 0.12% 7,782,036 +348,971 +5% +$9.96M
CB icon
123
Chubb
CB
$110B
$220M 0.11% 1,968,893 -131,660 -6% -$14.7M
ESS icon
124
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.4B
$218M 0.11% 989,070 -9,977 -1% -$2.2M
NEM icon
125
Newmont
NEM
$81.7B
$217M 0.11% 4,790,670 -1,010 -0% -$45.7K