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
+14.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$302B
AUM Growth
+$302B
Cap. Flow
-$7.98B
Cap. Flow %
-2.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.83%
Holding
3,466
New
124
Increased
1,217
Reduced
1,937
Closed
58

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Industrials 13.59%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.2%
5 Healthcare 10.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EQR icon
101
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.3B
$425M 0.14% 5,937,341 -107,310 -2% -$7.69M
FCX icon
102
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$63.7B
$415M 0.14% 12,597,942 -270,699 -2% -$8.91M
AVB icon
103
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$27.9B
$411M 0.14% 2,228,913 -38,068 -2% -$7.02M
FIS icon
104
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$36.5B
$410M 0.14% 2,913,070 -319,141 -10% -$44.9M
KR icon
105
Kroger
KR
$44.9B
$393M 0.13% 10,912,090 +406,343 +4% +$14.6M
RSG icon
106
Republic Services
RSG
$73B
$389M 0.13% 3,913,621 +26,238 +0.7% +$2.61M
DOW icon
107
Dow Inc
DOW
$17.5B
$389M 0.13% 6,079,213 +667,196 +12% +$42.7M
AMKR icon
108
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$5.98B
$388M 0.13% 16,328,462 -394,483 -2% -$9.37M
BK icon
109
Bank of New York Mellon
BK
$74.5B
$387M 0.13% 8,182,842 +200,995 +3% +$9.51M
AN icon
110
AutoNation
AN
$8.26B
$385M 0.13% 4,134,109 -791,892 -16% -$73.8M
GLW icon
111
Corning
GLW
$57.4B
$385M 0.13% 8,845,027 -8,239 -0.1% -$358K
HIG icon
112
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.2B
$381M 0.13% 5,699,859 +11,148 +0.2% +$745K
ARE icon
113
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.1B
$379M 0.13% 2,304,255 +59,709 +3% +$9.81M
MO icon
114
Altria Group
MO
$113B
$376M 0.12% 7,347,391 -48,023 -0.6% -$2.46M
URI icon
115
United Rentals
URI
$61.5B
$376M 0.12% 1,140,584 -1,567 -0.1% -$516K
SCHW icon
116
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$174B
$373M 0.12% 5,725,005 -28,012 -0.5% -$1.83M
MCD icon
117
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
$372M 0.12% 1,661,509 -16,245 -1% -$3.64M
CMI icon
118
Cummins
CMI
$54.9B
$369M 0.12% 1,423,189 +25,477 +2% +$6.6M
O icon
119
Realty Income
O
$53.7B
$368M 0.12% 5,787,461 +207,983 +4% +$13.2M
AXP icon
120
American Express
AXP
$231B
$367M 0.12% 2,596,494 -86,169 -3% -$12.2M
NUE icon
121
Nucor
NUE
$34.1B
$367M 0.12% 4,567,965 -345,075 -7% -$27.7M
LAD icon
122
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.63B
$365M 0.12% 935,230 -288,166 -24% -$112M
TT icon
123
Trane Technologies
TT
$92.5B
$364M 0.12% 2,199,474 -46,828 -2% -$7.75M
NFLX icon
124
Netflix
NFLX
$513B
$359M 0.12% 688,834 +2,254 +0.3% +$1.18M
MPC icon
125
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
$359M 0.12% 6,718,094 -695,859 -9% -$37.2M