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
+7.28%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$316B
AUM Growth
+$316B
Cap. Flow
-$3.39B
Cap. Flow %
-1.07%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.31%
Holding
3,528
New
120
Increased
1,446
Reduced
1,796
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 16.04%
3 Industrials 12.79%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.68%
5 Healthcare 10.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AXP icon
101
American Express
AXP
$231B
$437M 0.14% 2,643,389 +46,895 +2% +$7.75M
RSG icon
102
Republic Services
RSG
$73B
$433M 0.14% 3,936,747 +23,126 +0.6% +$2.54M
HBAN icon
103
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$26B
$433M 0.14% 30,309,407 +15,235,182 +101% +$217M
ARE icon
104
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.1B
$432M 0.14% 2,374,505 +70,250 +3% +$12.8M
LH icon
105
Labcorp
LH
$23.1B
$429M 0.14% 1,556,140 +155,637 +11% +$42.9M
CSX icon
106
CSX Corp
CSX
$60.6B
$421M 0.13% 13,113,630 +8,691,903 +197% +$279M
NUE icon
107
Nucor
NUE
$34.1B
$415M 0.13% 4,325,041 -242,924 -5% -$23.3M
BIIB icon
108
Biogen
BIIB
$19.4B
$411M 0.13% 1,187,688 +75,020 +7% +$26M
ALL icon
109
Allstate
ALL
$53.6B
$409M 0.13% 3,132,954 +208,884 +7% +$27.2M
MPC icon
110
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
$406M 0.13% 6,714,051 -4,043 -0.1% -$244K
HPQ icon
111
HP
HPQ
$26.7B
$404M 0.13% 13,384,922 -66,608 -0.5% -$2.01M
GILD icon
112
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$403M 0.13% 5,854,270 +1,435,775 +32% +$98.9M
DOW icon
113
Dow Inc
DOW
$17.5B
$402M 0.13% 6,358,679 +279,466 +5% +$17.7M
TFC icon
114
Truist Financial
TFC
$60.4B
$401M 0.13% 7,224,879 -108,250 -1% -$6.01M
F icon
115
Ford
F
$46.8B
$401M 0.13% 26,971,359 -13,607,457 -34% -$202M
WBA
116
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$398M 0.13% 7,557,795 -396,530 -5% -$20.9M
FIS icon
117
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$36.5B
$396M 0.13% 2,795,593 -117,477 -4% -$16.6M
AMKR icon
118
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$5.98B
$384M 0.12% 16,213,173 -115,289 -0.7% -$2.73M
O icon
119
Realty Income
O
$53.7B
$383M 0.12% 5,738,066 -49,395 -0.9% -$3.3M
MCD icon
120
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
$382M 0.12% 1,655,266 -6,243 -0.4% -$1.44M
STLD icon
121
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.3B
$379M 0.12% 6,357,937 -295,291 -4% -$17.6M
ESI icon
122
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.21B
$372M 0.12% 15,916,638 -530,995 -3% -$12.4M
BP icon
123
BP
BP
$90.8B
$372M 0.12% 14,083,128 -196,471 -1% -$5.19M
VLO icon
124
Valero Energy
VLO
$47.2B
$372M 0.12% 4,764,918 -148,171 -3% -$11.6M
ALLY icon
125
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12.6B
$370M 0.12% 7,429,353 -362,735 -5% -$18.1M