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
+0.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$310B
AUM Growth
+$310B
Cap. Flow
-$2.39B
Cap. Flow %
-0.77%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.67%
Holding
3,591
New
132
Increased
1,528
Reduced
1,722
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.76%
2 Technology 16.31%
3 Industrials 12.65%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.38%
5 Healthcare 10.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ARE icon
101
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.1B
$445M 0.14% 2,331,113 -43,392 -2% -$8.29M
NUE icon
102
Nucor
NUE
$34.1B
$436M 0.14% 4,423,439 +98,398 +2% +$9.69M
DE icon
103
Deere & Co
DE
$129B
$435M 0.14% 1,299,151 +51,877 +4% +$17.4M
ETN icon
104
Eaton
ETN
$136B
$433M 0.14% 2,901,159 -302,989 -9% -$45.2M
ALL icon
105
Allstate
ALL
$53.6B
$428M 0.14% 3,363,289 +230,335 +7% +$29.3M
ADI icon
106
Analog Devices
ADI
$124B
$427M 0.14% 2,551,729 +710,764 +39% +$119M
AN icon
107
AutoNation
AN
$8.26B
$423M 0.14% 3,472,912 -13,061 -0.4% -$1.59M
TFC icon
108
Truist Financial
TFC
$60.4B
$419M 0.13% 7,139,295 -85,584 -1% -$5.02M
LRCX icon
109
Lam Research
LRCX
$127B
$414M 0.13% 727,339 -53,985 -7% -$30.7M
MPC icon
110
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
$409M 0.13% 6,616,250 -97,801 -1% -$6.05M
CRM icon
111
Salesforce
CRM
$245B
$406M 0.13% 1,495,209 +39,106 +3% +$10.6M
URI icon
112
United Rentals
URI
$61.5B
$399M 0.13% 1,136,932 -10,307 -0.9% -$3.62M
AMKR icon
113
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$5.98B
$397M 0.13% 15,929,018 -284,155 -2% -$7.09M
MCD icon
114
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
$397M 0.13% 1,646,574 -8,692 -0.5% -$2.1M
ASML icon
115
ASML
ASML
$292B
$397M 0.13% 532,787 +14,324 +3% +$10.7M
HIG icon
116
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.2B
$388M 0.13% 5,522,262 -75,580 -1% -$5.31M
BP icon
117
BP
BP
$90.8B
$387M 0.12% 14,168,858 +85,730 +0.6% +$2.34M
FCX icon
118
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$63.7B
$383M 0.12% 11,775,495 -438,170 -4% -$14.3M
PAG icon
119
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$12.2B
$382M 0.12% 3,797,891 -14,393 -0.4% -$1.45M
DOW icon
120
Dow Inc
DOW
$17.5B
$380M 0.12% 6,607,376 +248,697 +4% +$14.3M
FITB icon
121
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.3B
$380M 0.12% 8,960,590 -200,411 -2% -$8.51M
O icon
122
Realty Income
O
$53.7B
$378M 0.12% 5,828,397 +90,331 +2% +$5.86M
STLD icon
123
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.3B
$376M 0.12% 6,425,620 +67,683 +1% +$3.96M
ZWS icon
124
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
ZWS
$7.6B
$370M 0.12% 5,752,378 +2,717,090 +90% +$175M
CARR icon
125
Carrier Global
CARR
$55.5B
$369M 0.12% 7,135,121 -283,780 -4% -$14.7M