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
+10.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$331B
AUM Growth
+$331B
Cap. Flow
-$4.96B
Cap. Flow %
-1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.03%
Holding
3,615
New
117
Increased
1,388
Reduced
1,917
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.41%
2 Financials 17.04%
3 Industrials 12.6%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.28%
5 Healthcare 11.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FCX icon
101
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$63.7B
$473M 0.14% 11,339,091 -436,404 -4% -$18.2M
CAT icon
102
Caterpillar
CAT
$196B
$473M 0.14% 2,288,254 -118,867 -5% -$24.6M
TMUS icon
103
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$284B
$472M 0.14% 4,067,557 -132,821 -3% -$15.4M
AXP icon
104
American Express
AXP
$231B
$466M 0.14% 2,848,857 +161,483 +6% +$26.4M
MMM icon
105
3M
MMM
$82.8B
$459M 0.14% 2,585,220 -65,792 -2% -$11.7M
DE icon
106
Deere & Co
DE
$129B
$451M 0.14% 1,314,380 +15,229 +1% +$5.22M
ADI icon
107
Analog Devices
ADI
$124B
$446M 0.13% 2,536,621 -15,108 -0.6% -$2.66M
ADP icon
108
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$123B
$441M 0.13% 1,789,120 -14,441 -0.8% -$3.56M
EXR icon
109
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.5B
$440M 0.13% 1,941,266 -32,974 -2% -$7.48M
DOW icon
110
Dow Inc
DOW
$17.5B
$440M 0.13% 7,750,486 +1,143,110 +17% +$64.8M
ASML icon
111
ASML
ASML
$292B
$439M 0.13% 551,520 +18,733 +4% +$14.9M
ZTS icon
112
Zoetis
ZTS
$69.3B
$437M 0.13% 1,789,074 +719 +0% +$175K
HON icon
113
Honeywell
HON
$139B
$433M 0.13% 2,076,100 -85,076 -4% -$17.7M
INTU icon
114
Intuit
INTU
$186B
$431M 0.13% 669,478 -9,002 -1% -$5.79M
DRE
115
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$428M 0.13% 6,524,122 -86,492 -1% -$5.68M
RRX icon
116
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$9.91B
$424M 0.13% 2,489,064 +243,534 +11% +$41.4M
MCD icon
117
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
$422M 0.13% 1,574,680 -71,894 -4% -$19.3M
TFC icon
118
Truist Financial
TFC
$60.4B
$411M 0.12% 7,023,292 -116,003 -2% -$6.79M
CNQ icon
119
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$65.9B
$411M 0.12% 9,722,210 +205,062 +2% +$8.66M
MAA icon
120
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$17.1B
$406M 0.12% 1,770,901 -29,784 -2% -$6.83M
STLD icon
121
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.3B
$400M 0.12% 6,448,382 +22,762 +0.4% +$1.41M
CRM icon
122
Salesforce
CRM
$245B
$398M 0.12% 1,565,931 +70,722 +5% +$18M
ALL icon
123
Allstate
ALL
$53.6B
$398M 0.12% 3,381,804 +18,515 +0.6% +$2.18M
INVH icon
124
Invitation Homes
INVH
$19.2B
$396M 0.12% 8,729,707 -91,830 -1% -$4.16M
KLAC icon
125
KLA
KLAC
$115B
$395M 0.12% 918,635 -11,737 -1% -$5.05M