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
+6.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$297B
AUM Growth
+$297B
Cap. Flow
+$4.32B
Cap. Flow %
1.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
3,570
New
79
Increased
2,113
Reduced
1,116
Closed
109

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.86%
2 Financials 16.13%
3 Industrials 13.08%
4 Healthcare 11.06%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LMT icon
101
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$106B
$456M 0.15% 965,114 -14,140 -1% -$6.68M
LYB icon
102
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$18.1B
$456M 0.15% 4,859,104 +196,741 +4% +$18.5M
FDX icon
103
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$451M 0.15% 1,973,386 +30,517 +2% +$6.97M
GM icon
104
General Motors
GM
$55.8B
$444M 0.15% 12,102,320 +61,522 +0.5% +$2.26M
TSM icon
105
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$431M 0.15% 4,637,567 -296,928 -6% -$27.6M
PCAR icon
106
PACCAR
PCAR
$52.5B
$428M 0.14% 5,848,051 +2,247,746 +62% +$165M
ABT icon
107
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$428M 0.14% 4,224,046 -496,083 -11% -$50.2M
BP icon
108
BP
BP
$90.8B
$419M 0.14% 11,042,101 +642,185 +6% +$24.4M
PHM icon
109
Pultegroup
PHM
$26B
$413M 0.14% 7,093,359 -24,995 -0.4% -$1.46M
BABA icon
110
Alibaba
BABA
$322B
$408M 0.14% 3,990,761 +69,479 +2% +$7.1M
ADP icon
111
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$123B
$404M 0.14% 1,813,671 +18,766 +1% +$4.18M
PH icon
112
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$96.2B
$402M 0.14% 1,194,768 -62,454 -5% -$21M
DLR icon
113
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$57.2B
$400M 0.13% 4,064,264 +137,261 +3% +$13.5M
HIG icon
114
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.2B
$399M 0.13% 5,723,491 +98,401 +2% +$6.86M
TGT icon
115
Target
TGT
$43.6B
$398M 0.13% 2,405,453 -71,528 -3% -$11.8M
TJX icon
116
TJX Companies
TJX
$152B
$397M 0.13% 5,068,554 +57,348 +1% +$4.49M
CB icon
117
Chubb
CB
$110B
$395M 0.13% 2,035,662 +54,118 +3% +$10.5M
BIIB icon
118
Biogen
BIIB
$19.4B
$394M 0.13% 1,416,521 +73,289 +5% +$20.4M
MRNA icon
119
Moderna
MRNA
$9.37B
$393M 0.13% 2,559,954 +210,985 +9% +$32.4M
PAG icon
120
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$12.2B
$392M 0.13% 2,761,073 -364,611 -12% -$51.7M
SBAC icon
121
SBA Communications
SBAC
$22B
$390M 0.13% 1,494,031 +29,876 +2% +$7.8M
GIS icon
122
General Mills
GIS
$26.4B
$390M 0.13% 4,560,937 -167,176 -4% -$14.3M
BLDR icon
123
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$15.3B
$389M 0.13% 4,376,602 -166,261 -4% -$14.8M
AMKR icon
124
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$5.98B
$388M 0.13% 14,926,915 -784,269 -5% -$20.4M
HPQ icon
125
HP
HPQ
$26.7B
$387M 0.13% 13,172,980 +48,539 +0.4% +$1.42M