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
+6.94%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$314B
AUM Growth
+$314B
Cap. Flow
+$2.54B
Cap. Flow %
0.81%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.02%
Holding
3,572
New
111
Increased
1,841
Reduced
1,368
Closed
92

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$267M
2
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
$202M
3
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
$201M
4
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
$182M
5
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
$123M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.96%
2 Financials 15.55%
3 Industrials 13.49%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.05%
5 Healthcare 10.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ETN icon
101
Eaton
ETN
$136B
$462M 0.15% 2,297,531 -378,859 -14% -$76.2M
LMT icon
102
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$106B
$457M 0.15% 993,234 +28,120 +3% +$12.9M
DOW icon
103
Dow Inc
DOW
$17.5B
$456M 0.15% 8,566,602 +31,053 +0.4% +$1.65M
OXY icon
104
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$46.9B
$455M 0.14% 7,731,313 -91,955 -1% -$5.41M
LYB icon
105
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$18.1B
$448M 0.14% 4,874,658 +15,554 +0.3% +$1.43M
LRCX icon
106
Lam Research
LRCX
$127B
$446M 0.14% 693,997 -21,724 -3% -$14M
ABT icon
107
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$446M 0.14% 4,089,285 -134,761 -3% -$14.7M
LEN icon
108
Lennar Class A
LEN
$34.5B
$443M 0.14% 3,533,485 +31,202 +0.9% +$3.91M
REGN icon
109
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$61.5B
$440M 0.14% 612,824 -20,684 -3% -$14.9M
TJX icon
110
TJX Companies
TJX
$152B
$439M 0.14% 5,182,279 +113,725 +2% +$9.64M
VICI icon
111
VICI Properties
VICI
$36B
$439M 0.14% 13,952,549 -119,454 -0.8% -$3.75M
AMKR icon
112
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$5.98B
$438M 0.14% 14,726,099 -200,816 -1% -$5.97M
HSBC icon
113
HSBC
HSBC
$224B
$434M 0.14% 10,964,950 +438,181 +4% +$17.4M
HUM icon
114
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$433M 0.14% 968,113 -80,155 -8% -$35.8M
FCX icon
115
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$63.7B
$433M 0.14% 10,821,111 -716,106 -6% -$28.6M
PH icon
116
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$96.2B
$432M 0.14% 1,108,424 -86,344 -7% -$33.7M
PAG icon
117
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$12.2B
$432M 0.14% 2,590,959 -170,114 -6% -$28.3M
COF icon
118
Capital One
COF
$145B
$427M 0.14% 3,902,486 +50,406 +1% +$5.51M
TMHC icon
119
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
$6.66B
$423M 0.14% 8,682,729 -33,548 -0.4% -$1.64M
SMCI icon
120
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$24.7B
$423M 0.13% 1,697,687 -378,562 -18% -$94.3M
GE icon
121
GE Aerospace
GE
$292B
$422M 0.13% 3,838,834 +62,286 +2% +$6.84M
ADP icon
122
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$123B
$414M 0.13% 1,883,893 +70,222 +4% +$15.4M
HIG icon
123
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.2B
$412M 0.13% 5,719,442 -4,049 -0.1% -$292K
HON icon
124
Honeywell
HON
$139B
$411M 0.13% 1,981,473 +183,381 +10% +$38.1M
CSX icon
125
CSX Corp
CSX
$60.6B
$410M 0.13% 12,020,326 +51,079 +0.4% +$1.74M