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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
+$305B
Cap. Flow
+$1.29B
Cap. Flow %
0.42%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,794
Reduced
1,463
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 13.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HSBC icon
101
HSBC
HSBC
$224B
$444M 0.15% 11,244,708 +279,758 +3% +$11M
DOW icon
102
Dow Inc
DOW
$17.5B
$435M 0.14% 8,434,065 -132,537 -2% -$6.83M
CB icon
103
Chubb
CB
$110B
$433M 0.14% 2,081,653 +19,910 +1% +$4.15M
LRCX icon
104
Lam Research
LRCX
$127B
$431M 0.14% 686,839 -7,158 -1% -$4.49M
MCD icon
105
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
$430M 0.14% 1,632,145 -21,269 -1% -$5.6M
GE icon
106
GE Aerospace
GE
$292B
$427M 0.14% 3,866,527 +27,693 +0.7% +$3.06M
RSG icon
107
Republic Services
RSG
$73B
$424M 0.14% 2,977,910 -209,704 -7% -$29.9M
VICI icon
108
VICI Properties
VICI
$36B
$413M 0.14% 14,209,350 +256,801 +2% +$7.47M
LMT icon
109
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$106B
$413M 0.14% 1,010,812 +17,578 +2% +$7.19M
NSC icon
110
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$62.8B
$409M 0.13% 2,075,972 -34,557 -2% -$6.81M
HON icon
111
Honeywell
HON
$139B
$407M 0.13% 2,203,888 +222,415 +11% +$41.1M
PSX icon
112
Phillips 66
PSX
$54B
$407M 0.13% 3,386,845 +149,266 +5% +$17.9M
NKE icon
113
Nike
NKE
$114B
$406M 0.13% 4,244,910 -11,981 -0.3% -$1.15M
ABT icon
114
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$406M 0.13% 4,186,572 +97,287 +2% +$9.42M
HIG icon
115
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.2B
$405M 0.13% 5,712,704 -6,738 -0.1% -$478K
PXD
116
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$401M 0.13% 1,744,860 +42,233 +2% +$9.7M
GM icon
117
General Motors
GM
$55.8B
$397M 0.13% 12,051,070 -89,711 -0.7% -$2.96M
TSM icon
118
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$397M 0.13% 4,569,898 -72,863 -2% -$6.33M
FCX icon
119
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$63.7B
$397M 0.13% 10,636,713 -184,398 -2% -$6.88M
PAG icon
120
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$12.2B
$393M 0.13% 2,352,702 -238,257 -9% -$39.8M
PH icon
121
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$96.2B
$389M 0.13% 999,077 -109,347 -10% -$42.6M
PBF icon
122
PBF Energy
PBF
$3.16B
$389M 0.13% 7,260,935 +243,117 +3% +$13M
COF icon
123
Capital One
COF
$145B
$389M 0.13% 4,004,412 +101,926 +3% +$9.89M
BKNG icon
124
Booking.com
BKNG
$181B
$387M 0.13% 125,512 -1,736 -1% -$5.35M
RS icon
125
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.5B
$386M 0.13% 1,472,939 -236,560 -14% -$62M