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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$342B
Cap. Flow
+$2.93B
Cap. Flow %
0.86%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,946
Reduced
1,245
Closed
104

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BLDR icon
101
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$15.3B
$501M 0.15% 2,999,174 -1,158,056 -28% -$193M
AMKR icon
102
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$5.98B
$494M 0.14% 14,860,585 +244,026 +2% +$8.12M
PSX icon
103
Phillips 66
PSX
$54B
$493M 0.14% 3,702,734 +315,889 +9% +$42.1M
EXR icon
104
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.5B
$492M 0.14% 3,066,040 -3,027 -0.1% -$485K
MCD icon
105
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
$486M 0.14% 1,639,020 +6,875 +0.4% +$2.04M
CB icon
106
Chubb
CB
$110B
$482M 0.14% 2,134,614 +52,961 +3% +$12M
NSC icon
107
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$62.8B
$472M 0.14% 1,998,327 -77,645 -4% -$18.4M
HSBC icon
108
HSBC
HSBC
$224B
$471M 0.14% 11,621,349 +376,641 +3% +$15.3M
LMT icon
109
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$106B
$471M 0.14% 1,038,161 +27,349 +3% +$12.4M
TSM icon
110
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$469M 0.14% 4,505,919 -63,979 -1% -$6.65M
C icon
111
Citigroup
C
$178B
$468M 0.14% 9,101,099 -229,861 -2% -$11.8M
NKE icon
112
Nike
NKE
$114B
$468M 0.14% 4,309,235 +64,325 +2% +$6.98M
DOW icon
113
Dow Inc
DOW
$17.5B
$465M 0.14% 8,477,662 +43,597 +0.5% +$2.39M
ADP icon
114
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$123B
$459M 0.13% 1,970,465 +54,816 +3% +$12.8M
HIG icon
115
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.2B
$458M 0.13% 5,695,656 -17,048 -0.3% -$1.37M
FCX icon
116
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$63.7B
$457M 0.13% 10,727,376 +90,663 +0.9% +$3.86M
VICI icon
117
VICI Properties
VICI
$36B
$456M 0.13% 14,294,012 +84,662 +0.6% +$2.7M
HUM icon
118
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$451M 0.13% 984,618 +8,164 +0.8% +$3.74M
TMHC icon
119
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
$6.66B
$445M 0.13% 8,347,712 -199,701 -2% -$10.7M
RSG icon
120
Republic Services
RSG
$73B
$442M 0.13% 2,681,941 -295,969 -10% -$48.8M
OXY icon
121
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$46.9B
$441M 0.13% 7,391,465 -70,927 -1% -$4.24M
GM icon
122
General Motors
GM
$55.8B
$435M 0.13% 12,110,486 +59,416 +0.5% +$2.13M
BP icon
123
BP
BP
$90.8B
$431M 0.13% 12,164,045 +87,881 +0.7% +$3.11M
LYB icon
124
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$18.1B
$428M 0.13% 4,504,443 -253,930 -5% -$24.1M
AIG icon
125
American International
AIG
$45.1B
$416M 0.12% 6,138,519 -5,581 -0.1% -$378K