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
+1.12%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$383B
AUM Growth
+$383B
Cap. Flow
+$25.3B
Cap. Flow %
6.6%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.87%
Holding
3,454
New
67
Increased
1,992
Reduced
1,218
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.72%
2 Financials 16.94%
3 Industrials 12.29%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PCAR icon
101
PACCAR
PCAR
$52.5B
$558M 0.15% 5,415,637 +171,317 +3% +$17.6M
ADP icon
102
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$123B
$548M 0.14% 2,296,344 +269,986 +13% +$64.4M
LMT icon
103
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$106B
$546M 0.14% 1,169,223 +119,052 +11% +$55.6M
FCX icon
104
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$63.7B
$536M 0.14% 11,028,452 +530,676 +5% +$25.8M
PHM icon
105
Pultegroup
PHM
$26B
$527M 0.14% 4,788,040 -231,164 -5% -$25.5M
PSX icon
106
Phillips 66
PSX
$54B
$514M 0.13% 3,643,264 +111,261 +3% +$15.7M
COF icon
107
Capital One
COF
$145B
$497M 0.13% 3,592,965 -68,446 -2% -$9.47M
UPS icon
108
United Parcel Service
UPS
$74.1B
$493M 0.13% 3,605,358 -75,374 -2% -$10.3M
PRU icon
109
Prudential Financial
PRU
$38.6B
$493M 0.13% 4,206,350 -15,376 -0.4% -$1.8M
EXR icon
110
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.5B
$486M 0.13% 3,127,012 +45,717 +1% +$7.1M
HSBC icon
111
HSBC
HSBC
$224B
$485M 0.13% 11,159,796 -244,267 -2% -$10.6M
AMP icon
112
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.5B
$483M 0.13% 1,129,632 +110,319 +11% +$47.1M
DFS
113
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$482M 0.13% 3,688,683 -10,700 -0.3% -$1.4M
AIG icon
114
American International
AIG
$45.1B
$478M 0.12% 6,435,245 +269,188 +4% +$20M
WM icon
115
Waste Management
WM
$91.2B
$473M 0.12% 2,217,389 +221,380 +11% +$47.2M
STLD icon
116
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.3B
$472M 0.12% 3,646,108 -260,849 -7% -$33.8M
DAL icon
117
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$40.3B
$471M 0.12% 9,933,785 +1,105,674 +13% +$52.5M
CMI icon
118
Cummins
CMI
$54.9B
$470M 0.12% 1,696,538 +26,977 +2% +$7.47M
TEL icon
119
TE Connectivity
TEL
$61B
$469M 0.12% 3,118,636 +223,842 +8% +$33.7M
LEN icon
120
Lennar Class A
LEN
$34.5B
$464M 0.12% 3,097,524 -75,438 -2% -$11.3M
OXY icon
121
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$46.9B
$464M 0.12% 7,356,155 -27,628 -0.4% -$1.74M
BP icon
122
BP
BP
$90.8B
$463M 0.12% 12,829,603 -728,338 -5% -$26.3M
TGT icon
123
Target
TGT
$43.6B
$461M 0.12% 3,114,400 +435,229 +16% +$64.4M
FANG icon
124
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$43.1B
$457M 0.12% 2,282,557 +87,288 +4% +$17.5M
F icon
125
Ford
F
$46.8B
$454M 0.12% 36,190,972 +7,793,944 +27% +$97.7M