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
+8.5%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$412B
AUM Growth
+$412B
Cap. Flow
+$5.4B
Cap. Flow %
1.31%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.23%
Holding
3,437
New
64
Increased
1,714
Reduced
1,456
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Technology 19.73%
2 Financials 17.51%
3 Industrials 12.49%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.71%
5 Healthcare 10.22%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EXR icon
101
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.5B
$561M 0.14% 3,112,107 -14,905 -0.5% -$2.69M
DAL icon
102
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$40.3B
$559M 0.14% 10,998,001 +1,064,216 +11% +$54.1M
KLAC icon
103
KLA
KLAC
$115B
$557M 0.14% 718,889 +27,850 +4% +$21.6M
AMP icon
104
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.5B
$554M 0.13% 1,179,552 +49,920 +4% +$23.5M
VST icon
105
Vistra
VST
$64.1B
$549M 0.13% 4,630,961 -341,976 -7% -$40.5M
CSX icon
106
CSX Corp
CSX
$60.6B
$541M 0.13% 15,670,592 +3,248,730 +26% +$112M
TMHC icon
107
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
$6.66B
$540M 0.13% 7,682,845 -283,714 -4% -$19.9M
MCD icon
108
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
$536M 0.13% 1,759,905 -12,433 -0.7% -$3.79M
NUE icon
109
Nucor
NUE
$34.1B
$535M 0.13% 3,556,484 -352,904 -9% -$53.1M
LRCX icon
110
Lam Research
LRCX
$127B
$526M 0.13% 644,983 +30,778 +5% +$25.1M
SHW icon
111
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$91.2B
$525M 0.13% 1,375,054 +58,197 +4% +$22.2M
BK icon
112
Bank of New York Mellon
BK
$74.5B
$524M 0.13% 7,297,308 +44,383 +0.6% +$3.19M
LEN icon
113
Lennar Class A
LEN
$34.5B
$521M 0.13% 2,780,000 -317,524 -10% -$59.5M
COF icon
114
Capital One
COF
$145B
$513M 0.12% 3,424,463 -168,502 -5% -$25.2M
CMI icon
115
Cummins
CMI
$54.9B
$509M 0.12% 1,573,080 -123,458 -7% -$40M
PRU icon
116
Prudential Financial
PRU
$38.6B
$507M 0.12% 4,190,451 -15,899 -0.4% -$1.93M
MET icon
117
MetLife
MET
$54.1B
$507M 0.12% 6,144,003 +747,729 +14% +$61.7M
FI icon
118
Fiserv
FI
$75.1B
$506M 0.12% 2,818,470 -141,542 -5% -$25.4M
DFS
119
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$501M 0.12% 3,568,834 -119,849 -3% -$16.8M
IRM icon
120
Iron Mountain
IRM
$27.3B
$500M 0.12% 4,204,166 -81,902 -2% -$9.73M
VICI icon
121
VICI Properties
VICI
$36B
$499M 0.12% 14,976,329 +343,700 +2% +$11.4M
AIG icon
122
American International
AIG
$45.1B
$496M 0.12% 6,772,359 +337,114 +5% +$24.7M
TEL icon
123
TE Connectivity
TEL
$61B
$482M 0.12% 3,193,771 +75,135 +2% +$11.3M
MU icon
124
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
$482M 0.12% 4,645,996 -686,910 -13% -$71.3M
HSBC icon
125
HSBC
HSBC
$224B
$482M 0.12% 10,657,632 -502,164 -4% -$22.7M