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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
+$402B
Cap. Flow
+$2.59B
Cap. Flow %
0.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,746
Reduced
1,404
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.95%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DFS
101
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$536M 0.13% 3,143,456 -13,193 -0.4% -$2.25M
MET icon
102
MetLife
MET
$54.1B
$536M 0.13% 6,671,435 +236,698 +4% +$19M
FI icon
103
Fiserv
FI
$75.1B
$534M 0.13% 2,420,038 -335,179 -12% -$74M
AMP icon
104
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.5B
$527M 0.13% 1,089,548 -71,301 -6% -$34.5M
FDX icon
105
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$527M 0.13% 2,163,312 -29,489 -1% -$7.19M
PGR icon
106
Progressive
PGR
$145B
$525M 0.13% 1,853,854 +45,313 +3% +$12.8M
KLAC icon
107
KLA
KLAC
$115B
$523M 0.13% 769,106 -6,366 -0.8% -$4.33M
SHW icon
108
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$91.2B
$516M 0.13% 1,479,210 +42,312 +3% +$14.8M
BKR icon
109
Baker Hughes
BKR
$44.8B
$515M 0.13% 11,727,973 +175,495 +2% +$7.71M
PM icon
110
Philip Morris
PM
$260B
$511M 0.13% 3,222,999 +83,624 +3% +$13.3M
BK icon
111
Bank of New York Mellon
BK
$74.5B
$504M 0.13% 6,016,053 -1,252,714 -17% -$105M
MMC icon
112
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$101B
$503M 0.13% 2,062,278 +33,651 +2% +$8.21M
FCX icon
113
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$63.7B
$498M 0.12% 13,162,058 +1,815,285 +16% +$68.7M
LNG icon
114
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$53.1B
$495M 0.12% 2,139,846 -45,045 -2% -$10.4M
VST icon
115
Vistra
VST
$64.1B
$492M 0.12% 4,190,462 +11,386 +0.3% +$1.34M
GE icon
116
GE Aerospace
GE
$292B
$487M 0.12% 2,432,432 -38,125 -2% -$7.63M
NSC icon
117
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$62.8B
$484M 0.12% 2,044,150 +127,889 +7% +$30.3M
KVUE icon
118
Kenvue
KVUE
$39.7B
$476M 0.12% 19,856,812 +932,633 +5% +$22.4M
WMB icon
119
Williams Companies
WMB
$70.7B
$475M 0.12% 7,954,114 -497,893 -6% -$29.8M
DAL icon
120
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$40.3B
$474M 0.12% 10,877,945 -212,264 -2% -$9.25M
CMI icon
121
Cummins
CMI
$54.9B
$473M 0.12% 1,508,911 -76,891 -5% -$24.1M
VICI icon
122
VICI Properties
VICI
$36B
$473M 0.12% 14,490,881 -463,862 -3% -$15.1M
LRCX icon
123
Lam Research
LRCX
$127B
$472M 0.12% 6,498,985 -172,401 -3% -$12.5M
BSX icon
124
Boston Scientific
BSX
$156B
$470M 0.12% 4,661,316 -253,126 -5% -$25.5M
F icon
125
Ford
F
$46.8B
$465M 0.12% 46,335,759 -173,123 -0.4% -$1.74M