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
+9.99%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$432B
AUM Growth
+$432B
Cap. Flow
+$2.22B
Cap. Flow %
0.51%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.56%
Holding
3,373
New
53
Increased
1,646
Reduced
1,461
Closed
101

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.97%
2 Financials 18.52%
3 Industrials 12.28%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.39%
5 Healthcare 9.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
F icon
126
Ford
F
$46.8B
$498M 0.12% 45,854,841 -480,918 -1% -$5.22M
SHW icon
127
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$91.2B
$493M 0.11% 1,434,581 -44,629 -3% -$15.3M
TGT icon
128
Target
TGT
$43.6B
$486M 0.11% 4,928,851 -265,380 -5% -$26.2M
PLTR icon
129
Palantir
PLTR
$372B
$482M 0.11% 3,534,955 +16,150 +0.5% +$2.2M
KMI icon
130
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$60B
$481M 0.11% 16,345,939 +301,230 +2% +$8.86M
CTSH icon
131
Cognizant
CTSH
$35.3B
$479M 0.11% 6,132,512 +103,445 +2% +$8.07M
VICI icon
132
VICI Properties
VICI
$36B
$478M 0.11% 14,673,875 +182,994 +1% +$5.97M
UAL icon
133
United Airlines
UAL
$34B
$477M 0.11% 5,993,297 -16,996 -0.3% -$1.35M
ETN icon
134
Eaton
ETN
$136B
$472M 0.11% 1,320,897 -87,783 -6% -$31.3M
GLW icon
135
Corning
GLW
$57.4B
$464M 0.11% 8,820,099 -500,145 -5% -$26.3M
UPS icon
136
United Parcel Service
UPS
$74.1B
$463M 0.11% 4,585,898 +694,271 +18% +$70.1M
VLO icon
137
Valero Energy
VLO
$47.2B
$460M 0.11% 3,423,523 -785,533 -19% -$106M
INTU icon
138
Intuit
INTU
$186B
$459M 0.11% 582,407 -12,225 -2% -$9.63M
BKR icon
139
Baker Hughes
BKR
$44.8B
$454M 0.11% 11,832,364 +104,391 +0.9% +$4M
HES
140
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$453M 0.1% 3,269,274 +369,496 +13% +$51.2M
BLK icon
141
Blackrock
BLK
$175B
$452M 0.1% 430,944 +7,924 +2% +$8.31M
PH icon
142
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$96.2B
$451M 0.1% 645,878 -50,267 -7% -$35.1M
EXR icon
143
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.5B
$450M 0.1% 3,055,396 -35,761 -1% -$5.27M
LAD icon
144
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.63B
$448M 0.1% 1,326,655 +59,136 +5% +$20M
FIS icon
145
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$36.5B
$447M 0.1% 5,496,949 -120,086 -2% -$9.78M
PYPL icon
146
PayPal
PYPL
$67.1B
$447M 0.1% 6,017,309 +2,004,514 +50% +$149M
USB icon
147
US Bancorp
USB
$76B
$447M 0.1% 9,876,816 +1,339,625 +16% +$60.6M
CBRE icon
148
CBRE Group
CBRE
$48.2B
$446M 0.1% 3,185,875 +69,019 +2% +$9.67M
FHN icon
149
First Horizon
FHN
$11.5B
$446M 0.1% 21,048,973 +2,313,459 +12% +$49M
COR icon
150
Cencora
COR
$56.5B
$444M 0.1% 1,481,954 -61,191 -4% -$18.3M