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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
+$152B
Cap. Flow
+$4.85B
Cap. Flow %
3.18%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
85
Increased
2,054
Reduced
912
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.02%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MCD icon
126
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
$182M 0.12% 1,842,936 +25,786 +1% +$2.54M
ALL icon
127
Allstate
ALL
$53.6B
$180M 0.12% 3,089,872 +219,566 +8% +$12.8M
QCOM icon
128
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
$179M 0.12% 3,335,213 +890,522 +36% +$47.8M
MDT icon
129
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
$179M 0.12% 2,667,131 +620,407 +30% +$41.5M
PM icon
130
Philip Morris
PM
$260B
$177M 0.12% 2,235,924 +86,482 +4% +$6.86M
GGP
131
DELISTED
GGP Inc.
GGP
$177M 0.12% 6,801,372 +121,890 +2% +$3.17M
FDP icon
132
Fresh Del Monte Produce
FDP
$1.74B
$176M 0.12% 4,447,926 +14,182 +0.3% +$560K
GPI icon
133
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$6.01B
$174M 0.11% 2,045,770 +11,187 +0.5% +$953K
PBH icon
134
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$3.35B
$173M 0.11% 3,834,619 +65,302 +2% +$2.95M
MMM icon
135
3M
MMM
$82.8B
$173M 0.11% 1,220,175 +129,541 +12% +$18.4M
BHI
136
DELISTED
Baker Hughes
BHI
$173M 0.11% 3,315,389 +1,734 +0.1% +$90.2K
CNW
137
DELISTED
CON-WAY INC.
CNW
$171M 0.11% 3,607,014 +265,993 +8% +$12.6M
PRE
138
DELISTED
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
$169M 0.11% 1,214,599 -713 -0.1% -$99K
TSM icon
139
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$168M 0.11% 8,106,191 +1,703,991 +27% +$35.3M
MA icon
140
Mastercard
MA
$538B
$167M 0.11% 1,850,793 +108,903 +6% +$9.81M
BSX icon
141
Boston Scientific
BSX
$156B
$167M 0.11% 10,148,164 -2,075,982 -17% -$34.1M
IP icon
142
International Paper
IP
$26.2B
$166M 0.11% 4,398,957 +158,305 +4% +$5.98M
AAN.A
143
DELISTED
AARON'S INC CL-A
AAN.A
$165M 0.11% 4,574,763 +327,975 +8% +$11.8M
PDCE
144
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$165M 0.11% 3,112,395 +551,943 +22% +$29.3M
GATX icon
145
GATX Corp
GATX
$6B
$165M 0.11% 3,728,726 -2,241 -0.1% -$98.9K
USB icon
146
US Bancorp
USB
$76B
$165M 0.11% 4,013,087 +106,054 +3% +$4.35M
ABBV icon
147
AbbVie
ABBV
$372B
$165M 0.11% 3,024,668 +187,700 +7% +$10.2M
PBR icon
148
Petrobras
PBR
$79.9B
$162M 0.11% 37,163,207 +3,629,680 +11% +$15.8M
AFG icon
149
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.3B
$161M 0.11% 2,336,164 -14,701 -0.6% -$1.01M
WAFD icon
150
WaFd
WAFD
$2.48B
$160M 0.1% 7,013,864 +31,925 +0.5% +$726K