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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$200B
Cap. Flow
+$779M
Cap. Flow %
0.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,828
Reduced
1,248
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.36%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MA icon
126
Mastercard
MA
$535B
$233M 0.12%
2,257,977
+75,884
+3% +$7.84M
AXP icon
127
American Express
AXP
$230B
$233M 0.12%
3,141,097
-146,632
-4% -$10.9M
CNO icon
128
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$3.83B
$233M 0.12%
12,148,100
-247,606
-2% -$4.74M
HIG icon
129
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.2B
$232M 0.12%
4,873,318
+96,701
+2% +$4.61M
EOG icon
130
EOG Resources
EOG
$68.8B
$232M 0.12%
2,290,001
-725,487
-24% -$73.3M
UAL icon
131
United Airlines
UAL
$33.9B
$232M 0.12%
3,176,413
+487,952
+18% +$35.6M
ARW icon
132
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$6.51B
$231M 0.12%
3,245,804
+36,451
+1% +$2.6M
ABBV icon
133
AbbVie
ABBV
$374B
$230M 0.11%
3,669,661
+182,152
+5% +$11.4M
SANM icon
134
Sanmina
SANM
$6.26B
$229M 0.11%
6,246,462
-23,551
-0.4% -$863K
PM icon
135
Philip Morris
PM
$260B
$228M 0.11%
2,492,554
+15,442
+0.6% +$1.41M
LUMN icon
136
Lumen
LUMN
$4.92B
$223M 0.11%
9,390,568
-156,601
-2% -$3.72M
ESL
137
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
$223M 0.11%
2,502,314
+13,658
+0.5% +$1.22M
FIS icon
138
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$35.7B
$222M 0.11%
2,933,881
-2,152
-0.1% -$163K
IP icon
139
International Paper
IP
$26B
$222M 0.11%
4,182,625
-1,264,855
-23% -$67.1M
GILD icon
140
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$221M 0.11%
3,090,075
+31,819
+1% +$2.28M
WPX
141
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
$220M 0.11%
15,100,481
-2,871,743
-16% -$41.8M
KHC icon
142
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.8B
$220M 0.11%
2,517,888
+355,546
+16% +$31M
CX icon
143
Cemex
CX
$13.2B
$218M 0.11%
27,211,948
-1,049,575
-4% -$8.43M
HPQ icon
144
HP
HPQ
$27.1B
$217M 0.11%
14,648,047
-186,041
-1% -$2.76M
POST icon
145
Post Holdings
POST
$6.15B
$217M 0.11%
2,703,960
-583,175
-18% -$46.9M
TFC icon
146
Truist Financial
TFC
$59.9B
$216M 0.11%
4,588,585
+327,849
+8% +$15.4M
WCC icon
147
WESCO International
WCC
$10.7B
$215M 0.11%
3,236,603
+301,244
+10% +$20M
RCL icon
148
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$96.2B
$215M 0.11%
2,621,388
+107,977
+4% +$8.86M
NEM icon
149
Newmont
NEM
$83.3B
$215M 0.11%
6,295,630
-316,917
-5% -$10.8M
GATX icon
150
GATX Corp
GATX
$5.99B
$214M 0.11%
3,478,417
-49,755
-1% -$3.06M