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
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$251B
Cap. Flow
+$2.95B
Cap. Flow %
1.17%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
70
Increased
1,943
Reduced
1,176
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SWK icon
126
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$11.2B
$271M 0.11%
1,989,670
+52,184
+3% +$7.11M
TT icon
127
Trane Technologies
TT
$90B
$269M 0.11%
2,495,213
+60,143
+2% +$6.49M
ARW icon
128
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$6.34B
$267M 0.11%
3,463,090
-3,666
-0.1% -$282K
BMO icon
129
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$87.9B
$266M 0.11%
3,556,498
-36,310
-1% -$2.72M
PM icon
130
Philip Morris
PM
$254B
$263M 0.1%
2,980,414
+77,362
+3% +$6.84M
UFS
131
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
$263M 0.1%
5,300,744
+137,204
+3% +$6.81M
HIG icon
132
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.3B
$263M 0.1%
5,292,591
+183,517
+4% +$9.12M
LUV icon
133
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$17B
$263M 0.1%
5,066,934
+146,317
+3% +$7.59M
POST icon
134
Post Holdings
POST
$6.02B
$263M 0.1%
2,401,566
-37,742
-2% -$4.13M
CHL
135
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
$261M 0.1%
5,124,738
-158,414
-3% -$8.08M
PBR icon
136
Petrobras
PBR
$78.8B
$260M 0.1%
16,357,519
-102,601
-0.6% -$1.63M
HPE icon
137
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$30B
$255M 0.1%
16,529,971
+1,323,182
+9% +$20.4M
VALE icon
138
Vale
VALE
$43.4B
$252M 0.1%
19,270,088
-652
-0% -$8.52K
TDS icon
139
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$4.64B
$249M 0.1%
8,095,693
-324,740
-4% -$9.98M
LLY icon
140
Eli Lilly
LLY
$658B
$248M 0.1%
1,914,796
-155,791
-8% -$20.2M
BKNG icon
141
Booking.com
BKNG
$179B
$246M 0.1%
141,054
+3,379
+2% +$5.9M
PHM icon
142
Pultegroup
PHM
$26.4B
$244M 0.1%
8,725,417
+194,658
+2% +$5.44M
DLTR icon
143
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$21.5B
$244M 0.1%
2,320,887
+30,619
+1% +$3.22M
ALL icon
144
Allstate
ALL
$53.3B
$243M 0.1%
2,584,675
-61,552
-2% -$5.8M
DHI icon
145
D.R. Horton
DHI
$51.6B
$243M 0.1%
5,875,035
-2,210
-0% -$91.5K
CMI icon
146
Cummins
CMI
$53.8B
$241M 0.1%
1,527,826
+238,160
+18% +$37.6M
PRU icon
147
Prudential Financial
PRU
$37.5B
$240M 0.1%
2,611,450
+38,059
+1% +$3.5M
UPS icon
148
United Parcel Service
UPS
$72.1B
$240M 0.1%
2,144,921
+50,483
+2% +$5.64M
PBF icon
149
PBF Energy
PBF
$3.27B
$239M 0.1%
7,690,309
+180,202
+2% +$5.61M
ASB icon
150
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$4.34B
$239M 0.1%
11,207,755
+482,884
+5% +$10.3M