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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$258B
Cap. Flow
+$421M
Cap. Flow %
0.16%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,930
Reduced
1,177
Closed
62

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.39%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ABBV icon
126
AbbVie
ABBV
$372B
$273M 0.11% 3,753,997 -7,525 -0.2% -$547K
NUE icon
127
Nucor
NUE
$34.1B
$270M 0.1% 4,902,866 +106,656 +2% +$5.88M
LOW icon
128
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$145B
$270M 0.1% 2,673,791 +41,391 +2% +$4.18M
CMI icon
129
Cummins
CMI
$54.9B
$266M 0.1% 1,552,198 +24,372 +2% +$4.18M
PRU icon
130
Prudential Financial
PRU
$38.6B
$264M 0.1% 2,614,113 +2,663 +0.1% +$269K
DAR icon
131
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$5.37B
$264M 0.1% 13,259,886 -66,123 -0.5% -$1.32M
MET icon
132
MetLife
MET
$54.1B
$263M 0.1% 5,293,207 -63,366 -1% -$3.15M
PHM icon
133
Pultegroup
PHM
$26B
$262M 0.1% 8,293,519 -431,898 -5% -$13.7M
BMO icon
134
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$86.7B
$262M 0.1% 3,474,641 -81,857 -2% -$6.18M
SKYW icon
135
Skywest
SKYW
$4.9B
$262M 0.1% 4,311,448 -2,950 -0.1% -$179K
ADBE icon
136
Adobe
ADBE
$151B
$261M 0.1% 884,238 -7,516 -0.8% -$2.21M
HPE icon
137
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$29.6B
$260M 0.1% 17,400,091 +870,120 +5% +$13M
NVDA icon
138
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.24T
$260M 0.1% 1,581,893 -185,768 -11% -$30.5M
LUV icon
139
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$17.3B
$260M 0.1% 5,112,811 +45,877 +0.9% +$2.33M
LLY icon
140
Eli Lilly
LLY
$657B
$259M 0.1% 2,336,834 +422,038 +22% +$46.8M
TEL icon
141
TE Connectivity
TEL
$61B
$259M 0.1% 2,702,304 +2,935 +0.1% +$281K
USB icon
142
US Bancorp
USB
$76B
$258M 0.1% 4,932,112 +1,438 +0% +$75.3K
DHI icon
143
D.R. Horton
DHI
$50.5B
$254M 0.1% 5,888,926 +13,891 +0.2% +$599K
PBR icon
144
Petrobras
PBR
$79.9B
$254M 0.1% 16,289,250 -68,269 -0.4% -$1.06M
ALL icon
145
Allstate
ALL
$53.6B
$253M 0.1% 2,484,542 -100,133 -4% -$10.2M
AIG icon
146
American International
AIG
$45.1B
$252M 0.1% 4,731,623 -8 -0% -$426
LH icon
147
Labcorp
LH
$23.1B
$251M 0.1% 1,452,981 -9,898 -0.7% -$1.71M
POST icon
148
Post Holdings
POST
$6.15B
$250M 0.1% 2,406,085 +4,519 +0.2% +$470K
TDS icon
149
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$4.61B
$250M 0.1% 8,214,063 +118,370 +1% +$3.6M
PCAR icon
150
PACCAR
PCAR
$52.5B
$249M 0.1% 3,473,837 +80,376 +2% +$5.76M