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
+1.34%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$257B
AUM Growth
+$257B
Cap. Flow
-$149M
Cap. Flow %
-0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.24%
Holding
3,512
New
49
Increased
1,700
Reduced
1,395
Closed
95

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.92%
2 Technology 13.58%
3 Industrials 13.34%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.59%
5 Healthcare 9.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SNX icon
126
TD Synnex
SNX
$12.2B
$279M 0.11% 2,473,317 +41,558 +2% +$4.69M
LUV icon
127
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$17.3B
$279M 0.11% 5,168,810 +55,999 +1% +$3.02M
RCL icon
128
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$98.7B
$276M 0.11% 2,549,639 -2,509 -0.1% -$272K
FITB icon
129
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.3B
$275M 0.11% 10,048,749 -568,917 -5% -$15.6M
TT icon
130
Trane Technologies
TT
$92.5B
$273M 0.11% 2,218,799 -99,693 -4% -$12.3M
HPQ icon
131
HP
HPQ
$26.7B
$272M 0.11% 14,365,406 +266,748 +2% +$5.05M
UPS icon
132
United Parcel Service
UPS
$74.1B
$270M 0.1% 2,252,592 +11,726 +0.5% +$1.4M
ALL icon
133
Allstate
ALL
$53.6B
$268M 0.1% 2,468,107 -16,435 -0.7% -$1.79M
HPE icon
134
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$29.6B
$268M 0.1% 17,662,498 +262,407 +2% +$3.98M
LLY icon
135
Eli Lilly
LLY
$657B
$268M 0.1% 2,391,999 +55,165 +2% +$6.17M
USB icon
136
US Bancorp
USB
$76B
$267M 0.1% 4,817,982 -114,130 -2% -$6.32M
DINO icon
137
HF Sinclair
DINO
$9.52B
$266M 0.1% 4,961,315 +431,531 +10% +$23.1M
ARE icon
138
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.1B
$265M 0.1% 1,723,059 +17,238 +1% +$2.66M
DOC icon
139
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$12.5B
$263M 0.1% 7,382,878 +155,661 +2% +$5.55M
KMPR icon
140
Kemper
KMPR
$3.37B
$261M 0.1% 3,345,601 -332,827 -9% -$25.9M
AIG icon
141
American International
AIG
$45.1B
$260M 0.1% 4,659,959 -71,664 -2% -$3.99M
TFC icon
142
Truist Financial
TFC
$60.4B
$259M 0.1% 4,856,180 -25,891 -0.5% -$1.38M
BMY icon
143
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96B
$259M 0.1% 5,106,765 +984,330 +24% +$49.9M
JCI icon
144
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$69.9B
$255M 0.1% 5,817,359 -142,887 -2% -$6.27M
POST icon
145
Post Holdings
POST
$6.15B
$255M 0.1% 2,407,605 +1,520 +0.1% +$161K
BMO icon
146
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$86.7B
$255M 0.1% 3,452,979 -21,662 -0.6% -$1.6M
DAR icon
147
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$5.37B
$253M 0.1% 13,242,036 -17,850 -0.1% -$341K
NUE icon
148
Nucor
NUE
$34.1B
$253M 0.1% 4,964,801 +61,935 +1% +$3.15M
AGN
149
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$250M 0.1% 1,485,334 +532 +0% +$89.5K
CMI icon
150
Cummins
CMI
$54.9B
$249M 0.1% 1,533,505 -18,693 -1% -$3.04M