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
+24.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$228B
AUM Growth
+$228B
Cap. Flow
-$3.68B
Cap. Flow %
-1.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.61%
Holding
3,428
New
54
Increased
1,500
Reduced
1,639
Closed
90

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.42%
2 Financials 16.29%
3 Industrials 12.6%
4 Healthcare 11.61%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SNX icon
126
TD Synnex
SNX
$12.2B
$248M 0.11% 2,073,790 -57,138 -3% -$6.84M
F icon
127
Ford
F
$46.8B
$248M 0.11% 40,752,039 -3,259,273 -7% -$19.8M
RRX icon
128
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$9.91B
$247M 0.11% 2,831,695 -119,192 -4% -$10.4M
CB icon
129
Chubb
CB
$110B
$247M 0.11% 1,949,083 -19,810 -1% -$2.51M
ADP icon
130
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$123B
$246M 0.11% 1,650,734 +81,096 +5% +$12.1M
SWK icon
131
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$11.5B
$245M 0.11% 1,759,074 +7,799 +0.4% +$1.09M
MTH icon
132
Meritage Homes
MTH
$5.53B
$245M 0.11% 3,215,562 -8,233 -0.3% -$627K
ALL icon
133
Allstate
ALL
$53.6B
$243M 0.11% 2,503,406 +159,451 +7% +$15.5M
RDS.A
134
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$242M 0.11% 7,407,537 -279,336 -4% -$9.13M
GLW icon
135
Corning
GLW
$57.4B
$238M 0.1% 9,200,168 +5,781 +0.1% +$150K
ZTS icon
136
Zoetis
ZTS
$69.3B
$237M 0.1% 1,732,866 +30,770 +2% +$4.22M
DVA icon
137
DaVita
DVA
$9.85B
$237M 0.1% 3,000,195 -232,892 -7% -$18.4M
INTU icon
138
Intuit
INTU
$186B
$236M 0.1% 798,291 +20,687 +3% +$6.13M
XPO icon
139
XPO
XPO
$15.3B
$236M 0.1% 3,054,086 +308,138 +11% +$23.8M
HPQ icon
140
HP
HPQ
$26.7B
$236M 0.1% 13,513,365 +29,599 +0.2% +$516K
RS icon
141
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.5B
$235M 0.1% 2,478,722 +43,664 +2% +$4.14M
LH icon
142
Labcorp
LH
$23.1B
$234M 0.1% 1,409,066 -4,762 -0.3% -$791K
FCN icon
143
FTI Consulting
FCN
$5.46B
$233M 0.1% 2,034,237 -290,563 -12% -$33.3M
MCK icon
144
McKesson
MCK
$85.4B
$232M 0.1% 1,511,359 +456 +0% +$69.9K
PSX icon
145
Phillips 66
PSX
$54B
$231M 0.1% 3,211,231 -266,334 -8% -$19.1M
HSBC icon
146
HSBC
HSBC
$224B
$229M 0.1% 9,826,246 +269,319 +3% +$6.28M
AMAT icon
147
Applied Materials
AMAT
$128B
$228M 0.1% 3,779,187 -59,960 -2% -$3.62M
ESS icon
148
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.4B
$227M 0.1% 989,606 +536 +0.1% +$123K
OC icon
149
Owens Corning
OC
$12.6B
$226M 0.1% 4,054,700 +319,367 +9% +$17.8M
TSN icon
150
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.2B
$225M 0.1% 3,775,802 +103,041 +3% +$6.15M