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
+8.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$236B
AUM Growth
+$236B
Cap. Flow
+$112M
Cap. Flow %
0.05%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.67%
Holding
3,412
New
74
Increased
1,256
Reduced
1,780
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.33%
2 Financials 15.39%
3 Industrials 13.16%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.36%
5 Healthcare 11.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WBA
126
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$273M 0.12% 7,589,886 +430,437 +6% +$15.5M
TT icon
127
Trane Technologies
TT
$92.5B
$271M 0.11% 2,234,796 -17,260 -0.8% -$2.09M
GFI icon
128
Gold Fields
GFI
$30B
$271M 0.11% 22,012,526 -8,492,507 -28% -$104M
COF icon
129
Capital One
COF
$145B
$268M 0.11% 3,732,488 -304,476 -8% -$21.9M
BK icon
130
Bank of New York Mellon
BK
$74.5B
$267M 0.11% 7,773,001 +588,897 +8% +$20.2M
WHR icon
131
Whirlpool
WHR
$5.21B
$265M 0.11% 1,443,320 -96,046 -6% -$17.7M
F icon
132
Ford
F
$46.8B
$265M 0.11% 39,795,805 -956,234 -2% -$6.37M
AN icon
133
AutoNation
AN
$8.26B
$264M 0.11% 4,983,439 -206,599 -4% -$10.9M
LH icon
134
Labcorp
LH
$23.1B
$261M 0.11% 1,387,715 -21,351 -2% -$4.02M
SBUX icon
135
Starbucks
SBUX
$100B
$260M 0.11% 3,030,769 -22,845 -0.7% -$1.96M
NEE icon
136
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$148B
$259M 0.11% 934,038 -2,992 -0.3% -$831K
BLD icon
137
TopBuild
BLD
$11.8B
$258M 0.11% 1,513,167 -136,376 -8% -$23.3M
XPO icon
138
XPO
XPO
$15.3B
$257M 0.11% 3,039,769 -14,317 -0.5% -$1.21M
HPQ icon
139
HP
HPQ
$26.7B
$256M 0.11% 13,494,761 -18,604 -0.1% -$353K
TEL icon
140
TE Connectivity
TEL
$61B
$252M 0.11% 2,579,706 -49,055 -2% -$4.79M
CHL
141
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
$252M 0.11% 7,830,970 -120,765 -2% -$3.88M
DOW icon
142
Dow Inc
DOW
$17.5B
$251M 0.11% 5,326,779 +149,169 +3% +$7.02M
RRX icon
143
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$9.91B
$250M 0.11% 2,658,239 -173,456 -6% -$16.3M
ALL icon
144
Allstate
ALL
$53.6B
$248M 0.11% 2,632,506 +129,100 +5% +$12.2M
RS icon
145
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.5B
$246M 0.1% 2,406,486 -72,236 -3% -$7.37M
INVH icon
146
Invitation Homes
INVH
$19.2B
$245M 0.1% 8,760,797 +713,128 +9% +$20M
ADP icon
147
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$123B
$245M 0.1% 1,757,867 +107,133 +6% +$14.9M
INTU icon
148
Intuit
INTU
$186B
$245M 0.1% 751,390 -46,901 -6% -$15.3M
DRE
149
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$243M 0.1% 6,590,460 +975,963 +17% +$36M
CNC icon
150
Centene
CNC
$14.3B
$243M 0.1% 4,159,554 +2,934 +0.1% +$171K