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
+14.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$302B
AUM Growth
+$302B
Cap. Flow
-$7.98B
Cap. Flow %
-2.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.83%
Holding
3,466
New
124
Increased
1,217
Reduced
1,937
Closed
58

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Industrials 13.59%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.2%
5 Healthcare 10.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LH icon
126
Labcorp
LH
$23.1B
$357M 0.12% 1,400,503 -5,012 -0.4% -$1.28M
FITB icon
127
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.3B
$357M 0.12% 9,523,303 -160,704 -2% -$6.02M
ALLY icon
128
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12.6B
$352M 0.12% 7,792,088 -111,207 -1% -$5.03M
SWK icon
129
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$11.5B
$352M 0.12% 1,762,438 +28,939 +2% +$5.78M
VLO icon
130
Valero Energy
VLO
$47.2B
$352M 0.12% 4,913,089 -179,870 -4% -$12.9M
AGCO icon
131
AGCO
AGCO
$8.07B
$350M 0.12% 2,438,157 -287,042 -11% -$41.2M
ADP icon
132
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$123B
$348M 0.12% 1,845,360 +59,490 +3% +$11.2M
BP icon
133
BP
BP
$90.8B
$348M 0.12% 14,279,599 +597,129 +4% +$14.5M
BKNG icon
134
Booking.com
BKNG
$181B
$347M 0.11% 148,997 -12,357 -8% -$28.8M
ACHC icon
135
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.12B
$346M 0.11% 6,047,942 +28,334 +0.5% +$1.62M
KSU
136
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$341M 0.11% 1,292,973 +5,848 +0.5% +$1.54M
RS icon
137
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.5B
$341M 0.11% 2,236,527 -30,286 -1% -$4.61M
OLN icon
138
Olin
OLN
$2.71B
$340M 0.11% 8,954,321 -113,968 -1% -$4.33M
STLD icon
139
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.3B
$338M 0.11% 6,653,228 -182,561 -3% -$9.27M
PHM icon
140
Pultegroup
PHM
$26B
$337M 0.11% 6,431,874 +181,316 +3% +$9.51M
ALL icon
141
Allstate
ALL
$53.6B
$336M 0.11% 2,924,070 +163,814 +6% +$18.8M
RRX icon
142
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$9.91B
$335M 0.11% 2,344,525 -143,175 -6% -$20.4M
PXD
143
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$334M 0.11% 2,104,693 +500,868 +31% +$79.6M
SBUX icon
144
Starbucks
SBUX
$100B
$331M 0.11% 3,024,880 -19,444 -0.6% -$2.13M
PAG icon
145
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$12.2B
$330M 0.11% 4,112,784 -128,883 -3% -$10.3M
LYB icon
146
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$18.1B
$329M 0.11% 3,158,994 -26,325 -0.8% -$2.74M
MHK icon
147
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.24B
$328M 0.11% 1,704,214 +4,579 +0.3% +$881K
NEM icon
148
Newmont
NEM
$81.7B
$327M 0.11% 5,432,572 +22,021 +0.4% +$1.33M
PWR icon
149
Quanta Services
PWR
$56.3B
$326M 0.11% 3,708,777 -315,322 -8% -$27.7M
TEL icon
150
TE Connectivity
TEL
$61B
$323M 0.11% 2,500,351 -33,243 -1% -$4.29M