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
+7.28%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$316B
AUM Growth
+$316B
Cap. Flow
-$3.39B
Cap. Flow %
-1.07%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.31%
Holding
3,528
New
120
Increased
1,446
Reduced
1,796
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 16.04%
3 Industrials 12.79%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.68%
5 Healthcare 10.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CMI icon
126
Cummins
CMI
$54.5B
$370M 0.12%
1,518,264
+95,075
+7% +$23.2M
TT icon
127
Trane Technologies
TT
$92.5B
$367M 0.12%
1,990,688
-208,786
-9% -$38.4M
KSU
128
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$366M 0.12%
1,292,514
-459
-0% -$130K
URI icon
129
United Rentals
URI
$61.7B
$366M 0.12%
1,147,239
+6,655
+0.6% +$2.12M
GLW icon
130
Corning
GLW
$58.7B
$366M 0.12%
8,939,337
+94,310
+1% +$3.86M
SWK icon
131
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$11.1B
$364M 0.12%
1,776,729
+14,291
+0.8% +$2.93M
ADP icon
132
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$123B
$363M 0.11%
1,825,266
-20,094
-1% -$3.99M
CARR icon
133
Carrier Global
CARR
$54B
$361M 0.11%
7,418,901
+940,282
+15% +$45.7M
BK icon
134
Bank of New York Mellon
BK
$73.8B
$360M 0.11%
7,034,241
-1,148,601
-14% -$58.8M
ASML icon
135
ASML
ASML
$285B
$358M 0.11%
518,463
+3,797
+0.7% +$2.62M
OLN icon
136
Olin
OLN
$2.7B
$356M 0.11%
7,690,980
-1,263,341
-14% -$58.4M
CRM icon
137
Salesforce
CRM
$242B
$356M 0.11%
1,456,103
+25,183
+2% +$6.15M
ACHC icon
138
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.12B
$354M 0.11%
5,636,358
-411,584
-7% -$25.8M
OXY icon
139
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$47.3B
$353M 0.11%
11,301,382
+174,933
+2% +$5.47M
NEM icon
140
Newmont
NEM
$83.3B
$351M 0.11%
5,534,952
+102,380
+2% +$6.49M
FITB icon
141
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.3B
$350M 0.11%
9,161,001
-362,302
-4% -$13.9M
LYB icon
142
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$18B
$349M 0.11%
3,396,799
+237,805
+8% +$24.5M
PHM icon
143
Pultegroup
PHM
$26B
$348M 0.11%
6,378,661
-53,213
-0.8% -$2.9M
SLB icon
144
Schlumberger
SLB
$53.6B
$347M 0.11%
10,850,465
+142,654
+1% +$4.57M
HIG icon
145
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.2B
$347M 0.11%
5,597,842
-102,017
-2% -$6.32M
MO icon
146
Altria Group
MO
$113B
$347M 0.11%
7,270,212
-77,179
-1% -$3.68M
CNQ icon
147
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$66.6B
$343M 0.11%
9,461,570
-407,789
-4% -$14.8M
BMO icon
148
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$86.7B
$339M 0.11%
3,303,614
-198
-0% -$20.3K
SBUX icon
149
Starbucks
SBUX
$102B
$338M 0.11%
3,023,885
-995
-0% -$111K
ZTS icon
150
Zoetis
ZTS
$69.3B
$336M 0.11%
1,803,441
-29,869
-2% -$5.57M