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
+0.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$310B
AUM Growth
+$310B
Cap. Flow
-$2.39B
Cap. Flow %
-0.77%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.67%
Holding
3,591
New
132
Increased
1,528
Reduced
1,722
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.76%
2 Technology 16.31%
3 Industrials 12.65%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.38%
5 Healthcare 10.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
INTU icon
126
Intuit
INTU
$186B
$366M 0.12%
678,480
-5,970
-0.9% -$3.22M
HPQ icon
127
HP
HPQ
$27.1B
$365M 0.12%
13,358,136
-26,786
-0.2% -$733K
ADP icon
128
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$123B
$361M 0.12%
1,803,561
-21,705
-1% -$4.34M
OLN icon
129
Olin
OLN
$2.7B
$358M 0.12%
7,414,930
-276,050
-4% -$13.3M
BIDU icon
130
Baidu
BIDU
$33.1B
$358M 0.12%
2,325,782
-137,158
-6% -$21.1M
ACHC icon
131
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.12B
$356M 0.11%
5,580,369
-55,989
-1% -$3.57M
ALLY icon
132
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12.6B
$353M 0.11%
6,905,350
-524,003
-7% -$26.8M
BMO icon
133
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$86.7B
$351M 0.11%
3,521,385
+217,771
+7% +$21.7M
F icon
134
Ford
F
$46.6B
$350M 0.11%
24,684,598
-2,286,761
-8% -$32.4M
PWR icon
135
Quanta Services
PWR
$55.8B
$350M 0.11%
3,070,614
-199,068
-6% -$22.7M
CNQ icon
136
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$66.6B
$348M 0.11%
9,517,148
+55,578
+0.6% +$2.03M
ZTS icon
137
Zoetis
ZTS
$69.3B
$347M 0.11%
1,788,355
-15,086
-0.8% -$2.93M
KSU
138
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$347M 0.11%
1,281,431
-11,083
-0.9% -$3M
WBA
139
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$345M 0.11%
7,338,305
-219,490
-3% -$10.3M
SPGI icon
140
S&P Global
SPGI
$167B
$342M 0.11%
805,729
-1,134
-0.1% -$482K
AON icon
141
Aon
AON
$79.1B
$340M 0.11%
1,189,527
+7,273
+0.6% +$2.08M
BK icon
142
Bank of New York Mellon
BK
$73.8B
$340M 0.11%
6,553,944
-480,297
-7% -$24.9M
CMI icon
143
Cummins
CMI
$54.5B
$340M 0.11%
1,512,706
-5,558
-0.4% -$1.25M
INVH icon
144
Invitation Homes
INVH
$19.2B
$338M 0.11%
8,821,537
+43,107
+0.5% +$1.65M
RRX icon
145
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$9.7B
$338M 0.11%
2,245,530
-30,887
-1% -$4.64M
MAA icon
146
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$17.1B
$336M 0.11%
1,800,685
-13,347
-0.7% -$2.49M
TT icon
147
Trane Technologies
TT
$92.5B
$336M 0.11%
1,945,166
-45,522
-2% -$7.86M
CB icon
148
Chubb
CB
$110B
$334M 0.11%
1,927,578
-26,852
-1% -$4.66M
ESI icon
149
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.15B
$334M 0.11%
15,392,182
-524,456
-3% -$11.4M
TEL icon
150
TE Connectivity
TEL
$61B
$333M 0.11%
2,424,601
-41,675
-2% -$5.72M