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
+10.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$331B
AUM Growth
+$331B
Cap. Flow
-$4.96B
Cap. Flow %
-1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.03%
Holding
3,615
New
117
Increased
1,388
Reduced
1,917
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.41%
2 Financials 17.04%
3 Industrials 12.6%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.28%
5 Healthcare 11.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ON icon
126
ON Semiconductor
ON
$20B
$389M 0.12%
5,721,532
-24,526
-0.4% -$1.67M
PAG icon
127
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$12.2B
$385M 0.12%
3,594,273
-203,618
-5% -$21.8M
TEL icon
128
TE Connectivity
TEL
$61B
$384M 0.12%
2,381,385
-43,216
-2% -$6.97M
BMO icon
129
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$86.7B
$384M 0.12%
3,560,850
+39,465
+1% +$4.25M
AMKR icon
130
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$5.98B
$382M 0.12%
15,416,372
-512,646
-3% -$12.7M
AN icon
131
AutoNation
AN
$8.26B
$382M 0.12%
3,269,181
-203,731
-6% -$23.8M
SPGI icon
132
S&P Global
SPGI
$167B
$382M 0.12%
808,703
+2,974
+0.4% +$1.4M
WBA
133
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$381M 0.12%
7,312,844
-25,461
-0.3% -$1.33M
OLN icon
134
Olin
OLN
$2.7B
$380M 0.11%
6,603,841
-811,089
-11% -$46.7M
CARR icon
135
Carrier Global
CARR
$54B
$379M 0.11%
6,988,684
-146,437
-2% -$7.94M
DGX icon
136
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$20.3B
$378M 0.11%
2,186,919
+29,895
+1% +$5.17M
CTSH icon
137
Cognizant
CTSH
$35.1B
$378M 0.11%
4,260,146
+618,660
+17% +$54.9M
BP icon
138
BP
BP
$90.8B
$377M 0.11%
14,156,857
-12,001
-0.1% -$320K
PH icon
139
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$96.2B
$377M 0.11%
1,185,048
+77,387
+7% +$24.6M
HIG icon
140
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.2B
$374M 0.11%
5,423,368
-98,894
-2% -$6.83M
CB icon
141
Chubb
CB
$110B
$374M 0.11%
1,936,210
+8,632
+0.4% +$1.67M
BLDR icon
142
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$15.2B
$372M 0.11%
4,340,327
+82,305
+2% +$7.05M
AA icon
143
Alcoa
AA
$8.01B
$371M 0.11%
6,224,637
-337,284
-5% -$20.1M
MRVL icon
144
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$55.7B
$369M 0.11%
4,212,157
-51,567
-1% -$4.51M
URI icon
145
United Rentals
URI
$61.7B
$368M 0.11%
1,108,498
-28,434
-3% -$9.45M
SUI icon
146
Sun Communities
SUI
$15.9B
$367M 0.11%
1,748,733
-4,909
-0.3% -$1.03M
AMD icon
147
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$263B
$366M 0.11%
2,541,414
+165,814
+7% +$23.9M
PHM icon
148
Pultegroup
PHM
$26B
$366M 0.11%
6,394,859
-34,705
-0.5% -$1.98M
FITB icon
149
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.3B
$365M 0.11%
8,377,349
-583,241
-7% -$25.4M
LEN icon
150
Lennar Class A
LEN
$34.4B
$365M 0.11%
3,139,974
+20,776
+0.7% +$2.41M