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
-0.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$325B
AUM Growth
+$325B
Cap. Flow
+$5.28B
Cap. Flow %
1.63%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.62%
Holding
3,635
New
98
Increased
2,071
Reduced
1,162
Closed
123
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ADP icon
126
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$123B
$403M 0.12%
1,770,165
-18,955
-1% -$4.31M
LYB icon
127
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$18.1B
$402M 0.12%
3,912,982
+214,468
+6% +$22.1M
TFC icon
128
Truist Financial
TFC
$60.4B
$399M 0.12%
7,030,155
+6,863
+0.1% +$389K
SPGI icon
129
S&P Global
SPGI
$167B
$398M 0.12%
970,796
+162,093
+20% +$66.5M
URI icon
130
United Rentals
URI
$61.5B
$395M 0.12%
1,110,668
+2,170
+0.2% +$771K
CRM icon
131
Salesforce
CRM
$245B
$394M 0.12%
1,856,089
+290,158
+19% +$61.6M
EXR icon
132
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.5B
$394M 0.12%
1,915,687
-25,579
-1% -$5.26M
MCD icon
133
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
$394M 0.12%
1,591,803
+17,123
+1% +$4.23M
PDCE
134
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$393M 0.12%
5,405,724
-322,372
-6% -$23.4M
ADM icon
135
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$30.1B
$392M 0.12%
4,339,868
+24,765
+0.6% +$2.24M
DVN icon
136
Devon Energy
DVN
$22.9B
$391M 0.12%
6,608,911
+799,535
+14% +$47.3M
BG icon
137
Bunge Global
BG
$16.8B
$390M 0.12%
3,518,749
+465
+0% +$51.5K
HIG icon
138
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.2B
$388M 0.12%
5,404,413
-18,955
-0.3% -$1.36M
HON icon
139
Honeywell
HON
$139B
$386M 0.12%
1,986,105
-89,995
-4% -$17.5M
MMM icon
140
3M
MMM
$82.8B
$384M 0.12%
2,576,047
-9,173
-0.4% -$1.37M
ADI icon
141
Analog Devices
ADI
$124B
$383M 0.12%
2,318,926
-217,695
-9% -$36M
NVS icon
142
Novartis
NVS
$245B
$382M 0.12%
4,357,362
+487,226
+13% +$42.8M
DLTR icon
143
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$22.8B
$377M 0.12%
2,355,152
+45,794
+2% +$7.33M
DRE
144
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$377M 0.12%
6,488,505
-35,617
-0.5% -$2.07M
ASML icon
145
ASML
ASML
$292B
$376M 0.12%
563,558
+12,038
+2% +$8.04M
PXD
146
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$372M 0.11%
1,488,211
-72,620
-5% -$18.2M
LRCX icon
147
Lam Research
LRCX
$127B
$371M 0.11%
689,716
-2,335
-0.3% -$1.26M
PWR icon
148
Quanta Services
PWR
$56.3B
$369M 0.11%
2,806,328
-181,993
-6% -$24M
MAA icon
149
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$17.1B
$365M 0.11%
1,744,490
-26,411
-1% -$5.53M
FITB icon
150
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.3B
$364M 0.11%
8,464,515
+87,166
+1% +$3.75M