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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
+$279B
Cap. Flow
+$3.96B
Cap. Flow %
1.42%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,939
Reduced
1,302
Closed
147
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TSN icon
126
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.2B
$358M 0.13% 4,161,907 +101,742 +3% +$8.76M
BMO icon
127
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$86.7B
$356M 0.13% 3,703,180 +222,958 +6% +$21.4M
DRE
128
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$354M 0.13% 6,449,658 -38,847 -0.6% -$2.13M
LYB icon
129
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$18.1B
$353M 0.13% 4,031,662 +118,680 +3% +$10.4M
NEM icon
130
Newmont
NEM
$81.7B
$351M 0.13% 5,883,769 +16,566 +0.3% +$989K
ARE icon
131
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.1B
$351M 0.13% 2,420,780 +16,732 +0.7% +$2.43M
PNC icon
132
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$81.7B
$350M 0.13% 2,219,028 -270,650 -11% -$42.7M
FCX icon
133
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$63.7B
$348M 0.12% 11,888,519 +442,056 +4% +$12.9M
ETN icon
134
Eaton
ETN
$136B
$343M 0.12% 2,725,574 -71,206 -3% -$8.97M
ACHC icon
135
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.12B
$343M 0.12% 5,072,224 -187,679 -4% -$12.7M
TFC icon
136
Truist Financial
TFC
$60.4B
$342M 0.12% 7,216,429 +186,274 +3% +$8.83M
ADM icon
137
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$30.1B
$333M 0.12% 4,291,751 -48,117 -1% -$3.73M
VICI icon
138
VICI Properties
VICI
$36B
$331M 0.12% 11,097,312 +4,246,492 +62% +$127M
ADI icon
139
Analog Devices
ADI
$124B
$327M 0.12% 2,241,627 -77,299 -3% -$11.3M
HES
140
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$327M 0.12% 3,082,971 -99,578 -3% -$10.6M
PXD
141
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$325M 0.12% 1,458,018 -30,193 -2% -$6.74M
NOC icon
142
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$84.5B
$324M 0.12% 676,254 -16,124 -2% -$7.72M
EXR icon
143
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.5B
$323M 0.12% 1,898,518 -17,169 -0.9% -$2.92M
HSBC icon
144
HSBC
HSBC
$224B
$322M 0.12% 9,870,231 +37,052 +0.4% +$1.21M
INVH icon
145
Invitation Homes
INVH
$19.2B
$316M 0.11% 8,878,437 -118,398 -1% -$4.21M
MMM icon
146
3M
MMM
$82.8B
$315M 0.11% 2,432,044 -144,003 -6% -$18.6M
BG icon
147
Bunge Global
BG
$16.8B
$314M 0.11% 3,466,661 -52,088 -1% -$4.72M
PDCE
148
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$314M 0.11% 5,093,491 -312,233 -6% -$19.2M
BPOP icon
149
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.49B
$314M 0.11% 4,078,822 -7,562 -0.2% -$582K
SLB icon
150
Schlumberger
SLB
$55B
$313M 0.11% 8,746,355 -1,828,321 -17% -$65.4M