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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
+$260B
Cap. Flow
+$2.35B
Cap. Flow %
0.9%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,922
Reduced
1,330
Closed
118
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EXR icon
126
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.5B
$320M 0.12% 1,855,480 -43,038 -2% -$7.43M
BABA icon
127
Alibaba
BABA
$322B
$319M 0.12% 3,990,760 -275,110 -6% -$22M
TFC icon
128
Truist Financial
TFC
$60.4B
$318M 0.12% 7,302,251 +85,822 +1% +$3.74M
ADI icon
129
Analog Devices
ADI
$124B
$316M 0.12% 2,266,613 +24,986 +1% +$3.48M
DVN icon
130
Devon Energy
DVN
$22.9B
$315M 0.12% 5,243,580 -179,141 -3% -$10.8M
FDX icon
131
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$314M 0.12% 2,117,028 -238,698 -10% -$35.5M
URI icon
132
United Rentals
URI
$61.5B
$314M 0.12% 1,162,951 +32,283 +3% +$8.72M
PWR icon
133
Quanta Services
PWR
$56.3B
$310M 0.12% 2,436,032 -1,043 -0% -$133K
CMI icon
134
Cummins
CMI
$54.9B
$308M 0.12% 1,513,868 +31,335 +2% +$6.38M
SLB icon
135
Schlumberger
SLB
$55B
$308M 0.12% 8,580,365 -165,990 -2% -$5.96M
MTB icon
136
M&T Bank
MTB
$31.5B
$306M 0.12% 1,737,808 -204,768 -11% -$36.1M
TJX icon
137
TJX Companies
TJX
$152B
$306M 0.12% 4,927,288 +12,950 +0.3% +$804K
PH icon
138
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$96.2B
$305M 0.12% 1,259,286 +51,032 +4% +$12.4M
LH icon
139
Labcorp
LH
$23.1B
$303M 0.12% 1,480,529 -86,229 -6% -$17.7M
CRM icon
140
Salesforce
CRM
$245B
$301M 0.12% 2,092,003 +212,464 +11% +$30.6M
PNC icon
141
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$81.7B
$301M 0.12% 2,012,211 -206,817 -9% -$30.9M
WM icon
142
Waste Management
WM
$91.2B
$296M 0.11% 1,849,470 +9,298 +0.5% +$1.49M
MUR icon
143
Murphy Oil
MUR
$3.55B
$295M 0.11% 8,388,352 -110,507 -1% -$3.89M
DLTR icon
144
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$22.8B
$294M 0.11% 2,162,226 -136,537 -6% -$18.6M
NEE icon
145
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$148B
$293M 0.11% 3,735,278 +44,413 +1% +$3.48M
ALB icon
146
Albemarle
ALB
$9.99B
$293M 0.11% 1,106,130 -23,283 -2% -$6.16M
NOC icon
147
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$84.5B
$292M 0.11% 620,915 -55,339 -8% -$26M
HON icon
148
Honeywell
HON
$139B
$290M 0.11% 1,737,310 -50,562 -3% -$8.44M
PDCE
149
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$286M 0.11% 4,949,757 -143,734 -3% -$8.31M
DDS icon
150
Dillards
DDS
$8.31B
$285M 0.11% 1,045,364 -50,050 -5% -$13.7M