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
+6.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$297B
AUM Growth
+$297B
Cap. Flow
+$4.32B
Cap. Flow %
1.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
3,570
New
79
Increased
2,113
Reduced
1,116
Closed
109

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.86%
2 Financials 16.13%
3 Industrials 13.08%
4 Healthcare 11.06%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LOW icon
126
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$145B
$382M 0.13% 1,908,715 -103,833 -5% -$20.8M
LRCX icon
127
Lam Research
LRCX
$127B
$379M 0.13% 715,721 +13,454 +2% +$7.13M
COF icon
128
Capital One
COF
$145B
$370M 0.12% 3,852,080 +172,339 +5% +$16.6M
LEN icon
129
Lennar Class A
LEN
$34.5B
$368M 0.12% 3,502,283 +30,970 +0.9% +$3.25M
CMI icon
130
Cummins
CMI
$54.9B
$367M 0.12% 1,537,910 -14,825 -1% -$3.54M
CMC icon
131
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.46B
$363M 0.12% 7,425,385 -405,141 -5% -$19.8M
GE icon
132
GE Aerospace
GE
$292B
$361M 0.12% 3,776,548 -715 -0% -$68.3K
HSBC icon
133
HSBC
HSBC
$224B
$359M 0.12% 10,526,769 +341,151 +3% +$11.6M
CSX icon
134
CSX Corp
CSX
$60.6B
$358M 0.12% 11,969,247 -1,273,475 -10% -$38.1M
BWA icon
135
BorgWarner
BWA
$9.25B
$348M 0.12% 7,091,584 +67,706 +1% +$3.32M
SLB icon
136
Schlumberger
SLB
$55B
$344M 0.12% 7,004,706 -729,127 -9% -$35.8M
HON icon
137
Honeywell
HON
$139B
$344M 0.12% 1,798,092 +135,367 +8% +$25.9M
NEM icon
138
Newmont
NEM
$81.7B
$343M 0.12% 6,993,016 +698,088 +11% +$34.2M
DLTR icon
139
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$22.8B
$341M 0.11% 2,373,222 +205,085 +9% +$29.4M
FSLR icon
140
First Solar
FSLR
$20.9B
$339M 0.11% 1,560,798 -84,531 -5% -$18.4M
LH icon
141
Labcorp
LH
$23.1B
$339M 0.11% 1,476,509 +15,962 +1% +$3.66M
F icon
142
Ford
F
$46.8B
$335M 0.11% 26,596,649 +668,338 +3% +$8.42M
TMHC icon
143
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
$6.66B
$333M 0.11% 8,716,277 -11,857 -0.1% -$454K
WCC icon
144
WESCO International
WCC
$10.7B
$333M 0.11% 2,157,854 -409,701 -16% -$63.3M
PXD
145
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$332M 0.11% 1,627,739 +85,124 +6% +$17.4M
BMO icon
146
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$86.7B
$331M 0.11% 3,719,745 -49,882 -1% -$4.44M
GLW icon
147
Corning
GLW
$57.4B
$331M 0.11% 9,373,519 +59,788 +0.6% +$2.11M
AVB icon
148
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$27.9B
$329M 0.11% 1,955,669 +56,333 +3% +$9.47M
ITW icon
149
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$77.1B
$326M 0.11% 1,339,930 +24,657 +2% +$6M
ARW icon
150
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$6.51B
$323M 0.11% 2,589,247 -41,287 -2% -$5.16M