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
+6.94%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$314B
AUM Growth
+$314B
Cap. Flow
+$2.54B
Cap. Flow %
0.81%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.02%
Holding
3,572
New
111
Increased
1,841
Reduced
1,368
Closed
92

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$267M
2
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
$202M
3
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
$201M
4
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
$182M
5
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
$123M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.96%
2 Financials 15.55%
3 Industrials 13.49%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.05%
5 Healthcare 10.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LOW icon
126
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$145B
$409M 0.13%
1,810,435
-98,280
-5% -$22.2M
BP icon
127
BP
BP
$90.8B
$407M 0.13%
11,546,349
+504,248
+5% +$17.8M
F icon
128
Ford
F
$46.6B
$406M 0.13%
26,842,238
+245,589
+0.9% +$3.72M
HPQ icon
129
HP
HPQ
$27.1B
$404M 0.13%
13,150,599
-22,381
-0.2% -$687K
CB icon
130
Chubb
CB
$110B
$397M 0.13%
2,061,743
+26,081
+1% +$5.02M
CMC icon
131
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.4B
$391M 0.12%
7,419,330
-6,055
-0.1% -$319K
DFS
132
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$388M 0.12%
3,323,219
+377,737
+13% +$44.1M
BIIB icon
133
Biogen
BIIB
$20.5B
$383M 0.12%
1,345,742
-70,779
-5% -$20.2M
CMI icon
134
Cummins
CMI
$54.5B
$383M 0.12%
1,560,897
+22,987
+1% +$5.64M
FLG
135
Flagstar Financial, Inc.
FLG
$5.33B
$379M 0.12%
33,682,367
-933,209
-3% -$10.5M
AVB icon
136
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$26.9B
$376M 0.12%
1,989,118
+33,449
+2% +$6.33M
MMM icon
137
3M
MMM
$82.2B
$376M 0.12%
3,753,484
+703,758
+23% +$70.4M
AIG icon
138
American International
AIG
$44.9B
$367M 0.12%
6,381,640
+38,808
+0.6% +$2.23M
WCC icon
139
WESCO International
WCC
$10.7B
$363M 0.12%
2,025,320
-132,534
-6% -$23.7M
ARW icon
140
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$6.51B
$362M 0.12%
2,525,462
-63,785
-2% -$9.14M
NFLX icon
141
Netflix
NFLX
$516B
$353M 0.11%
800,904
-15,140
-2% -$6.67M
PXD
142
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$353M 0.11%
1,702,627
+74,888
+5% +$15.5M
LH icon
143
Labcorp
LH
$23.1B
$352M 0.11%
1,460,170
-16,339
-1% -$3.94M
BWA icon
144
BorgWarner
BWA
$9.23B
$349M 0.11%
7,142,969
+51,385
+0.7% +$2.51M
SBAC icon
145
SBA Communications
SBAC
$22B
$349M 0.11%
1,505,929
+11,898
+0.8% +$2.76M
AN icon
146
AutoNation
AN
$8.26B
$346M 0.11%
2,102,437
-161,787
-7% -$26.6M
CARR icon
147
Carrier Global
CARR
$54B
$344M 0.11%
6,927,257
-130,774
-2% -$6.5M
BKNG icon
148
Booking.com
BKNG
$181B
$344M 0.11%
127,248
+8,808
+7% +$23.8M
GIS icon
149
General Mills
GIS
$26.4B
$343M 0.11%
4,472,614
-88,323
-2% -$6.77M
TEL icon
150
TE Connectivity
TEL
$61B
$343M 0.11%
2,445,536
+25,441
+1% +$3.57M