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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
+$305B
Cap. Flow
+$1.29B
Cap. Flow %
0.42%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,794
Reduced
1,463
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 13.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
C icon
126
Citigroup
C
$174B
$384M 0.13%
9,330,960
-859,200
-8% -$35.3M
LEN icon
127
Lennar Class A
LEN
$34.4B
$378M 0.12%
3,365,571
-167,914
-5% -$18.8M
EXR icon
128
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.5B
$373M 0.12%
3,069,067
+1,106,099
+56% +$134M
AIG icon
129
American International
AIG
$44.9B
$372M 0.12%
6,144,100
-237,540
-4% -$14.4M
CMC icon
130
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.4B
$368M 0.12%
7,450,792
+31,462
+0.4% +$1.55M
CSX icon
131
CSX Corp
CSX
$60B
$368M 0.12%
11,958,801
-61,525
-0.5% -$1.89M
TMHC icon
132
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
$6.66B
$364M 0.12%
8,547,413
-135,316
-2% -$5.77M
AFL icon
133
Aflac
AFL
$57.2B
$364M 0.12%
4,737,330
+172,709
+4% +$13.3M
FLG
134
Flagstar Financial, Inc.
FLG
$5.33B
$361M 0.12%
31,852,891
-1,829,476
-5% -$20.7M
CMI icon
135
Cummins
CMI
$54.5B
$360M 0.12%
1,577,350
+16,453
+1% +$3.76M
BIIB icon
136
Biogen
BIIB
$20.5B
$355M 0.12%
1,381,215
+35,473
+3% +$9.12M
LOW icon
137
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$145B
$353M 0.12%
1,700,014
-110,421
-6% -$23M
X
138
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$353M 0.12%
10,867,866
+342,985
+3% +$11.1M
CTSH icon
139
Cognizant
CTSH
$35.1B
$352M 0.12%
5,194,923
+101,878
+2% +$6.9M
AVB icon
140
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$26.9B
$351M 0.12%
2,046,472
+57,354
+3% +$9.85M
MUR icon
141
Murphy Oil
MUR
$3.7B
$347M 0.11%
7,654,421
-60,262
-0.8% -$2.73M
KVUE icon
142
Kenvue
KVUE
$39.7B
$344M 0.11%
+17,128,393
New +$344M
PRU icon
143
Prudential Financial
PRU
$38.6B
$343M 0.11%
3,612,302
+256,420
+8% +$24.3M
BDX icon
144
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$53.9B
$339M 0.11%
1,309,468
+137,147
+12% +$35.5M
SU icon
145
Suncor Energy
SU
$50.1B
$336M 0.11%
9,769,231
+141,763
+1% +$4.87M
OC icon
146
Owens Corning
OC
$12.6B
$336M 0.11%
2,459,550
+49,723
+2% +$6.78M
F icon
147
Ford
F
$46.6B
$333M 0.11%
26,785,697
-56,541
-0.2% -$702K
AMKR icon
148
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$5.98B
$330M 0.11%
14,616,559
-109,540
-0.7% -$2.48M
AEL
149
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$325M 0.11%
6,059,543
-337,574
-5% -$18.1M
AMP icon
150
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.5B
$323M 0.11%
979,294
-1,625
-0.2% -$536K