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
+1.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$416B
AUM Growth
+$416B
Cap. Flow
+$7.22B
Cap. Flow %
1.73%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.07%
Holding
3,410
New
61
Increased
1,890
Reduced
1,266
Closed
71

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.48%
2 Financials 18.31%
3 Industrials 12.31%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.89%
5 Healthcare 9.53%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AVB icon
126
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$26.9B
$461M 0.11%
2,094,419
+23,459
+1% +$5.16M
F icon
127
Ford
F
$46.6B
$460M 0.11%
46,508,882
+4,925,993
+12% +$48.8M
WMB icon
128
Williams Companies
WMB
$70.1B
$457M 0.11%
8,452,007
-693,000
-8% -$37.5M
PSX icon
129
Phillips 66
PSX
$54.1B
$457M 0.11%
4,014,113
+357,705
+10% +$40.7M
UPS icon
130
United Parcel Service
UPS
$72.2B
$457M 0.11%
3,623,209
+200,169
+6% +$25.2M
FIS icon
131
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$35.7B
$454M 0.11%
5,618,865
+151,922
+3% +$12.3M
MU icon
132
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
$453M 0.11%
5,383,878
+737,882
+16% +$62.1M
KMI icon
133
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$59.4B
$450M 0.11%
16,419,162
-561,478
-3% -$15.4M
NSC icon
134
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$62.4B
$450M 0.11%
1,916,261
+230,225
+14% +$54M
TMHC icon
135
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
$6.66B
$449M 0.11%
7,332,958
-349,887
-5% -$21.4M
ETN icon
136
Eaton
ETN
$134B
$447M 0.11%
1,347,860
-25,566
-2% -$8.49M
PHM icon
137
Pultegroup
PHM
$26B
$446M 0.11%
4,099,377
-182,105
-4% -$19.8M
IRM icon
138
Iron Mountain
IRM
$26.4B
$443M 0.11%
4,219,263
+15,097
+0.4% +$1.59M
PH icon
139
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$96.2B
$442M 0.11%
694,288
-6,248
-0.9% -$3.97M
BSX icon
140
Boston Scientific
BSX
$158B
$439M 0.11%
4,914,442
+22,621
+0.5% +$2.02M
ROST icon
141
Ross Stores
ROST
$48.1B
$438M 0.11%
2,897,307
+256,238
+10% +$38.8M
VICI icon
142
VICI Properties
VICI
$35.6B
$437M 0.1%
14,954,743
-21,586
-0.1% -$631K
EBAY icon
143
eBay
EBAY
$41.1B
$436M 0.1%
7,032,336
+245,624
+4% +$15.2M
RCL icon
144
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$96.2B
$435M 0.1%
1,885,244
-305,137
-14% -$70.4M
ITW icon
145
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$77.1B
$434M 0.1%
1,710,825
+108,050
+7% +$27.4M
PGR icon
146
Progressive
PGR
$144B
$433M 0.1%
1,808,541
+176,714
+11% +$42.3M
BDX icon
147
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$53.9B
$433M 0.1%
1,910,065
+128,349
+7% +$29.1M
FCX icon
148
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$64.5B
$432M 0.1%
11,346,773
+18,591
+0.2% +$708K
PNC icon
149
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$81.7B
$432M 0.1%
2,238,274
+16,999
+0.8% +$3.28M
GWW icon
150
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$48.5B
$431M 0.1%
409,289
+20,176
+5% +$21.3M