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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$258B
Cap. Flow
+$421M
Cap. Flow %
0.16%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,930
Reduced
1,177
Closed
62

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.39%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AGN
151
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$249M 0.1% 1,484,802 -99,786 -6% -$16.7M
DLTR icon
152
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$22.8B
$247M 0.1% 2,295,963 -24,924 -1% -$2.68M
ARW icon
153
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$6.51B
$247M 0.1% 3,459,387 -3,703 -0.1% -$264K
JCI icon
154
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$69.9B
$246M 0.1% 5,960,246 -237,679 -4% -$9.82M
APD icon
155
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.5B
$245M 0.1% 1,081,540 -8,945 -0.8% -$2.02M
MCK icon
156
McKesson
MCK
$85.4B
$243M 0.09% 1,811,367 -18,739 -1% -$2.52M
PBF icon
157
PBF Energy
PBF
$3.16B
$243M 0.09% 7,756,715 +66,406 +0.9% +$2.08M
GATX icon
158
GATX Corp
GATX
$6B
$242M 0.09% 3,058,030 -25,903 -0.8% -$2.05M
PYPL icon
159
PayPal
PYPL
$67.1B
$242M 0.09% 2,116,420 -17,333 -0.8% -$1.98M
RS icon
160
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.5B
$242M 0.09% 2,556,600 +5,145 +0.2% +$487K
RRX icon
161
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$9.91B
$241M 0.09% 2,953,456 +35,620 +1% +$2.91M
WAFD icon
162
WaFd
WAFD
$2.48B
$241M 0.09% 6,908,668 -65,804 -0.9% -$2.3M
ARE icon
163
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.1B
$241M 0.09% 1,705,821 +65,535 +4% +$9.25M
ASB icon
164
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$4.47B
$240M 0.09% 11,365,130 +157,375 +1% +$3.33M
TFC icon
165
Truist Financial
TFC
$60.4B
$240M 0.09% 4,882,071 -650 -0% -$31.9K
SNX icon
166
TD Synnex
SNX
$12.2B
$239M 0.09% 2,431,759 -19,379 -0.8% -$1.91M
DD icon
167
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$32.2B
$238M 0.09% 3,173,043 -6,396,180 -67% -$480M
NFLX icon
168
Netflix
NFLX
$513B
$238M 0.09% 648,341 -6,113 -0.9% -$2.25M
UFS
169
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
$236M 0.09% 5,296,297 -4,447 -0.1% -$198K
FCN icon
170
FTI Consulting
FCN
$5.46B
$236M 0.09% 2,812,524 -87,014 -3% -$7.3M
PM icon
171
Philip Morris
PM
$260B
$234M 0.09% 2,982,175 +1,761 +0.1% +$138K
SIGI icon
172
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$4.76B
$233M 0.09% 3,117,778 -283,354 -8% -$21.2M
UPS icon
173
United Parcel Service
UPS
$74.1B
$231M 0.09% 2,240,866 +95,945 +4% +$9.91M
DOC icon
174
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$12.5B
$231M 0.09% 7,227,217 -2,318 -0% -$74.1K
CHL
175
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
$231M 0.09% 5,096,165 -28,573 -0.6% -$1.29M