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
+1.34%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$257B
AUM Growth
+$257B
Cap. Flow
-$149M
Cap. Flow %
-0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.24%
Holding
3,512
New
49
Increased
1,700
Reduced
1,395
Closed
95

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.92%
2 Technology 13.58%
3 Industrials 13.34%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.59%
5 Healthcare 9.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WAFD icon
151
WaFd
WAFD
$2.48B
$249M 0.1% 6,732,020 -176,648 -3% -$6.53M
TEL icon
152
TE Connectivity
TEL
$61B
$248M 0.1% 2,657,749 -44,555 -2% -$4.15M
SKYW icon
153
Skywest
SKYW
$4.9B
$247M 0.1% 4,307,883 -3,565 -0.1% -$205K
RS icon
154
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.5B
$247M 0.1% 2,480,855 -75,745 -3% -$7.55M
GLW icon
155
Corning
GLW
$57.4B
$246M 0.1% 8,629,652 +59,483 +0.7% +$1.7M
MET icon
156
MetLife
MET
$54.1B
$245M 0.1% 5,196,472 -96,735 -2% -$4.56M
MCK icon
157
McKesson
MCK
$85.4B
$245M 0.1% 1,790,393 -20,974 -1% -$2.87M
TMHC icon
158
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
$6.66B
$244M 0.09% 9,390,510 -38,875 -0.4% -$1.01M
ADBE icon
159
Adobe
ADBE
$151B
$243M 0.09% 879,221 -5,017 -0.6% -$1.39M
ARW icon
160
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$6.51B
$242M 0.09% 3,251,051 -208,336 -6% -$15.5M
LH icon
161
Labcorp
LH
$23.1B
$242M 0.09% 1,442,161 -10,820 -0.7% -$1.82M
GE icon
162
GE Aerospace
GE
$292B
$242M 0.09% 27,034,410 -1,566,752 -5% -$14M
GPN icon
163
Global Payments
GPN
$21.5B
$242M 0.09% 1,519,841 +757,246 +99% +$120M
PCAR icon
164
PACCAR
PCAR
$52.5B
$242M 0.09% 3,450,750 -23,087 -0.7% -$1.62M
KR icon
165
Kroger
KR
$44.9B
$240M 0.09% 9,315,421 +170,985 +2% +$4.41M
GATX icon
166
GATX Corp
GATX
$6B
$236M 0.09% 3,042,391 -15,639 -0.5% -$1.21M
APD icon
167
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.5B
$235M 0.09% 1,061,190 -20,350 -2% -$4.51M
DD icon
168
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$32.2B
$235M 0.09% 3,293,046 +120,003 +4% +$8.56M
PRU icon
169
Prudential Financial
PRU
$38.6B
$235M 0.09% 2,609,123 -4,990 -0.2% -$449K
WDC icon
170
Western Digital
WDC
$27.9B
$234M 0.09% 3,927,585 +100,516 +3% +$6M
PBR icon
171
Petrobras
PBR
$79.9B
$233M 0.09% 16,071,689 -217,561 -1% -$3.15M
KSS icon
172
Kohl's
KSS
$1.69B
$232M 0.09% 4,678,630 +349,807 +8% +$17.4M
NVDA icon
173
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.24T
$231M 0.09% 1,328,304 -253,589 -16% -$44.1M
DLTR icon
174
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$22.8B
$231M 0.09% 2,020,190 -275,773 -12% -$31.5M
ADP icon
175
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$123B
$230M 0.09% 1,421,876 +52,753 +4% +$8.52M