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
-23.98%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$192B
AUM Growth
+$192B
Cap. Flow
-$2.58B
Cap. Flow %
-1.34%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.91%
Holding
3,447
New
68
Increased
1,549
Reduced
1,537
Closed
73

Top Buys

1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
$167M
2
PLD icon
Prologis
PLD
$115M
3
V icon
Visa
V
$83.9M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
$65.6M
5
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
$63.3M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 15.89%
3 Industrials 12.48%
4 Healthcare 11.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EXR icon
151
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.5B
$188M 0.1%
1,959,257
-14,128
-0.7% -$1.35M
PYPL icon
152
PayPal
PYPL
$66.2B
$187M 0.1%
1,950,942
-12,994
-0.7% -$1.24M
PSX icon
153
Phillips 66
PSX
$54.1B
$187M 0.1%
3,477,565
-16,331
-0.5% -$876K
RRX icon
154
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$9.7B
$186M 0.1%
2,950,887
+9,201
+0.3% +$579K
BA icon
155
Boeing
BA
$179B
$184M 0.1%
1,234,000
-53,306
-4% -$7.95M
GATX icon
156
GATX Corp
GATX
$5.99B
$182M 0.09%
2,907,340
-65,154
-2% -$4.08M
DRE
157
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$180M 0.09%
5,568,252
-61,880
-1% -$2M
DOC icon
158
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$12.5B
$180M 0.09%
7,552,944
-130,171
-2% -$3.1M
CRM icon
159
Salesforce
CRM
$242B
$180M 0.09%
1,249,878
+127,756
+11% +$18.4M
LM
160
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
$179M 0.09%
3,663,940
-57,383
-2% -$2.8M
INTU icon
161
Intuit
INTU
$186B
$179M 0.09%
777,604
+26,956
+4% +$6.2M
LH icon
162
Labcorp
LH
$23.1B
$179M 0.09%
1,413,828
-24,401
-2% -$3.08M
LUMN icon
163
Lumen
LUMN
$4.92B
$179M 0.09%
18,872,715
+1,170,722
+7% +$11.1M
MAA icon
164
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$17.1B
$178M 0.09%
1,730,386
-8,632
-0.5% -$889K
GE icon
165
GE Aerospace
GE
$292B
$177M 0.09%
22,341,168
-4,757,191
-18% -$37.8M
IP icon
166
International Paper
IP
$26B
$176M 0.09%
5,659,171
+471,005
+9% +$14.7M
FI icon
167
Fiserv
FI
$74.4B
$176M 0.09%
1,852,460
-72,374
-4% -$6.88M
AMAT icon
168
Applied Materials
AMAT
$126B
$176M 0.09%
3,839,147
-95,573
-2% -$4.38M
SWK icon
169
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$11.1B
$175M 0.09%
1,751,275
-30,691
-2% -$3.07M
LHCG
170
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
$175M 0.09%
1,246,314
-177,265
-12% -$24.9M
TT icon
171
Trane Technologies
TT
$92.5B
$174M 0.09%
2,108,048
-60,782
-3% -$5.02M
WERN icon
172
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$1.73B
$173M 0.09%
4,772,043
-175,100
-4% -$6.35M
MPC icon
173
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.8B
$172M 0.09%
7,300,104
-97,360
-1% -$2.3M
HPE icon
174
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$29.8B
$172M 0.09%
17,753,321
+86,242
+0.5% +$838K
TEL icon
175
TE Connectivity
TEL
$61B
$172M 0.09%
2,737,327
+84,763
+3% +$5.34M