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
+24.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$228B
AUM Growth
+$228B
Cap. Flow
-$3.68B
Cap. Flow %
-1.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.61%
Holding
3,428
New
54
Increased
1,500
Reduced
1,639
Closed
90

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.42%
2 Financials 16.29%
3 Industrials 12.6%
4 Healthcare 11.61%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NEE icon
151
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$148B
$225M 0.1% 937,030 +7,161 +0.8% +$1.72M
SBUX icon
152
Starbucks
SBUX
$100B
$225M 0.1% 3,053,614 -72,860 -2% -$5.36M
INVH icon
153
Invitation Homes
INVH
$19.2B
$222M 0.1% 8,047,669 +363,925 +5% +$10M
BBY icon
154
Best Buy
BBY
$15.6B
$221M 0.1% 2,530,615 +82,892 +3% +$7.23M
DAL icon
155
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$40.3B
$221M 0.1% 7,864,685 +82,649 +1% +$2.32M
ADI icon
156
Analog Devices
ADI
$124B
$220M 0.1% 1,792,182 +2,245 +0.1% +$275K
CACI icon
157
CACI
CACI
$10.6B
$218M 0.1% 1,003,946 -162,605 -14% -$35.3M
AMKR icon
158
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$5.98B
$217M 0.1% 17,607,025 -434,073 -2% -$5.34M
DOC icon
159
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$12.5B
$216M 0.1% 7,855,690 +302,746 +4% +$8.34M
BA icon
160
Boeing
BA
$177B
$216M 0.09% 1,178,122 -55,878 -5% -$10.2M
PHM icon
161
Pultegroup
PHM
$26B
$216M 0.09% 6,340,466 -718,505 -10% -$24.4M
TEL icon
162
TE Connectivity
TEL
$61B
$214M 0.09% 2,628,761 -108,566 -4% -$8.85M
NUE icon
163
Nucor
NUE
$34.1B
$214M 0.09% 5,171,869 -226,280 -4% -$9.37M
DGX icon
164
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$20.3B
$212M 0.09% 1,862,749 -51,793 -3% -$5.9M
BWA icon
165
BorgWarner
BWA
$9.25B
$212M 0.09% 5,997,611 +445,713 +8% +$15.7M
DOW icon
166
Dow Inc
DOW
$17.5B
$211M 0.09% 5,177,610 +86,088 +2% +$3.51M
HIG icon
167
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.2B
$210M 0.09% 5,452,505 +30,197 +0.6% +$1.16M
GPN icon
168
Global Payments
GPN
$21.5B
$210M 0.09% 1,238,997 +71,963 +6% +$12.2M
DE icon
169
Deere & Co
DE
$129B
$209M 0.09% 1,331,505 +171,169 +15% +$26.9M
NVS icon
170
Novartis
NVS
$245B
$209M 0.09% 2,390,724 +87,638 +4% +$7.65M
POST icon
171
Post Holdings
POST
$6.15B
$207M 0.09% 2,361,357 +584 +0% +$51.2K
USB icon
172
US Bancorp
USB
$76B
$206M 0.09% 5,601,105 +636,999 +13% +$23.5M
PM icon
173
Philip Morris
PM
$260B
$205M 0.09% 2,930,604 +12,572 +0.4% +$881K
VTR icon
174
Ventas
VTR
$30.9B
$205M 0.09% 5,589,467 +53,452 +1% +$1.96M
EBAY icon
175
eBay
EBAY
$41.4B
$204M 0.09% 3,892,390 -79,639 -2% -$4.18M