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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$277B
Cap. Flow
-$3.48B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
83
Increased
1,313
Reduced
1,786
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.32%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BP icon
151
BP
BP
$90.8B
$281M 0.1% 13,682,470 -51,592 -0.4% -$1.06M
HIG icon
152
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.2B
$279M 0.1% 5,688,711 +55,652 +1% +$2.73M
DRE
153
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$277M 0.1% 6,920,245 +329,785 +5% +$13.2M
GPN icon
154
Global Payments
GPN
$21.5B
$276M 0.1% 1,283,130 +20,639 +2% +$4.45M
ON icon
155
ON Semiconductor
ON
$20.3B
$275M 0.1% 8,399,043 -261,739 -3% -$8.57M
MCK icon
156
McKesson
MCK
$85.4B
$274M 0.1% 1,576,399 +64,900 +4% +$11.3M
PH icon
157
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$96.2B
$273M 0.1% 1,003,624 +18,244 +2% +$4.97M
BIIB icon
158
Biogen
BIIB
$19.4B
$273M 0.1% 1,116,551 +38,870 +4% +$9.52M
RS icon
159
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.5B
$271M 0.1% 2,266,813 -139,673 -6% -$16.7M
PHM icon
160
Pultegroup
PHM
$26B
$270M 0.1% 6,250,558 +31,686 +0.5% +$1.37M
ARW icon
161
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$6.51B
$269M 0.1% 2,763,693 -87,128 -3% -$8.48M
FHN icon
162
First Horizon
FHN
$11.5B
$267M 0.1% 20,959,099 -267,601 -1% -$3.41M
FITB icon
163
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.3B
$267M 0.1% 9,684,007 +36,970 +0.4% +$1.02M
ADI icon
164
Analog Devices
ADI
$124B
$266M 0.1% 1,800,386 +17,456 +1% +$2.58M
INVH icon
165
Invitation Homes
INVH
$19.2B
$266M 0.1% 8,941,377 +180,580 +2% +$5.36M
URI icon
166
United Rentals
URI
$61.5B
$265M 0.1% 1,142,151 +1,957 +0.2% +$454K
VTR icon
167
Ventas
VTR
$30.9B
$264M 0.1% 5,385,489 -80,485 -1% -$3.95M
NVS icon
168
Novartis
NVS
$245B
$264M 0.1% 2,796,311 +64,713 +2% +$6.11M
KSU
169
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$263M 0.09% 1,287,125 +9,482 +0.7% +$1.94M
USB icon
170
US Bancorp
USB
$76B
$262M 0.09% 5,634,345 +66,319 +1% +$3.09M
BLK icon
171
Blackrock
BLK
$175B
$262M 0.09% 362,781 +21,484 +6% +$15.5M
VAC icon
172
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$2.7B
$262M 0.09% 1,906,793 -125,085 -6% -$17.2M
NUE icon
173
Nucor
NUE
$34.1B
$261M 0.09% 4,913,040 -88,427 -2% -$4.7M
BBY icon
174
Best Buy
BBY
$15.6B
$261M 0.09% 2,618,500 +81,871 +3% +$8.17M
BXP icon
175
Boston Properties
BXP
$11.5B
$259M 0.09% 2,741,913 +74,364 +3% +$7.03M