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
+14.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$302B
AUM Growth
+$302B
Cap. Flow
-$7.98B
Cap. Flow %
-2.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.83%
Holding
3,466
New
124
Increased
1,217
Reduced
1,937
Closed
58

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Industrials 13.59%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.2%
5 Healthcare 10.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LMT icon
151
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$106B
$322M 0.11% 870,950 -4,118 -0.5% -$1.52M
ASML icon
152
ASML
ASML
$292B
$318M 0.11% 514,666 +34,550 +7% +$21.3M
KLAC icon
153
KLA
KLAC
$115B
$317M 0.11% 960,368 -29,001 -3% -$9.58M
VLY icon
154
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$5.85B
$316M 0.1% 23,032,100 -86,668 -0.4% -$1.19M
GE icon
155
GE Aerospace
GE
$292B
$314M 0.1% 23,924,940 +77,639 +0.3% +$1.02M
FHN icon
156
First Horizon
FHN
$11.5B
$314M 0.1% 18,571,981 -2,387,118 -11% -$40.4M
PH icon
157
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$96.2B
$313M 0.1% 991,643 -11,981 -1% -$3.78M
CB icon
158
Chubb
CB
$110B
$312M 0.1% 1,976,392 -4,063 -0.2% -$642K
LEN icon
159
Lennar Class A
LEN
$34.5B
$311M 0.1% 3,076,616 +76,858 +3% +$7.78M
BIIB icon
160
Biogen
BIIB
$19.4B
$311M 0.1% 1,112,668 -3,883 -0.3% -$1.09M
INTU icon
161
Intuit
INTU
$186B
$307M 0.1% 801,561 +26,142 +3% +$10M
USB icon
162
US Bancorp
USB
$76B
$307M 0.1% 5,551,510 -82,835 -1% -$4.58M
TSN icon
163
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.2B
$306M 0.1% 4,123,137 +210,188 +5% +$15.6M
PCAR icon
164
PACCAR
PCAR
$52.5B
$306M 0.1% 3,289,821 -45,854 -1% -$4.27M
CNQ icon
165
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$65.9B
$305M 0.1% 9,869,359 -109,034 -1% -$3.37M
BBY icon
166
Best Buy
BBY
$15.6B
$304M 0.1% 2,648,643 +30,143 +1% +$3.46M
APD icon
167
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.5B
$303M 0.1% 1,078,578 -8,949 -0.8% -$2.52M
BLDR icon
168
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$15.3B
$303M 0.1% 6,539,710 +2,755,390 +73% +$128M
CRM icon
169
Salesforce
CRM
$245B
$303M 0.1% 1,430,920 +32,806 +2% +$6.95M
WHR icon
170
Whirlpool
WHR
$5.21B
$302M 0.1% 1,372,530 -5,526 -0.4% -$1.22M
TCF
171
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$302M 0.1% 6,491,692 -61,893 -0.9% -$2.88M
ARW icon
172
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$6.51B
$301M 0.1% 2,717,486 -46,207 -2% -$5.12M
ESI icon
173
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.21B
$301M 0.1% 16,447,633 -421,144 -2% -$7.7M
MET icon
174
MetLife
MET
$54.1B
$297M 0.1% 4,883,555 -237,237 -5% -$14.4M
BPOP icon
175
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.49B
$296M 0.1% 4,207,127 +134,439 +3% +$9.47M