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
+7.28%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$316B
AUM Growth
+$316B
Cap. Flow
-$3.39B
Cap. Flow %
-1.07%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.31%
Holding
3,528
New
120
Increased
1,446
Reduced
1,796
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 16.04%
3 Industrials 12.79%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.68%
5 Healthcare 10.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SCHW icon
151
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$174B
$336M 0.11%
4,615,467
-1,109,538
-19% -$80.8M
INTU icon
152
Intuit
INTU
$186B
$336M 0.11%
684,450
-117,111
-15% -$57.4M
TEL icon
153
TE Connectivity
TEL
$61B
$333M 0.11%
2,466,276
-34,075
-1% -$4.61M
PXD
154
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$332M 0.11%
2,041,521
-63,172
-3% -$10.3M
RS icon
155
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.5B
$331M 0.1%
2,194,969
-41,558
-2% -$6.27M
SPGI icon
156
S&P Global
SPGI
$167B
$331M 0.1%
806,863
+25,522
+3% +$10.5M
AN icon
157
AutoNation
AN
$8.26B
$330M 0.1%
3,485,973
-648,136
-16% -$61.4M
LMT icon
158
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$106B
$330M 0.1%
871,378
+428
+0% +$162K
INVH icon
159
Invitation Homes
INVH
$19.2B
$327M 0.1%
8,778,430
-68,373
-0.8% -$2.55M
BLK icon
160
Blackrock
BLK
$175B
$327M 0.1%
373,899
+6,167
+2% +$5.4M
EXR icon
161
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.5B
$327M 0.1%
1,995,932
+13,559
+0.7% +$2.22M
GE icon
162
GE Aerospace
GE
$292B
$325M 0.1%
24,180,412
+255,472
+1% +$3.44M
EBAY icon
163
eBay
EBAY
$41.1B
$321M 0.1%
4,565,001
+92,479
+2% +$6.49M
IP icon
164
International Paper
IP
$26B
$319M 0.1%
5,211,528
-233,155
-4% -$14.3M
MHK icon
165
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.11B
$319M 0.1%
1,661,380
-42,834
-3% -$8.23M
ADI icon
166
Analog Devices
ADI
$124B
$317M 0.1%
1,840,965
+18,550
+1% +$3.19M
DRE
167
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$315M 0.1%
6,649,181
-124,724
-2% -$5.91M
CNC icon
168
Centene
CNC
$14.5B
$315M 0.1%
4,316,413
+74,613
+2% +$5.44M
ESS icon
169
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.4B
$312M 0.1%
1,041,139
-6,837
-0.7% -$2.05M
APD icon
170
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.5B
$311M 0.1%
1,082,513
+3,935
+0.4% +$1.13M
LEN icon
171
Lennar Class A
LEN
$34.4B
$311M 0.1%
3,130,284
+53,668
+2% +$5.33M
CB icon
172
Chubb
CB
$110B
$311M 0.1%
1,954,430
-21,962
-1% -$3.49M
VTR icon
173
Ventas
VTR
$30.9B
$311M 0.1%
5,438,255
-7,139
-0.1% -$408K
BPOP icon
174
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.47B
$309M 0.1%
4,120,284
-86,843
-2% -$6.52M
KLAC icon
175
KLA
KLAC
$112B
$308M 0.1%
948,976
-11,392
-1% -$3.69M