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
+0.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$310B
AUM Growth
+$310B
Cap. Flow
-$2.39B
Cap. Flow %
-0.77%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.67%
Holding
3,591
New
132
Increased
1,528
Reduced
1,722
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.76%
2 Technology 16.31%
3 Industrials 12.65%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.38%
5 Healthcare 10.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EXR icon
151
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.5B
$332M 0.11%
1,974,240
-21,692
-1% -$3.64M
FIS icon
152
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$35.7B
$332M 0.11%
2,724,276
-71,317
-3% -$8.68M
LYB icon
153
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$18B
$330M 0.11%
3,518,259
+121,460
+4% +$11.4M
SBUX icon
154
Starbucks
SBUX
$102B
$330M 0.11%
2,993,709
-30,176
-1% -$3.33M
ESS icon
155
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.4B
$330M 0.11%
1,032,298
-8,841
-0.8% -$2.83M
GLW icon
156
Corning
GLW
$58.7B
$330M 0.11%
9,030,216
+90,879
+1% +$3.32M
SLB icon
157
Schlumberger
SLB
$53.6B
$326M 0.11%
11,002,714
+152,249
+1% +$4.51M
SUI icon
158
Sun Communities
SUI
$15.9B
$325M 0.1%
1,753,642
+16,771
+1% +$3.1M
MO icon
159
Altria Group
MO
$113B
$323M 0.1%
7,096,859
-173,353
-2% -$7.89M
TSN icon
160
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.1B
$323M 0.1%
4,084,819
-25,089
-0.6% -$1.98M
BPOP icon
161
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.47B
$322M 0.1%
4,148,221
+27,937
+0.7% +$2.17M
AA icon
162
Alcoa
AA
$8.01B
$321M 0.1%
6,561,921
-1,010,134
-13% -$49.4M
BIIB icon
163
Biogen
BIIB
$20.5B
$320M 0.1%
1,130,190
-57,498
-5% -$16.3M
OXY icon
164
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$47.3B
$318M 0.1%
10,733,603
-567,779
-5% -$16.8M
USB icon
165
US Bancorp
USB
$75.5B
$317M 0.1%
5,335,748
+10,118
+0.2% +$601K
WCC icon
166
WESCO International
WCC
$10.7B
$317M 0.1%
2,747,361
+31,940
+1% +$3.68M
DRE
167
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$316M 0.1%
6,610,614
-38,567
-0.6% -$1.85M
BLK icon
168
Blackrock
BLK
$175B
$315M 0.1%
375,803
+1,904
+0.5% +$1.6M
EBAY icon
169
eBay
EBAY
$41.1B
$314M 0.1%
4,510,769
-54,232
-1% -$3.78M
RS icon
170
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.5B
$314M 0.1%
2,202,828
+7,859
+0.4% +$1.12M
DGX icon
171
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$20.3B
$313M 0.1%
2,157,024
-1,101
-0.1% -$160K
SWK icon
172
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$11.1B
$313M 0.1%
1,785,714
+8,985
+0.5% +$1.58M
CNXC icon
173
Concentrix
CNXC
$3.33B
$312M 0.1%
1,763,955
-45,977
-3% -$8.14M
SYF icon
174
Synchrony
SYF
$28.4B
$312M 0.1%
6,378,078
+116,818
+2% +$5.71M
VTR icon
175
Ventas
VTR
$30.9B
$312M 0.1%
5,642,737
+204,482
+4% +$11.3M