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
+10.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$331B
AUM Growth
+$331B
Cap. Flow
-$4.96B
Cap. Flow %
-1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.03%
Holding
3,615
New
117
Increased
1,388
Reduced
1,917
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.41%
2 Financials 17.04%
3 Industrials 12.6%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.28%
5 Healthcare 11.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PYPL icon
151
PayPal
PYPL
$66.2B
$361M 0.11%
1,913,384
+1,199
+0.1% +$226K
NEM icon
152
Newmont
NEM
$83.3B
$360M 0.11%
5,810,621
+281,463
+5% +$17.5M
TT icon
153
Trane Technologies
TT
$92.5B
$360M 0.11%
1,781,728
-163,438
-8% -$33M
ESS icon
154
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.4B
$358M 0.11%
1,016,317
-15,981
-2% -$5.63M
RS icon
155
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.5B
$357M 0.11%
2,198,536
-4,292
-0.2% -$696K
ARW icon
156
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$6.51B
$355M 0.11%
2,646,846
-31,902
-1% -$4.28M
SHW icon
157
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$91.2B
$355M 0.11%
1,008,997
-19,680
-2% -$6.93M
WCC icon
158
WESCO International
WCC
$10.7B
$353M 0.11%
2,685,269
-62,092
-2% -$8.17M
DAR icon
159
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$5.37B
$352M 0.11%
5,077,879
-1,626,882
-24% -$113M
TSN icon
160
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.1B
$351M 0.11%
4,024,958
-59,861
-1% -$5.22M
ESI icon
161
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.15B
$350M 0.11%
14,432,494
-959,688
-6% -$23.3M
AON icon
162
Aon
AON
$79.1B
$349M 0.11%
1,160,907
-28,620
-2% -$8.6M
BLK icon
163
Blackrock
BLK
$175B
$347M 0.1%
379,009
+3,206
+0.9% +$2.94M
BIDU icon
164
Baidu
BIDU
$33.1B
$345M 0.1%
2,320,188
-5,594
-0.2% -$832K
PWR icon
165
Quanta Services
PWR
$55.8B
$343M 0.1%
2,988,321
-82,293
-3% -$9.43M
MPC icon
166
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.8B
$342M 0.1%
5,340,041
-1,276,209
-19% -$81.7M
LYB icon
167
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$18B
$341M 0.1%
3,698,514
+180,255
+5% +$16.6M
GLW icon
168
Corning
GLW
$58.7B
$340M 0.1%
9,143,506
+113,290
+1% +$4.22M
NVS icon
169
Novartis
NVS
$245B
$339M 0.1%
3,870,136
+1,003,235
+35% +$87.8M
UHAL icon
170
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$10.8B
$338M 0.1%
465,092
-8,108
-2% -$5.89M
SWK icon
171
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$11.1B
$335M 0.1%
1,776,559
-9,155
-0.5% -$1.73M
ATH
172
DELISTED
Athene Holding Ltd. Class A Common Shares
ATH
$335M 0.1%
4,020,181
-34,729
-0.9% -$2.89M
BK icon
173
Bank of New York Mellon
BK
$73.8B
$334M 0.1%
5,747,552
-806,392
-12% -$46.8M
USB icon
174
US Bancorp
USB
$75.5B
$333M 0.1%
5,930,237
+594,489
+11% +$33.4M
GIS icon
175
General Mills
GIS
$26.4B
$332M 0.1%
4,929,103
+259,816
+6% +$17.5M