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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
+$279B
Cap. Flow
+$3.96B
Cap. Flow %
1.42%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,939
Reduced
1,302
Closed
147
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HON icon
151
Honeywell
HON
$139B
$311M 0.11% 1,787,872 -198,233 -10% -$34.5M
CRM icon
152
Salesforce
CRM
$245B
$310M 0.11% 1,879,539 +23,450 +1% +$3.87M
MTB icon
153
M&T Bank
MTB
$31.5B
$310M 0.11% 1,942,576 +966,636 +99% +$154M
ZTS icon
154
Zoetis
ZTS
$69.3B
$307M 0.11% 1,786,453 -3,676 -0.2% -$632K
PWR icon
155
Quanta Services
PWR
$56.3B
$305M 0.11% 2,437,075 -369,253 -13% -$46.3M
AMD icon
156
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$264B
$303M 0.11% 3,965,822 -256,811 -6% -$19.6M
BIDU icon
157
Baidu
BIDU
$32.8B
$303M 0.11% 2,037,764 -276,814 -12% -$41.2M
MAA icon
158
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$17.1B
$303M 0.11% 1,731,946 -12,544 -0.7% -$2.19M
WMB icon
159
Williams Companies
WMB
$70.7B
$302M 0.11% 9,679,964 -238,071 -2% -$7.43M
ARW icon
160
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$6.51B
$301M 0.11% 2,684,353 +2,713 +0.1% +$304K
LRCX icon
161
Lam Research
LRCX
$127B
$300M 0.11% 704,282 +14,566 +2% +$6.21M
AN icon
162
AutoNation
AN
$8.26B
$299M 0.11% 2,675,532 -267,923 -9% -$29.9M
DVN icon
163
Devon Energy
DVN
$22.9B
$299M 0.11% 5,422,721 -1,186,190 -18% -$65.4M
PH icon
164
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$96.2B
$297M 0.11% 1,208,254 +10,448 +0.9% +$2.57M
UNM icon
165
Unum
UNM
$11.9B
$294M 0.11% 8,632,252 +247,936 +3% +$8.43M
CNC icon
166
Centene
CNC
$14.3B
$292M 0.1% 3,456,788 -37,846 -1% -$3.2M
GLW icon
167
Corning
GLW
$57.4B
$292M 0.1% 9,269,268 +34,880 +0.4% +$1.1M
DINO icon
168
HF Sinclair
DINO
$9.52B
$291M 0.1% 6,434,194 -446,998 -6% -$20.2M
ATVI
169
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
$288M 0.1% 3,696,526 -18,282 -0.5% -$1.42M
WCC icon
170
WESCO International
WCC
$10.7B
$287M 0.1% 2,678,744 +3,253 +0.1% +$348K
CMI icon
171
Cummins
CMI
$54.9B
$287M 0.1% 1,482,533 -31,798 -2% -$6.15M
DGX icon
172
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$20.3B
$287M 0.1% 2,154,451 -35,687 -2% -$4.75M
NEE icon
173
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$148B
$286M 0.1% 3,690,865 +50,657 +1% +$3.92M
USB icon
174
US Bancorp
USB
$76B
$286M 0.1% 6,211,099 +96,255 +2% +$4.43M
VTR icon
175
Ventas
VTR
$30.9B
$285M 0.1% 5,536,894 -50,976 -0.9% -$2.62M