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
+11.17%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$338M
AUM Growth
+$338M
Cap. Flow
-$1.38B
Cap. Flow %
-407.92%
Top 10 Hldgs %
19.68%
Holding
3,580
New
92
Increased
1,914
Reduced
1,324
Closed
89
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PHM icon
151
Pultegroup
PHM
$26B
$324K 0.1% 7,118,354 +451,733 +7% +$20.6K
WCC icon
152
WESCO International
WCC
$10.7B
$321K 0.1% 2,567,555 -141,554 -5% -$17.7K
PNC icon
153
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$81.7B
$321K 0.1% 2,035,154 +22,943 +1% +$3.62K
PFG icon
154
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.9B
$321K 0.09% 3,827,318 +118,518 +3% +$9.95K
TFC icon
155
Truist Financial
TFC
$60.4B
$321K 0.09% 7,461,999 +159,748 +2% +$6.87K
AEL
156
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$320K 0.09% 7,005,497 -9,983 -0.1% -$455
DGX icon
157
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$20.3B
$319K 0.09% 2,036,267 -91,304 -4% -$14.3K
HSBC icon
158
HSBC
HSBC
$224B
$317K 0.09% 10,185,618 +81,701 +0.8% +$2.55K
NEE icon
159
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$148B
$317K 0.09% 3,786,638 +51,360 +1% +$4.29K
GE icon
160
GE Aerospace
GE
$292B
$316K 0.09% 3,777,263 +853,292 +29% +$71.5K
TRTN
161
DELISTED
Triton International Limited
TRTN
$315K 0.09% 4,586,822 +80,110 +2% +$5.51K
PWR icon
162
Quanta Services
PWR
$56.3B
$314K 0.09% 2,206,482 -229,550 -9% -$32.7K
LEN icon
163
Lennar Class A
LEN
$34.5B
$314K 0.09% 3,471,313 +24,051 +0.7% +$2.18K
ARE icon
164
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.1B
$312K 0.09% 2,142,496 -221,561 -9% -$32.3K
DDS icon
165
Dillards
DDS
$8.31B
$312K 0.09% 963,910 -81,454 -8% -$26.3K
AMP icon
166
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.5B
$310K 0.09% 994,280 +761 +0.1% +$237
CARR icon
167
Carrier Global
CARR
$55.5B
$308K 0.09% 7,462,760 +67,877 +0.9% +$2.8K
FLG
168
Flagstar Financial, Inc.
FLG
$5.33B
$307K 0.09% 35,750,139 +13,681,486 +62% +$118K
AVB icon
169
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$27.9B
$307K 0.09% 1,899,336 -123,799 -6% -$20K
DLTR icon
170
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$22.8B
$307K 0.09% 2,168,137 +5,911 +0.3% +$836
MMM icon
171
3M
MMM
$82.8B
$307K 0.09% 2,557,180 +26,323 +1% +$3.16K
DINO icon
172
HF Sinclair
DINO
$9.52B
$304K 0.09% 5,853,054 -936,798 -14% -$48.6K
APD icon
173
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.5B
$303K 0.09% 981,386 -57,651 -6% -$17.8K
F icon
174
Ford
F
$46.8B
$302K 0.09% 25,928,311 +543,572 +2% +$6.32K
USB icon
175
US Bancorp
USB
$76B
$301K 0.09% 6,911,487 +526,580 +8% +$23K