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
+6.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$297B
AUM Growth
+$297B
Cap. Flow
+$4.32B
Cap. Flow %
1.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
3,570
New
79
Increased
2,113
Reduced
1,116
Closed
109

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.86%
2 Financials 16.13%
3 Industrials 13.08%
4 Healthcare 11.06%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CARR icon
151
Carrier Global
CARR
$55.5B
$323M 0.11% 7,058,031 -404,729 -5% -$18.5M
MMM icon
152
3M
MMM
$82.8B
$321M 0.11% 3,049,726 +492,546 +19% +$51.8M
HES
153
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$320M 0.11% 2,418,218 -180,669 -7% -$23.9M
PWR icon
154
Quanta Services
PWR
$56.3B
$319M 0.11% 1,917,035 -289,447 -13% -$48.2M
AIG icon
155
American International
AIG
$45.1B
$319M 0.11% 6,342,832 +1,061,195 +20% +$53.4M
TEL icon
156
TE Connectivity
TEL
$61B
$317M 0.11% 2,420,095 -30,756 -1% -$4.03M
PSX icon
157
Phillips 66
PSX
$54B
$317M 0.11% 3,129,675 -80,229 -2% -$8.13M
EXR icon
158
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.5B
$316M 0.11% 1,940,700 +62,723 +3% +$10.2M
BKNG icon
159
Booking.com
BKNG
$181B
$314M 0.11% 118,440 +8,403 +8% +$22.3M
FLG
160
Flagstar Financial, Inc.
FLG
$5.33B
$313M 0.11% 34,615,576 -1,134,563 -3% -$10.3M
ATVI
161
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
$309M 0.1% 3,609,771 -2,330 -0.1% -$199K
AMP icon
162
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.5B
$308M 0.1% 1,005,337 +11,057 +1% +$3.39M
CTSH icon
163
Cognizant
CTSH
$35.3B
$305M 0.1% 5,008,497 +601,945 +14% +$36.7M
AN icon
164
AutoNation
AN
$8.26B
$304M 0.1% 2,264,224 -243,759 -10% -$32.8M
EQR icon
165
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.3B
$303M 0.1% 5,057,473 +102,401 +2% +$6.14M
ADM icon
166
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$30.1B
$301M 0.1% 3,784,423 -61,199 -2% -$4.88M
NSIT icon
167
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.1B
$298M 0.1% 2,081,514 -69,612 -3% -$9.95M
NEE icon
168
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$148B
$297M 0.1% 3,853,145 +66,507 +2% +$5.13M
GD icon
169
General Dynamics
GD
$87.3B
$297M 0.1% 1,301,306 -6,826 -0.5% -$1.56M
USB icon
170
US Bancorp
USB
$76B
$296M 0.1% 8,218,144 +1,306,657 +19% +$47.1M
AFL icon
171
Aflac
AFL
$57.2B
$295M 0.1% 4,569,383 -287,376 -6% -$18.5M
UNM icon
172
Unum
UNM
$11.9B
$294M 0.1% 7,443,968 -940,093 -11% -$37.2M
WM icon
173
Waste Management
WM
$91.2B
$292M 0.1% 1,790,205 -21,443 -1% -$3.5M
PBF icon
174
PBF Energy
PBF
$3.16B
$291M 0.1% 6,721,995 +284,047 +4% +$12.3M
DFS
175
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$291M 0.1% 2,945,482 +413,192 +16% +$40.8M