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
+6.94%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$314B
AUM Growth
+$314B
Cap. Flow
+$2.54B
Cap. Flow %
0.81%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.02%
Holding
3,572
New
111
Increased
1,841
Reduced
1,368
Closed
92

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$267M
2
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
$202M
3
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
$201M
4
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
$182M
5
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
$123M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.96%
2 Financials 15.55%
3 Industrials 13.49%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.05%
5 Healthcare 10.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DLTR icon
151
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$23.2B
$340M 0.11%
2,368,053
-5,169
-0.2% -$742K
EQR icon
152
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.3B
$337M 0.11%
5,113,947
+56,474
+1% +$3.73M
GWW icon
153
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$48.5B
$336M 0.11%
425,538
+11,656
+3% +$9.19M
PWR icon
154
Quanta Services
PWR
$55.8B
$335M 0.11%
1,706,831
-210,204
-11% -$41.3M
BMO icon
155
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$86.7B
$335M 0.11%
3,707,674
-12,071
-0.3% -$1.09M
ITW icon
156
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$77.1B
$334M 0.11%
1,333,901
-6,029
-0.4% -$1.51M
AEL
157
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$333M 0.11%
6,397,117
-304,257
-5% -$15.9M
CTSH icon
158
Cognizant
CTSH
$35.1B
$332M 0.11%
5,093,045
+84,548
+2% +$5.52M
GLW icon
159
Corning
GLW
$58.7B
$332M 0.11%
9,463,722
+90,203
+1% +$3.16M
BABA icon
160
Alibaba
BABA
$330B
$330M 0.11%
3,956,261
-34,500
-0.9% -$2.88M
TRTN
161
DELISTED
Triton International Limited
TRTN
$329M 0.11%
3,955,629
-536,913
-12% -$44.7M
AMP icon
162
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.5B
$326M 0.1%
980,919
-24,418
-2% -$8.11M
KLAC icon
163
KLA
KLAC
$112B
$322M 0.1%
663,838
+8,048
+1% +$3.9M
NEM icon
164
Newmont
NEM
$83.3B
$321M 0.1%
7,531,444
+538,428
+8% +$23M
WM icon
165
Waste Management
WM
$90.9B
$321M 0.1%
1,849,837
+59,632
+3% +$10.3M
AFL icon
166
Aflac
AFL
$57.2B
$319M 0.1%
4,564,621
-4,762
-0.1% -$332K
TGT icon
167
Target
TGT
$42B
$318M 0.1%
2,411,724
+6,271
+0.3% +$827K
DAL icon
168
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$39.9B
$317M 0.1%
6,660,845
+1,572,919
+31% +$74.8M
OC icon
169
Owens Corning
OC
$12.6B
$314M 0.1%
2,409,827
+2,867
+0.1% +$374K
ON icon
170
ON Semiconductor
ON
$20B
$314M 0.1%
3,321,975
+46,148
+1% +$4.36M
PDCE
171
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$313M 0.1%
4,401,103
+118,823
+3% +$8.45M
BDX icon
172
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$53.9B
$309M 0.1%
1,172,321
+127,351
+12% +$33.6M
PSX icon
173
Phillips 66
PSX
$54.1B
$309M 0.1%
3,237,579
+107,904
+3% +$10.3M
FI icon
174
Fiserv
FI
$74.4B
$308M 0.1%
2,440,687
-9,073
-0.4% -$1.14M
BECN
175
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$308M 0.1%
3,707,235
-154,236
-4% -$12.8M