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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
+$305B
Cap. Flow
+$1.29B
Cap. Flow %
0.42%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,794
Reduced
1,463
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 13.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MMM icon
151
3M
MMM
$82.2B
$318M 0.1%
3,397,548
-355,936
-9% -$33.3M
CARR icon
152
Carrier Global
CARR
$54B
$317M 0.1%
5,742,124
-1,185,133
-17% -$65.4M
FANG icon
153
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$43.4B
$314M 0.1%
2,025,041
-30,324
-1% -$4.7M
MMC icon
154
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$101B
$311M 0.1%
1,636,719
+27,116
+2% +$5.16M
TEL icon
155
TE Connectivity
TEL
$61B
$308M 0.1%
2,491,859
+46,323
+2% +$5.72M
HPQ icon
156
HP
HPQ
$27.1B
$308M 0.1%
11,971,099
-1,179,500
-9% -$30.3M
CNX icon
157
CNX Resources
CNX
$4.18B
$306M 0.1%
13,558,605
-249,787
-2% -$5.64M
FTI icon
158
TechnipFMC
FTI
$15.4B
$305M 0.1%
15,018,624
-2,425,607
-14% -$49.3M
SBAC icon
159
SBA Communications
SBAC
$22B
$305M 0.1%
1,525,677
+19,748
+1% +$3.95M
EQR icon
160
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.3B
$305M 0.1%
5,198,250
+84,303
+2% +$4.95M
GIS icon
161
General Mills
GIS
$26.4B
$305M 0.1%
4,767,368
+294,754
+7% +$18.9M
ITW icon
162
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$77.1B
$305M 0.1%
1,324,274
-9,627
-0.7% -$2.22M
ATVI
163
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
$305M 0.1%
3,256,116
-85,352
-3% -$7.99M
ARW icon
164
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$6.51B
$304M 0.1%
2,429,364
-96,098
-4% -$12M
TECK icon
165
Teck Resources
TECK
$16.4B
$304M 0.1%
7,054,591
+289,852
+4% +$12.5M
GPI icon
166
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$6.01B
$302M 0.1%
1,125,014
-6,996
-0.6% -$1.88M
BMO icon
167
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$86.7B
$302M 0.1%
3,580,321
-127,353
-3% -$10.7M
WMB icon
168
Williams Companies
WMB
$70.1B
$300M 0.1%
8,904,862
-377,873
-4% -$12.7M
TWNK
169
DELISTED
Hostess Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock
TWNK
$299M 0.1%
8,989,417
-74,206
-0.8% -$2.47M
JBL icon
170
Jabil
JBL
$22B
$299M 0.1%
2,358,892
-283,880
-11% -$36M
DINO icon
171
HF Sinclair
DINO
$9.74B
$299M 0.1%
5,246,611
+91,270
+2% +$5.2M
DFS
172
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$298M 0.1%
3,438,083
+114,864
+3% +$9.95M
GWW icon
173
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$48.5B
$297M 0.1%
429,920
+4,382
+1% +$3.03M
HPE icon
174
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$29.8B
$296M 0.1%
17,038,921
+340,263
+2% +$5.91M
AVT icon
175
Avnet
AVT
$4.55B
$294M 0.1%
6,095,742
+56,346
+0.9% +$2.72M