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
+10.27%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$369B
AUM Growth
+$369B
Cap. Flow
+$1.27B
Cap. Flow %
0.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.34%
Holding
3,470
New
58
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,328
Closed
83

Top Buys

1
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
$1.06B
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
$625M
3
WMT icon
Walmart
WMT
$616M
4
UNH icon
UnitedHealth
UNH
$201M
5
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
$192M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.69%
2 Financials 17.09%
3 Industrials 13.06%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.1%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AFL icon
151
Aflac
AFL
$57.2B
$388M 0.11% 4,521,503 +45,442 +1% +$3.9M
AVB icon
152
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$27.9B
$382M 0.1% 2,060,638 +23,221 +1% +$4.31M
DVN icon
153
Devon Energy
DVN
$22.9B
$378M 0.1% 7,537,674 +460,632 +7% +$23.1M
F icon
154
Ford
F
$46.8B
$377M 0.1% 28,397,028 +1,082,508 +4% +$14.4M
USB icon
155
US Bancorp
USB
$76B
$376M 0.1% 8,418,150 +227,301 +3% +$10.2M
MLM icon
156
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.2B
$375M 0.1% 610,922 -4,474 -0.7% -$2.75M
SU icon
157
Suncor Energy
SU
$50.1B
$375M 0.1% 10,161,246 +203,339 +2% +$7.51M
ITW icon
158
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$77.1B
$374M 0.1% 1,393,784 +43,421 +3% +$11.7M
RS icon
159
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.5B
$373M 0.1% 1,115,133 -78,132 -7% -$26.1M
FIS icon
160
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$36.5B
$371M 0.1% 5,001,756 -11,781 -0.2% -$874K
AGO icon
161
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.91B
$370M 0.1% 4,235,897 -63,656 -1% -$5.55M
GIS icon
162
General Mills
GIS
$26.4B
$368M 0.1% 5,265,350 +262,044 +5% +$18.3M
MMC icon
163
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$101B
$368M 0.1% 1,788,504 +63,752 +4% +$13.1M
MUR icon
164
Murphy Oil
MUR
$3.55B
$365M 0.1% 7,991,869 +129,901 +2% +$5.94M
WMB icon
165
Williams Companies
WMB
$70.7B
$364M 0.1% 9,337,388 +654,820 +8% +$25.5M
MHK icon
166
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.24B
$359M 0.1% 2,743,884 +284,581 +12% +$37.2M
ANF icon
167
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.46B
$356M 0.1% 2,837,799 -321,257 -10% -$40.3M
ALLY icon
168
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12.6B
$354M 0.1% 8,710,306 +1,823,614 +26% +$74M
BPOP icon
169
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.49B
$353M 0.1% 4,008,918 -99,903 -2% -$8.8M
FITB icon
170
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.3B
$353M 0.1% 9,476,360 +228,665 +2% +$8.51M
BKNG icon
171
Booking.com
BKNG
$181B
$352M 0.1% 97,153 -10,895 -10% -$39.5M
BMO icon
172
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$86.7B
$352M 0.1% 3,606,334 -2,534 -0.1% -$248K
VMC icon
173
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$38.5B
$352M 0.1% 1,289,355 +32,983 +3% +$9M
JCI icon
174
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$69.9B
$351M 0.1% 5,375,527 +271,855 +5% +$17.8M
LOW icon
175
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$145B
$351M 0.1% 1,376,938 -50,063 -4% -$12.8M