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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
+$402B
Cap. Flow
+$2.59B
Cap. Flow %
0.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,746
Reduced
1,404
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.95%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
UPS icon
151
United Parcel Service
UPS
$74.1B
$428M 0.11% 3,891,627 +268,418 +7% +$29.5M
GLW icon
152
Corning
GLW
$57.4B
$427M 0.11% 9,320,244 -480,329 -5% -$22M
AFL icon
153
Aflac
AFL
$57.2B
$425M 0.11% 3,824,667 -58,705 -2% -$6.53M
NEM icon
154
Newmont
NEM
$81.7B
$424M 0.11% 8,772,477 +1,201,237 +16% +$58M
PH icon
155
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$96.2B
$423M 0.11% 696,145 +1,857 +0.3% +$1.13M
SSB icon
156
SouthState
SSB
$10.3B
$423M 0.11% 4,556,410 +1,164,348 +34% +$108M
X
157
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$421M 0.1% 9,970,755 +678,849 +7% +$28.7M
AMAT icon
158
Applied Materials
AMAT
$128B
$421M 0.1% 2,900,060 -66,281 -2% -$9.62M
FIS icon
159
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$36.5B
$419M 0.1% 5,617,035 -1,830 -0% -$137K
TD icon
160
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$128B
$418M 0.1% 6,976,105 -313,264 -4% -$18.8M
GIS icon
161
General Mills
GIS
$26.4B
$418M 0.1% 6,986,128 +634,393 +10% +$37.9M
GD icon
162
General Dynamics
GD
$87.3B
$417M 0.1% 1,528,204 -14,541 -0.9% -$3.96M
UAL icon
163
United Airlines
UAL
$34B
$415M 0.1% 6,010,293 +125,284 +2% +$8.65M
NUE icon
164
Nucor
NUE
$34.1B
$415M 0.1% 3,447,925 -85,969 -2% -$10.3M
APD icon
165
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.5B
$412M 0.1% 1,397,274 +2,475 +0.2% +$730K
GWW icon
166
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$48.5B
$411M 0.1% 416,086 +6,797 +2% +$6.71M
CBRE icon
167
CBRE Group
CBRE
$48.2B
$408M 0.1% 3,116,856 -165,145 -5% -$21.6M
CHTR icon
168
Charter Communications
CHTR
$36.3B
$405M 0.1% 1,099,293 +198,444 +22% +$73.1M
TMHC icon
169
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
$6.66B
$405M 0.1% 6,738,366 -594,592 -8% -$35.7M
ACGL icon
170
Arch Capital
ACGL
$34.2B
$402M 0.1% 4,176,984 +26,160 +0.6% +$2.52M
OXY icon
171
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$46.9B
$401M 0.1% 8,128,136 +710,220 +10% +$35.1M
BLK icon
172
Blackrock
BLK
$175B
$400M 0.1% 423,020 +24,230 +6% +$22.9M
GEHC icon
173
GE HealthCare
GEHC
$33.7B
$399M 0.1% 4,943,579 +157,839 +3% +$12.7M
PNC icon
174
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$81.7B
$391M 0.1% 2,227,828 -10,446 -0.5% -$1.84M
AZN icon
175
AstraZeneca
AZN
$248B
$390M 0.1% 5,304,893 -17,495 -0.3% -$1.29M