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
+8.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$236B
AUM Growth
+$236B
Cap. Flow
+$112M
Cap. Flow %
0.05%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.67%
Holding
3,412
New
74
Increased
1,256
Reduced
1,780
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.33%
2 Financials 15.39%
3 Industrials 13.16%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.36%
5 Healthcare 11.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MAA icon
176
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$17.1B
$216M 0.09%
1,866,366
+114,662
+7% +$13.3M
PM icon
177
Philip Morris
PM
$260B
$216M 0.09%
2,883,159
-47,445
-2% -$3.56M
SWKS icon
178
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$11.1B
$216M 0.09%
1,485,372
-99,463
-6% -$14.5M
LUV icon
179
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$17.3B
$216M 0.09%
5,757,025
+58,039
+1% +$2.18M
DOC icon
180
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$12.5B
$215M 0.09%
7,923,676
+67,986
+0.9% +$1.85M
BXP icon
181
Boston Properties
BXP
$11.5B
$214M 0.09%
2,667,549
+415,369
+18% +$33.4M
ESS icon
182
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.4B
$213M 0.09%
1,061,047
+71,441
+7% +$14.3M
PWR icon
183
Quanta Services
PWR
$56.3B
$212M 0.09%
4,006,926
-142,279
-3% -$7.52M
DGX icon
184
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$20.3B
$212M 0.09%
1,847,622
-15,127
-0.8% -$1.73M
EXR icon
185
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.5B
$212M 0.09%
1,976,841
+14,078
+0.7% +$1.51M
TCOM icon
186
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$48.2B
$208M 0.09%
6,690,835
+919,823
+16% +$28.6M
PAG icon
187
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$12.2B
$208M 0.09%
4,371,628
+8,508
+0.2% +$405K
ADI icon
188
Analog Devices
ADI
$124B
$208M 0.09%
1,782,930
-9,252
-0.5% -$1.08M
AGCO icon
189
AGCO
AGCO
$8.07B
$208M 0.09%
2,800,930
+43,574
+2% +$3.24M
HIG icon
190
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.2B
$208M 0.09%
5,633,059
+180,554
+3% +$6.65M
CACI icon
191
CACI
CACI
$10.6B
$208M 0.09%
973,619
-30,327
-3% -$6.46M
WM icon
192
Waste Management
WM
$91.2B
$207M 0.09%
1,833,516
+86,142
+5% +$9.75M
EBAY icon
193
eBay
EBAY
$41.4B
$207M 0.09%
3,981,905
+89,515
+2% +$4.66M
FITB icon
194
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.3B
$206M 0.09%
9,647,037
-24,197
-0.3% -$516K
UFPI icon
195
UFP Industries
UFPI
$5.91B
$204M 0.09%
3,613,576
-267,550
-7% -$15.1M
ALLY icon
196
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12.6B
$204M 0.09%
8,135,636
+645,473
+9% +$16.2M
ADM icon
197
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$30.1B
$204M 0.09%
4,384,211
-23,017
-0.5% -$1.07M
FCX icon
198
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$63.7B
$203M 0.09%
12,997,536
+46,313
+0.4% +$724K
STLD icon
199
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.3B
$203M 0.09%
7,085,987
+163,720
+2% +$4.69M
ENOV icon
200
Enovis
ENOV
$1.77B
$202M 0.09%
6,455,860
+13,005
+0.2% +$408K