Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Return 19.15%
 

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
+14.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$302B
AUM Growth
+$25.4B
Cap. Flow
-$8.3B
Cap. Flow %
-2.75%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.83%
Holding
3,466
New
123
Increased
1,209
Reduced
1,942
Closed
57

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Industrials 13.59%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.2%
5 Healthcare 10.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
OXY icon
176
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$45.9B
$296M 0.1%
11,126,449
+3,207,782
+41% +$85.4M
ON icon
177
ON Semiconductor
ON
$19.7B
$296M 0.1%
7,118,657
-1,280,386
-15% -$53.3M
BWA icon
178
BorgWarner
BWA
$9.45B
$295M 0.1%
7,221,699
+118,146
+2% +$4.82M
IP icon
179
International Paper
IP
$25.5B
$294M 0.1%
5,749,585
-246,842
-4% -$12.6M
BMO icon
180
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$89.4B
$294M 0.1%
3,303,812
+6,494
+0.2% +$579K
XPO icon
181
XPO
XPO
$15.3B
$294M 0.1%
6,903,469
-593,817
-8% -$25.3M
BA icon
182
Boeing
BA
$175B
$294M 0.1%
1,153,641
+271
+0% +$69K
SLB icon
183
Schlumberger
SLB
$53.6B
$291M 0.1%
10,707,811
+1,510,255
+16% +$41.1M
VTR icon
184
Ventas
VTR
$30.8B
$290M 0.1%
5,445,394
+59,905
+1% +$3.2M
ZTS icon
185
Zoetis
ZTS
$68B
$289M 0.1%
1,833,310
+6,043
+0.3% +$952K
CNXC icon
186
Concentrix
CNXC
$3.3B
$287M 0.09%
1,911,674
-53,590
-3% -$8.04M
JCI icon
187
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$70B
$287M 0.09%
4,804,525
-87,998
-2% -$5.25M
HPE icon
188
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$30.5B
$287M 0.09%
18,213,420
-321,728
-2% -$5.06M
AL icon
189
Air Lease Corp
AL
$7.11B
$287M 0.09%
5,846,822
+56,969
+1% +$2.79M
GILD icon
190
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$286M 0.09%
4,418,495
-671,039
-13% -$43.4M
UHAL icon
191
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$10.9B
$285M 0.09%
4,656,480
+25,240
+0.5% +$1.55M
ESS icon
192
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17B
$285M 0.09%
1,047,976
-25,190
-2% -$6.85M
DRE
193
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$284M 0.09%
6,773,905
-146,340
-2% -$6.14M
LUV icon
194
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$16.3B
$283M 0.09%
4,636,860
-514,763
-10% -$31.4M
INVH icon
195
Invitation Homes
INVH
$18.6B
$283M 0.09%
8,846,803
-94,574
-1% -$3.03M
ADI icon
196
Analog Devices
ADI
$121B
$283M 0.09%
1,822,415
+22,029
+1% +$3.42M
KSS icon
197
Kohl's
KSS
$1.84B
$282M 0.09%
4,737,109
-1,493
-0% -$89K
HSBC icon
198
HSBC
HSBC
$226B
$282M 0.09%
9,663,724
-150,733
-2% -$4.39M
SNA icon
199
Snap-on
SNA
$17.1B
$280M 0.09%
1,215,170
-10,696
-0.9% -$2.47M
NEE icon
200
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$146B
$280M 0.09%
3,700,991
-73,768
-2% -$5.58M