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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
+$279B
Cap. Flow
+$3.96B
Cap. Flow %
1.42%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,939
Reduced
1,302
Closed
147
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WM icon
176
Waste Management
WM
$90.3B
$281M 0.1%
1,840,172
-32,034
-2% -$4.9M
PSX icon
177
Phillips 66
PSX
$53.1B
$281M 0.1%
3,432,019
+38,628
+1% +$3.17M
ASML icon
178
ASML
ASML
$290B
$280M 0.1%
588,284
+24,726
+4% +$11.8M
SUI icon
179
Sun Communities
SUI
$15.7B
$280M 0.1%
1,756,432
+10,893
+0.6% +$1.74M
FITB icon
180
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.2B
$279M 0.1%
8,300,842
-163,673
-2% -$5.5M
AR icon
181
Antero Resources
AR
$10.1B
$276M 0.1%
9,012,361
-2,214,433
-20% -$67.9M
PM icon
182
Philip Morris
PM
$257B
$276M 0.1%
2,797,539
+57,664
+2% +$5.69M
F icon
183
Ford
F
$46.4B
$275M 0.1%
24,715,755
-55,984
-0.2% -$623K
URI icon
184
United Rentals
URI
$61.7B
$275M 0.1%
1,130,668
+20,000
+2% +$4.86M
TJX icon
185
TJX Companies
TJX
$154B
$274M 0.1%
4,914,338
+461,452
+10% +$25.8M
SU icon
186
Suncor Energy
SU
$49.6B
$274M 0.1%
7,820,348
+454,911
+6% +$16M
PCAR icon
187
PACCAR
PCAR
$51.6B
$274M 0.1%
3,324,491
-53,582
-2% -$4.41M
CTSH icon
188
Cognizant
CTSH
$34.7B
$273M 0.1%
4,045,541
-2,271
-0.1% -$153K
SPGI icon
189
S&P Global
SPGI
$164B
$273M 0.1%
809,042
-161,754
-17% -$54.5M
TEL icon
190
TE Connectivity
TEL
$60.5B
$272M 0.1%
2,401,873
+12,264
+0.5% +$1.39M
GD icon
191
General Dynamics
GD
$86.8B
$271M 0.1%
1,227,028
-19,512
-2% -$4.32M
DG icon
192
Dollar General
DG
$23.9B
$271M 0.1%
1,102,372
-18,409
-2% -$4.52M
NXST icon
193
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$6.19B
$269M 0.1%
1,651,686
-13,304
-0.8% -$2.17M
AFL icon
194
Aflac
AFL
$56.3B
$269M 0.1%
4,856,141
+39,532
+0.8% +$2.19M
AON icon
195
Aon
AON
$80.6B
$267M 0.1%
990,268
-84,618
-8% -$22.8M
AMKR icon
196
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$6B
$263M 0.09%
15,514,126
+179,540
+1% +$3.04M
MRO
197
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$262M 0.09%
11,637,670
-988,859
-8% -$22.2M
PHM icon
198
Pultegroup
PHM
$26.1B
$261M 0.09%
6,594,131
+83,197
+1% +$3.3M
WBD icon
199
Warner Bros
WBD
$28.6B
$260M 0.09%
+19,400,497
New +$260M
FHN icon
200
First Horizon
FHN
$11.5B
$259M 0.09%
11,845,044
-48,458
-0.4% -$1.06M