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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
+$260B
Cap. Flow
+$2.35B
Cap. Flow %
0.9%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,922
Reduced
1,330
Closed
118
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
OZK icon
176
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.95B
$265M 0.1%
6,697,247
+187,381
+3% +$7.41M
TEL icon
177
TE Connectivity
TEL
$60.5B
$264M 0.1%
2,392,079
-9,794
-0.4% -$1.08M
DG icon
178
Dollar General
DG
$23.9B
$264M 0.1%
1,098,865
-3,507
-0.3% -$841K
HSBC icon
179
HSBC
HSBC
$224B
$263M 0.1%
10,103,917
+233,686
+2% +$6.09M
CARR icon
180
Carrier Global
CARR
$53.5B
$263M 0.1%
7,394,883
+550,548
+8% +$19.6M
AEL
181
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$262M 0.1%
7,015,480
-23,120
-0.3% -$862K
NEM icon
182
Newmont
NEM
$83.8B
$261M 0.1%
6,220,683
+336,914
+6% +$14.2M
IBN icon
183
ICICI Bank
IBN
$113B
$261M 0.1%
12,455,697
+236,739
+2% +$4.96M
DGX icon
184
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$19.9B
$261M 0.1%
2,127,571
-26,880
-1% -$3.3M
ZTS icon
185
Zoetis
ZTS
$67.4B
$261M 0.1%
1,759,114
-27,339
-2% -$4.05M
DRE
186
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$260M 0.1%
5,394,446
-1,055,212
-16% -$50.9M
LRCX icon
187
Lam Research
LRCX
$123B
$258M 0.1%
705,902
+1,620
+0.2% +$593K
PSX icon
188
Phillips 66
PSX
$53.1B
$258M 0.1%
3,197,713
-234,306
-7% -$18.9M
MAA icon
189
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$16.6B
$258M 0.1%
1,662,566
-69,380
-4% -$10.8M
USB icon
190
US Bancorp
USB
$75.8B
$257M 0.1%
6,384,907
+173,808
+3% +$7.01M
LEN icon
191
Lennar Class A
LEN
$34.3B
$257M 0.1%
3,447,262
+67,187
+2% +$5.01M
MTDR icon
192
Matador Resources
MTDR
$6.3B
$255M 0.1%
5,219,519
-300,668
-5% -$14.7M
FHN icon
193
First Horizon
FHN
$11.5B
$254M 0.1%
11,106,989
-738,055
-6% -$16.9M
CTVA icon
194
Corteva
CTVA
$49.7B
$254M 0.1%
4,448,148
-189,125
-4% -$10.8M
MCK icon
195
McKesson
MCK
$85.6B
$254M 0.1%
747,758
-4,029
-0.5% -$1.37M
AMD icon
196
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$265B
$254M 0.1%
4,002,188
+36,366
+0.9% +$2.3M
CHTR icon
197
Charter Communications
CHTR
$35.9B
$253M 0.1%
834,622
-130,580
-14% -$39.6M
UHAL icon
198
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$10.7B
$251M 0.1%
493,025
+8,053
+2% +$4.1M
AMP icon
199
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.4B
$250M 0.1%
993,519
+71,559
+8% +$18M
VRTX icon
200
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$103B
$250M 0.1%
864,307
-17,338
-2% -$5.02M