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
+6.94%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$314B
AUM Growth
+$16.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.4B
Cap. Flow %
0.76%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.02%
Holding
3,572
New
111
Increased
1,840
Reduced
1,367
Closed
91

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$267M
2
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
$202M
3
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
$201M
4
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
$182M
5
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
$123M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.96%
2 Financials 15.55%
3 Industrials 13.49%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.05%
5 Healthcare 10.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AVT icon
176
Avnet
AVT
$4.47B
$305M 0.1%
6,039,396
+27,616
+0.5% +$1.39M
UNM icon
177
Unum
UNM
$12.4B
$303M 0.1%
6,357,458
-1,086,510
-15% -$51.8M
WMB icon
178
Williams Companies
WMB
$70.3B
$303M 0.1%
9,282,735
+192,130
+2% +$6.27M
MMC icon
179
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$101B
$303M 0.1%
1,609,603
+11,887
+0.7% +$2.24M
SLB icon
180
Schlumberger
SLB
$53.7B
$299M 0.1%
6,079,655
-925,051
-13% -$45.4M
TOL icon
181
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14B
$299M 0.1%
3,775,809
-23,370
-0.6% -$1.85M
GATX icon
182
GATX Corp
GATX
$6.01B
$298M 0.1%
2,316,252
-127,711
-5% -$16.4M
SHW icon
183
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$91.2B
$297M 0.09%
1,120,366
+20,506
+2% +$5.44M
SPGI icon
184
S&P Global
SPGI
$165B
$297M 0.09%
741,293
-9,225
-1% -$3.7M
INVH icon
185
Invitation Homes
INVH
$18.6B
$297M 0.09%
8,632,966
+61,725
+0.7% +$2.12M
PRU icon
186
Prudential Financial
PRU
$38.3B
$296M 0.09%
3,355,882
+376,841
+13% +$33.2M
MUR icon
187
Murphy Oil
MUR
$3.67B
$295M 0.09%
7,714,683
+168,220
+2% +$6.44M
PFG icon
188
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$18.1B
$294M 0.09%
3,872,839
+227,364
+6% +$17.2M
NEE icon
189
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$146B
$293M 0.09%
3,953,894
+100,749
+3% +$7.48M
ADM icon
190
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$29.8B
$292M 0.09%
3,867,446
+83,023
+2% +$6.27M
EXR icon
191
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.5B
$292M 0.09%
1,962,968
+22,268
+1% +$3.31M
GPI icon
192
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$6.21B
$292M 0.09%
1,132,010
-77,615
-6% -$20M
ACHC icon
193
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.18B
$291M 0.09%
3,657,029
-314,238
-8% -$25M
FTI icon
194
TechnipFMC
FTI
$16.3B
$290M 0.09%
17,444,231
-1,181,251
-6% -$19.6M
PM icon
195
Philip Morris
PM
$251B
$290M 0.09%
2,967,549
+61,464
+2% +$6M
PBF icon
196
PBF Energy
PBF
$3.27B
$287M 0.09%
7,017,818
+295,823
+4% +$12.1M
BK icon
197
Bank of New York Mellon
BK
$74.4B
$286M 0.09%
6,430,829
+78,069
+1% +$3.48M
HES
198
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$286M 0.09%
2,102,774
-315,444
-13% -$42.9M
JBL icon
199
Jabil
JBL
$22.3B
$285M 0.09%
2,642,772
-521,243
-16% -$56.3M
TECK icon
200
Teck Resources
TECK
$16B
$285M 0.09%
6,764,739
+163,748
+2% +$6.89M