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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
+$402B
Cap. Flow
+$2.59B
Cap. Flow %
0.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,746
Reduced
1,404
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.95%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ZTS icon
176
Zoetis
ZTS
$69.3B
$388M 0.1%
2,354,804
+9,828
+0.4% +$1.62M
SPGI icon
177
S&P Global
SPGI
$167B
$386M 0.1%
759,096
-2,332
-0.3% -$1.18M
PHM icon
178
Pultegroup
PHM
$26B
$385M 0.1%
3,748,026
-351,351
-9% -$36.1M
ETN icon
179
Eaton
ETN
$136B
$383M 0.1%
1,408,680
+60,820
+5% +$16.5M
EXE
180
Expand Energy Corporation Common Stock
EXE
$23B
$380M 0.09%
3,415,177
-3,094,419
-48% -$344M
SLB icon
181
Schlumberger
SLB
$55B
$376M 0.09%
8,989,115
+1,667,203
+23% +$69.7M
MCO icon
182
Moody's
MCO
$91.4B
$375M 0.09%
805,267
+9,148
+1% +$4.26M
RCL icon
183
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$98.7B
$374M 0.09%
1,821,455
-63,789
-3% -$13.1M
CL icon
184
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$67.9B
$374M 0.09%
3,991,652
+12,967
+0.3% +$1.21M
INGR icon
185
Ingredion
INGR
$8.31B
$373M 0.09%
2,755,683
+177,387
+7% +$24M
IBN icon
186
ICICI Bank
IBN
$113B
$372M 0.09%
11,814,153
-365,928
-3% -$11.5M
ROST icon
187
Ross Stores
ROST
$48.1B
$372M 0.09%
2,912,392
+15,085
+0.5% +$1.93M
LAD icon
188
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.63B
$372M 0.09%
1,267,519
+72,980
+6% +$21.4M
ALL icon
189
Allstate
ALL
$53.6B
$371M 0.09%
1,792,181
+151,148
+9% +$31.3M
AME icon
190
Ametek
AME
$42.7B
$370M 0.09%
2,147,416
+13,464
+0.6% +$2.32M
MMM icon
191
3M
MMM
$82.8B
$370M 0.09%
2,516,729
+383,539
+18% +$56.3M
WBS icon
192
Webster Financial
WBS
$10.3B
$366M 0.09%
7,108,082
+487,264
+7% +$25.1M
ONB icon
193
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$8.97B
$366M 0.09%
17,290,139
+183,850
+1% +$3.9M
IRM icon
194
Iron Mountain
IRM
$27.3B
$366M 0.09%
4,256,417
+37,154
+0.9% +$3.2M
INTU icon
195
Intuit
INTU
$186B
$365M 0.09%
594,632
+24,645
+4% +$15.1M
FHN icon
196
First Horizon
FHN
$11.5B
$364M 0.09%
18,735,514
-1,133,889
-6% -$22M
EQR icon
197
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.3B
$363M 0.09%
5,077,604
-146,972
-3% -$10.5M
REGN icon
198
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$61.5B
$362M 0.09%
571,187
-15,838
-3% -$10M
AXS icon
199
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.71B
$361M 0.09%
3,606,067
-538,180
-13% -$53.9M
USB icon
200
US Bancorp
USB
$76B
$360M 0.09%
8,537,191
+22,074
+0.3% +$932K