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
+6.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$297B
AUM Growth
+$297B
Cap. Flow
+$4.32B
Cap. Flow %
1.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
3,570
New
79
Increased
2,113
Reduced
1,116
Closed
109

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.86%
2 Financials 16.13%
3 Industrials 13.08%
4 Healthcare 11.06%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BNS icon
201
Scotiabank
BNS
$78.1B
$269M 0.09%
5,334,305
+75,136
+1% +$3.78M
INVH icon
202
Invitation Homes
INVH
$18.5B
$268M 0.09%
8,571,241
+167,995
+2% +$5.25M
NTR icon
203
Nutrien
NTR
$27.6B
$266M 0.09%
3,608,138
+230,990
+7% +$17.1M
MMC icon
204
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$101B
$266M 0.09%
1,597,716
+18,159
+1% +$3.02M
APD icon
205
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$64.8B
$265M 0.09%
924,707
-56,679
-6% -$16.3M
AL icon
206
Air Lease Corp
AL
$7.13B
$265M 0.09%
6,735,320
+83,021
+1% +$3.27M
HPE icon
207
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$29.9B
$264M 0.09%
16,581,598
+127,639
+0.8% +$2.03M
ALL icon
208
Allstate
ALL
$53.9B
$263M 0.09%
2,375,341
-98,223
-4% -$10.9M
PNC icon
209
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$80.7B
$263M 0.09%
2,066,312
+31,158
+2% +$3.96M
ZTS icon
210
Zoetis
ZTS
$67.6B
$262M 0.09%
1,576,145
-4,283
-0.3% -$713K
UBSI icon
211
United Bankshares
UBSI
$5.39B
$262M 0.09%
7,439,537
+234,428
+3% +$8.25M
KLAC icon
212
KLA
KLAC
$111B
$262M 0.09%
655,790
-12,301
-2% -$4.91M
HUN icon
213
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.88B
$260M 0.09%
9,501,111
+72,604
+0.8% +$1.99M
RF icon
214
Regions Financial
RF
$24B
$259M 0.09%
13,949,619
+185,562
+1% +$3.44M
SPGI icon
215
S&P Global
SPGI
$165B
$259M 0.09%
750,518
+1,376
+0.2% +$474K
ODFL icon
216
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$31.1B
$259M 0.09%
1,518,344
+109,774
+8% +$18.7M
BDX icon
217
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$54.3B
$259M 0.09%
1,044,970
+64,140
+7% +$15.9M
DVN icon
218
Devon Energy
DVN
$22.3B
$258M 0.09%
5,094,873
+384,527
+8% +$19.5M
ESI icon
219
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.07B
$256M 0.09%
13,266,221
-893,817
-6% -$17.3M
TFC icon
220
Truist Financial
TFC
$59.8B
$256M 0.09%
7,508,270
+46,271
+0.6% +$1.58M
ROST icon
221
Ross Stores
ROST
$49.3B
$256M 0.09%
2,412,109
+55,443
+2% +$5.88M
FLEX icon
222
Flex
FLEX
$20.1B
$255M 0.09%
14,711,792
+86,954
+0.6% +$1.51M
FTI icon
223
TechnipFMC
FTI
$15.7B
$254M 0.09%
18,625,482
-849,023
-4% -$11.6M
X
224
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$254M 0.09%
9,731,923
+389,689
+4% +$10.2M
AON icon
225
Aon
AON
$80.6B
$253M 0.09%
801,531
-129,567
-14% -$40.8M