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
+9.99%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$432B
AUM Growth
+$432B
Cap. Flow
+$2.22B
Cap. Flow %
0.51%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.56%
Holding
3,373
New
53
Increased
1,646
Reduced
1,461
Closed
101

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.97%
2 Financials 18.52%
3 Industrials 12.28%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.39%
5 Healthcare 9.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NVDA icon
1
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.39T
$14.8B 3.42% 93,489,826 -2,982,428 -3% -$471M
MSFT icon
2
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.79T
$12.6B 2.93% 25,430,343 -37,133 -0.1% -$18.5M
AAPL icon
3
Apple
AAPL
$3.45T
$11.7B 2.71% 57,085,609 +656,125 +1% +$135M
META icon
4
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.89T
$6.74B 1.56% 9,132,028 +46,641 +0.5% +$34.4M
AMZN icon
5
Amazon
AMZN
$2.47T
$6.54B 1.51% 29,804,053 -112,959 -0.4% -$24.8M
JPM icon
6
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$828B
$5.59B 1.29% 19,280,322 -818,451 -4% -$237M
GOOGL icon
7
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$2.56T
$3.57B 0.83% 20,276,283 +2,298,905 +13% +$405M
XOM icon
8
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$483B
$3.47B 0.8% 32,228,609 -894,908 -3% -$96.5M
BRK.B icon
9
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.08T
$3.46B 0.8% 7,121,422 -206,223 -3% -$100M
GOOG icon
10
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.57T
$3.02B 0.7% 17,044,392 +2,181,743 +15% +$387M
V icon
11
Visa
V
$679B
$2.95B 0.68% 8,310,123 -160,961 -2% -$57.1M
AVGO icon
12
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.45T
$2.91B 0.67% 10,556,885 +315,506 +3% +$87M
LLY icon
13
Eli Lilly
LLY
$656B
$2.88B 0.67% 3,690,264 -106,021 -3% -$82.6M
JNJ icon
14
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$423B
$2.84B 0.66% 18,582,253 +1,679,148 +10% +$256M
MA icon
15
Mastercard
MA
$534B
$2.25B 0.52% 4,004,524 -156,296 -4% -$87.8M
CSCO icon
16
Cisco
CSCO
$275B
$1.98B 0.46% 28,552,123 -755,653 -3% -$52.4M
HD icon
17
Home Depot
HD
$406B
$1.84B 0.43% 5,028,977 +24,193 +0.5% +$8.87M
COST icon
18
Costco
COST
$419B
$1.84B 0.43% 1,858,768 -139,095 -7% -$138M
PG icon
19
Procter & Gamble
PG
$365B
$1.83B 0.42% 11,479,746 +1,069,881 +10% +$170M
ORCL icon
20
Oracle
ORCL
$675B
$1.82B 0.42% 8,321,059 +67,649 +0.8% +$14.8M
ABBV icon
21
AbbVie
ABBV
$367B
$1.76B 0.41% 9,496,764 +83,731 +0.9% +$15.5M
UNH icon
22
UnitedHealth
UNH
$274B
$1.72B 0.4% 5,517,441 +320,014 +6% +$99.8M
SHEL icon
23
Shell
SHEL
$215B
$1.7B 0.39% 24,165,943 +893,030 +4% +$62.9M
CVX icon
24
Chevron
CVX
$321B
$1.68B 0.39% 11,760,280 -521,703 -4% -$74.7M
T icon
25
AT&T
T
$207B
$1.64B 0.38% 56,521,164 +3,181,788 +6% +$92.1M