Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Est. 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 Est. Return
1 Year Est. Return
+19.15%
3 Year Est. Return
5 Year Est. Return
10 Year Est. Return
AUM
$432B
AUM Growth
+$29.6B
Cap. Flow
Cap. Flow %
Top 10 Hldgs %
Holding
3,373
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

1 +$445M
2 +$405M
3 +$387M
4
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$256M
5
PG icon
Procter & Gamble
PG
+$170M

Top Sells

1 +$536M
2 +$471M
3 +$421M
4
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$237M
5
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Deere & Co
DE
+$235M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.97%
2 Financials 18.52%
3 Industrials 12.24%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.39%
5 Healthcare 9.42%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
NVDA icon
1
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.39T
$14.8B 3.42%
93,489,826
-2,982,428
MSFT icon
2
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.82T
$12.6B 2.93%
25,430,343
-37,133
AAPL icon
3
Apple
AAPL
$3.69T
$11.7B 2.71%
57,085,609
+656,125
META icon
4
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.8T
$6.74B 1.56%
9,132,028
+46,641
AMZN icon
5
Amazon
AMZN
$2.29T
$6.54B 1.51%
29,804,053
-112,959
JPM icon
6
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$841B
$5.59B 1.29%
19,280,322
-818,451
GOOGL icon
7
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.01T
$3.57B 0.83%
20,276,283
+2,298,905
XOM icon
8
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$475B
$3.47B 0.8%
32,228,609
-894,908
BRK.B icon
9
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
$3.46B 0.8%
7,121,422
-206,223
GOOG icon
10
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.02T
$3.02B 0.7%
17,044,392
+2,181,743
V icon
11
Visa
V
$671B
$2.95B 0.68%
8,310,123
-160,961
AVGO icon
12
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.67T
$2.91B 0.67%
10,556,885
+315,506
LLY icon
13
Eli Lilly
LLY
$739B
$2.88B 0.67%
3,690,264
-106,021
JNJ icon
14
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$458B
$2.84B 0.66%
18,582,253
+1,679,148
MA icon
15
Mastercard
MA
$508B
$2.25B 0.52%
4,004,524
-156,296
CSCO icon
16
Cisco
CSCO
$275B
$1.98B 0.46%
28,552,123
-755,653
HD icon
17
Home Depot
HD
$387B
$1.84B 0.43%
5,028,977
+24,193
COST icon
18
Costco
COST
$425B
$1.84B 0.43%
1,858,768
-139,095
PG icon
19
Procter & Gamble
PG
$348B
$1.83B 0.42%
11,479,746
+1,069,881
ORCL icon
20
Oracle
ORCL
$862B
$1.82B 0.42%
8,321,059
+67,649
ABBV icon
21
AbbVie
ABBV
$401B
$1.76B 0.41%
9,496,764
+83,731
UNH icon
22
UnitedHealth
UNH
$325B
$1.72B 0.4%
5,517,441
+320,014
SHEL icon
23
Shell
SHEL
$208B
$1.7B 0.39%
24,165,943
+893,030
CVX icon
24
Chevron
CVX
$305B
$1.68B 0.39%
11,760,280
-521,703
T icon
25
AT&T
T
$186B
$1.64B 0.38%
56,521,164
+3,181,788