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
DE icon
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
WFC icon
26
Wells Fargo
WFC
$269B
$1.6B 0.37%
20,012,246
-485,183
WMT icon
27
Walmart
WMT
$849B
$1.51B 0.35%
15,399,661
-395,519
IBM icon
28
IBM
IBM
$257B
$1.48B 0.34%
5,029,376
-79,079
VZ icon
29
Verizon
VZ
$170B
$1.47B 0.34%
34,083,345
-1,236,412
TSLA icon
30
Tesla
TSLA
$1.43T
$1.47B 0.34%
4,633,479
-122,423
AMT icon
31
American Tower
AMT
$89.7B
$1.46B 0.34%
6,586,951
+52,089
BAC icon
32
Bank of America
BAC
$374B
$1.42B 0.33%
30,008,448
-1,948,251
NFLX icon
33
Netflix
NFLX
$503B
$1.41B 0.33%
1,053,024
+29,418
GS icon
34
Goldman Sachs
GS
$234B
$1.35B 0.31%
1,903,389
-77,087
PLD icon
35
Prologis
PLD
$113B
$1.34B 0.31%
12,745,319
+18,646
LIN icon
36
Linde
LIN
$208B
$1.23B 0.29%
2,623,864
+236,767
KO icon
37
Coca-Cola
KO
$291B
$1.22B 0.28%
17,275,054
-266,390
ABT icon
38
Abbott
ABT
$222B
$1.2B 0.28%
8,850,834
-216,144
CAT icon
39
Caterpillar
CAT
$253B
$1.15B 0.27%
2,968,396
-119,377
MS icon
40
Morgan Stanley
MS
$255B
$1.13B 0.26%
8,023,833
-13,508
CMCSA icon
41
Comcast
CMCSA
$108B
$1.13B 0.26%
31,649,732
-1,951,647
GILD icon
42
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$146B
$1.12B 0.26%
10,124,537
-375,920
CRM icon
43
Salesforce
CRM
$234B
$1.11B 0.26%
4,084,120
-98,302
WELL icon
44
Welltower
WELL
$115B
$1.11B 0.26%
7,197,606
-50,876
NVS icon
45
Novartis
NVS
$253B
$1.1B 0.25%
9,060,895
+454,171
RTX icon
46
RTX Corp
RTX
$210B
$1.09B 0.25%
7,494,783
-218,348
PEP icon
47
PepsiCo
PEP
$209B
$1.08B 0.25%
8,160,653
+253,194
EQIX icon
48
Equinix
EQIX
$79.5B
$1.07B 0.25%
1,343,496
+9,861
DE icon
49
Deere & Co
DE
$124B
$1.06B 0.25%
2,082,707
-462,048
COP icon
50
ConocoPhillips
COP
$109B
$1.02B 0.24%
11,330,673
-624,792