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
+0.77%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$163B
AUM Growth
+$163B
Cap. Flow
+$5.97B
Cap. Flow %
3.65%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.7%
Holding
3,417
New
88
Increased
2,273
Reduced
875
Closed
55

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.38%
2 Industrials 13.08%
3 Technology 11.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VZ icon
26
Verizon
VZ
$186B
$524M 0.32% 11,242,866 +645,583 +6% +$30.1M
AET
27
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
$500M 0.31% 3,920,415 +69,660 +2% +$8.88M
AIG icon
28
American International
AIG
$45.1B
$486M 0.3% 7,857,387 +616,729 +9% +$38.1M
UNP icon
29
Union Pacific
UNP
$133B
$467M 0.29% 4,901,353 -57,483 -1% -$5.48M
RDS.B
30
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$441M 0.27% 7,693,786 +1,546 +0% +$88.7K
HSBC icon
31
HSBC
HSBC
$224B
$433M 0.27% 9,673,099 +626,448 +7% +$28.1M
UNH icon
32
UnitedHealth
UNH
$281B
$432M 0.26% 3,543,482 +84,894 +2% +$10.4M
APC
33
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$430M 0.26% 5,510,342 -53,374 -1% -$4.17M
F icon
34
Ford
F
$46.8B
$429M 0.26% 28,600,204 +5,480,920 +24% +$82.3M
MDLZ icon
35
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$425M 0.26% 10,321,403 -523,890 -5% -$21.6M
GOOG icon
36
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.58T
$410M 0.25% 774,162 +126,909 +20% +$67.3M
AGN
37
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$397M 0.24% 1,309,172 +441,163 +51% +$134M
DIS icon
38
Walt Disney
DIS
$213B
$392M 0.24% 3,433,326 +128,033 +4% +$14.6M
OXY icon
39
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$46.9B
$384M 0.23% 4,932,836 -1,140,676 -19% -$88.7M
TMO icon
40
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$186B
$376M 0.23% 2,896,261 +58,073 +2% +$7.54M
FMX icon
41
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$30.1B
$373M 0.23% 4,191,104 -85,467 -2% -$7.61M
COF icon
42
Capital One
COF
$145B
$369M 0.23% 4,189,031 +76,171 +2% +$6.7M
PSX icon
43
Phillips 66
PSX
$54B
$368M 0.23% 4,569,250 +548,173 +14% +$44.2M
CSX icon
44
CSX Corp
CSX
$60.6B
$358M 0.22% 10,958,763 +325 +0% +$10.6K
PG icon
45
Procter & Gamble
PG
$368B
$356M 0.22% 4,544,274 +398,690 +10% +$31.2M
VLO icon
46
Valero Energy
VLO
$47.2B
$348M 0.21% 5,564,744 +155,290 +3% +$9.72M
CMCSK
47
DELISTED
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
$348M 0.21% 5,806,876 -284,880 -5% -$17.1M
BRK.B icon
48
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.09T
$347M 0.21% 2,550,535 +149,224 +6% +$20.3M
MS icon
49
Morgan Stanley
MS
$240B
$343M 0.21% 8,835,578 -248,687 -3% -$9.65M
JBLU icon
50
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.95B
$342M 0.21% 16,452,233 -4,400,385 -21% -$91.3M