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
+3.16%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$167B
AUM Growth
+$167B
Cap. Flow
+$4.64B
Cap. Flow %
2.77%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9%
Holding
3,387
New
58
Increased
2,024
Reduced
913
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.43%
2 Industrials 13.69%
3 Technology 12.18%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AMZN icon
26
Amazon
AMZN
$2.44T
$483M 0.29% 813,728 +55,033 +7% +$32.7M
F icon
27
Ford
F
$46.8B
$458M 0.27% 33,909,561 +1,181,587 +4% +$16M
RDS.B
28
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$451M 0.27% 9,177,959 +670,369 +8% +$33M
RDS.A
29
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$441M 0.26% 9,109,437 +1,882,658 +26% +$91.2M
GS icon
30
Goldman Sachs
GS
$226B
$440M 0.26% 2,800,327 -81,716 -3% -$12.8M
AET
31
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
$438M 0.26% 3,901,915 +16,770 +0.4% +$1.88M
PSX icon
32
Phillips 66
PSX
$54B
$438M 0.26% 5,054,870 +169,502 +3% +$14.7M
BRK.B icon
33
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.09T
$431M 0.26% 3,035,849 +181,467 +6% +$25.7M
ELV icon
34
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
$430M 0.26% 3,095,079 +5,487 +0.2% +$763K
AGN
35
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$417M 0.25% 1,555,146 -41,243 -3% -$11.1M
DIS icon
36
Walt Disney
DIS
$213B
$412M 0.25% 4,150,692 +460,372 +12% +$45.7M
WMT icon
37
Walmart
WMT
$774B
$409M 0.24% 5,969,416 +132,873 +2% +$9.1M
ESRX
38
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$392M 0.23% 5,706,063 +230,921 +4% +$15.9M
HSBC icon
39
HSBC
HSBC
$224B
$391M 0.23% 12,550,537 +800,462 +7% +$24.9M
GM icon
40
General Motors
GM
$55.8B
$387M 0.23% 12,312,156 +230,855 +2% +$7.25M
AIG icon
41
American International
AIG
$45.1B
$386M 0.23% 7,135,547 -148,717 -2% -$8.04M
TMO icon
42
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$186B
$384M 0.23% 2,711,433 -50,884 -2% -$7.2M
KO icon
43
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
$380M 0.23% 8,201,831 +499,641 +6% +$23.2M
VLO icon
44
Valero Energy
VLO
$47.2B
$379M 0.23% 5,901,907 -23,656 -0.4% -$1.52M
COP icon
45
ConocoPhillips
COP
$124B
$377M 0.23% 9,371,235 -2,748,903 -23% -$111M
UNH icon
46
UnitedHealth
UNH
$281B
$376M 0.23% 2,918,769 -189,244 -6% -$24.4M
GOOG icon
47
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.58T
$375M 0.22% 503,217 +22,867 +5% +$17M
MDT icon
48
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
$374M 0.22% 4,992,357 +644,670 +15% +$48.4M
HD icon
49
Home Depot
HD
$405B
$370M 0.22% 2,775,840 +178,791 +7% +$23.9M
GOOGL icon
50
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$2.57T
$364M 0.22% 477,374 +18,250 +4% +$13.9M