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
+2.38%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$217B
AUM Growth
+$217B
Cap. Flow
+$4.92B
Cap. Flow %
2.27%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.9%
Holding
3,388
New
88
Increased
2,164
Reduced
856
Closed
77

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.16%
2 Industrials 13.3%
3 Technology 12.77%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.99%
5 Healthcare 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ELV icon
26
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
$590M 0.27% 3,136,151 +5,867 +0.2% +$1.1M
BRK.B icon
27
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.09T
$589M 0.27% 3,475,475 +31,530 +0.9% +$5.34M
NVDA icon
28
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.25T
$586M 0.27% 4,052,628 +46,686 +1% +$6.75M
UNH icon
29
UnitedHealth
UNH
$281B
$583M 0.27% 3,146,065 -135,662 -4% -$25.2M
AET
30
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
$575M 0.27% 3,789,507 -173,007 -4% -$26.3M
GE icon
31
GE Aerospace
GE
$292B
$574M 0.26% 21,242,178 +451,409 +2% +$12.2M
ABT icon
32
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$570M 0.26% 11,722,088 +2,606,404 +29% +$127M
GS icon
33
Goldman Sachs
GS
$226B
$570M 0.26% 2,566,360 +126,162 +5% +$28M
VZ icon
34
Verizon
VZ
$186B
$560M 0.26% 12,537,938 +222,391 +2% +$9.93M
PG icon
35
Procter & Gamble
PG
$368B
$556M 0.26% 6,374,512 -180,755 -3% -$15.8M
GOOG icon
36
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.58T
$540M 0.25% 594,326 +6,802 +1% +$6.18M
RDS.A
37
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$537M 0.25% 10,100,144 +856,192 +9% +$45.5M
GOOGL icon
38
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$2.57T
$534M 0.25% 574,019 +7,840 +1% +$7.29M
QCOM icon
39
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
$511M 0.24% 9,253,563 +60,101 +0.7% +$3.32M
DIS icon
40
Walt Disney
DIS
$213B
$510M 0.24% 4,799,135 +75,391 +2% +$8.01M
GM icon
41
General Motors
GM
$55.8B
$509M 0.24% 14,568,438 +59,774 +0.4% +$2.09M
RDS.B
42
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$494M 0.23% 9,067,324 +86,337 +1% +$4.7M
TMO icon
43
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$186B
$493M 0.23% 2,826,014 -9,446 -0.3% -$1.65M
HD icon
44
Home Depot
HD
$405B
$479M 0.22% 3,125,036 +65,636 +2% +$10.1M
WBA
45
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$463M 0.21% 5,905,909 +741,875 +14% +$58.1M
EQIX icon
46
Equinix
EQIX
$76.9B
$458M 0.21% 1,068,121 +50,435 +5% +$21.6M
MDLZ icon
47
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$455M 0.21% 10,538,475 -122,845 -1% -$5.31M
BK icon
48
Bank of New York Mellon
BK
$74.5B
$455M 0.21% 8,918,147 +306,745 +4% +$15.7M
MS icon
49
Morgan Stanley
MS
$240B
$445M 0.21% 9,988,071 +310,430 +3% +$13.8M
F icon
50
Ford
F
$46.8B
$439M 0.2% 39,199,350 +193,975 +0.5% +$2.17M