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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$258B
Cap. Flow
+$421M
Cap. Flow %
0.16%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,930
Reduced
1,177
Closed
62

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.39%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MA icon
26
Mastercard
MA
$538B
$808M 0.31% 3,053,895 +54,587 +2% +$14.4M
CCI icon
27
Crown Castle
CCI
$43.2B
$807M 0.31% 6,190,402 +33,583 +0.5% +$4.38M
TMO icon
28
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$186B
$774M 0.3% 2,634,241 -67,814 -3% -$19.9M
PLD icon
29
Prologis
PLD
$106B
$757M 0.29% 9,446,492 +17,384 +0.2% +$1.39M
UNH icon
30
UnitedHealth
UNH
$281B
$739M 0.29% 3,027,261 -38,574 -1% -$9.41M
SPG icon
31
Simon Property Group
SPG
$59B
$738M 0.29% 4,619,877 -21,619 -0.5% -$3.45M
PG icon
32
Procter & Gamble
PG
$368B
$731M 0.28% 6,663,697 -18,167 -0.3% -$1.99M
COP icon
33
ConocoPhillips
COP
$124B
$727M 0.28% 11,916,612 +116,136 +1% +$7.08M
RTX icon
34
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$716M 0.28% 5,501,138 +41,983 +0.8% +$5.47M
GOOG icon
35
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.58T
$714M 0.28% 660,264 +9,768 +2% +$10.6M
ABT icon
36
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$702M 0.27% 8,343,356 -1,143,599 -12% -$96.2M
GOOGL icon
37
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$2.57T
$694M 0.27% 641,064 +10,343 +2% +$11.2M
HD icon
38
Home Depot
HD
$405B
$679M 0.26% 3,265,299 -441,665 -12% -$91.9M
CVS icon
39
CVS Health
CVS
$92.8B
$655M 0.25% 12,025,491 -889,973 -7% -$48.5M
MRK icon
40
Merck
MRK
$210B
$652M 0.25% 7,772,164 +682,967 +10% +$57.3M
EQIX icon
41
Equinix
EQIX
$76.9B
$634M 0.25% 1,257,952 +36,597 +3% +$18.5M
PEP icon
42
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
$628M 0.24% 4,785,313 +293,410 +7% +$38.5M
NSC icon
43
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$62.8B
$625M 0.24% 3,133,887 -19,502 -0.6% -$3.89M
BP icon
44
BP
BP
$90.8B
$615M 0.24% 14,745,642 -341,221 -2% -$14.2M
GM icon
45
General Motors
GM
$55.8B
$594M 0.23% 15,420,085 +506,163 +3% +$19.5M
TSM icon
46
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$581M 0.23% 14,835,955 +318,100 +2% +$12.5M
GS icon
47
Goldman Sachs
GS
$226B
$578M 0.22% 2,825,245 -279,516 -9% -$57.2M
CI icon
48
Cigna
CI
$80.3B
$573M 0.22% 3,634,436 +16,711 +0.5% +$2.63M
KO icon
49
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
$572M 0.22% 11,238,707 -46,970 -0.4% -$2.39M
DHR icon
50
Danaher
DHR
$147B
$562M 0.22% 3,935,723 -2,824 -0.1% -$404K