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
+1.34%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$257B
AUM Growth
+$257B
Cap. Flow
-$149M
Cap. Flow %
-0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.24%
Holding
3,512
New
49
Increased
1,700
Reduced
1,395
Closed
95

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.92%
2 Technology 13.58%
3 Industrials 13.34%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.59%
5 Healthcare 9.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
V icon
26
Visa
V
$683B
$840M 0.33% 4,881,151 -159,985 -3% -$27.5M
GOOG icon
27
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.58T
$810M 0.31% 664,055 +3,791 +0.6% +$4.62M
PG icon
28
Procter & Gamble
PG
$368B
$808M 0.31% 6,494,257 -169,440 -3% -$21.1M
PLD icon
29
Prologis
PLD
$106B
$806M 0.31% 9,454,096 +7,604 +0.1% +$648K
GOOGL icon
30
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$2.57T
$803M 0.31% 657,279 +16,215 +3% +$19.8M
CVS icon
31
CVS Health
CVS
$92.8B
$770M 0.3% 12,207,817 +182,326 +2% +$11.5M
RTX icon
32
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$744M 0.29% 5,452,128 -49,010 -0.9% -$6.69M
TMO icon
33
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$186B
$744M 0.29% 2,555,065 -79,176 -3% -$23.1M
MRK icon
34
Merck
MRK
$210B
$736M 0.29% 8,746,053 +973,889 +13% +$82M
EQIX icon
35
Equinix
EQIX
$76.9B
$731M 0.28% 1,268,181 +10,229 +0.8% +$5.9M
SPG icon
36
Simon Property Group
SPG
$59B
$718M 0.28% 4,612,805 -7,072 -0.2% -$1.1M
ELV icon
37
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
$697M 0.27% 2,901,704 -36,171 -1% -$8.68M
HD icon
38
Home Depot
HD
$405B
$691M 0.27% 2,976,925 -288,374 -9% -$66.9M
TSM icon
39
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$689M 0.27% 14,823,077 -12,878 -0.1% -$599K
COP icon
40
ConocoPhillips
COP
$124B
$684M 0.27% 12,006,900 +90,288 +0.8% +$5.15M
PEP icon
41
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
$678M 0.26% 4,946,379 +161,066 +3% +$22.1M
UNH icon
42
UnitedHealth
UNH
$281B
$672M 0.26% 3,093,568 +66,307 +2% +$14.4M
KO icon
43
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
$606M 0.24% 11,139,079 -99,628 -0.9% -$5.42M
MU icon
44
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
$596M 0.23% 13,914,457 -20,155 -0.1% -$864K
CI icon
45
Cigna
CI
$80.3B
$578M 0.22% 3,808,401 +173,965 +5% +$26.4M
GM icon
46
General Motors
GM
$55.8B
$578M 0.22% 15,413,007 -7,078 -0% -$265K
ABT icon
47
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$576M 0.22% 6,878,959 -1,464,397 -18% -$123M
PSA icon
48
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$575M 0.22% 2,343,209 +2,474 +0.1% +$607K
GS icon
49
Goldman Sachs
GS
$226B
$571M 0.22% 2,754,703 -70,542 -2% -$14.6M
BP icon
50
BP
BP
$90.8B
$563M 0.22% 14,806,898 +61,256 +0.4% +$2.33M