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
-23.98%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$192B
AUM Growth
+$192B
Cap. Flow
-$2.58B
Cap. Flow %
-1.34%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.91%
Holding
3,447
New
68
Increased
1,549
Reduced
1,537
Closed
73

Top Buys

1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
$167M
2
PLD icon
Prologis
PLD
$115M
3
V icon
Visa
V
$83.9M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
$65.6M
5
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
$63.3M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 15.89%
3 Industrials 12.48%
4 Healthcare 11.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GOOG icon
26
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.58T
$769M 0.4% 661,785 -187 -0% -$217K
GOOGL icon
27
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$2.57T
$767M 0.4% 659,935 +3,196 +0.5% +$3.71M
PG icon
28
Procter & Gamble
PG
$368B
$756M 0.39% 6,868,488 +370,107 +6% +$40.7M
UNH icon
29
UnitedHealth
UNH
$281B
$750M 0.39% 3,008,957 -9,177 -0.3% -$2.29M
CVS icon
30
CVS Health
CVS
$92.8B
$738M 0.38% 12,444,083 -11,827 -0.1% -$702K
MRK icon
31
Merck
MRK
$210B
$733M 0.38% 9,532,837 +529,406 +6% +$40.7M
TMO icon
32
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$186B
$707M 0.37% 2,493,368 -46,052 -2% -$13.1M
BABA icon
33
Alibaba
BABA
$322B
$702M 0.37% 3,611,413 +859,909 +31% +$167M
MDT icon
34
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
$668M 0.35% 7,408,328 -573,088 -7% -$51.7M
PEP icon
35
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
$646M 0.34% 5,378,677 +408,863 +8% +$49.1M
CSCO icon
36
Cisco
CSCO
$274B
$644M 0.34% 16,373,485 -1,791,447 -10% -$70.4M
ELV icon
37
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
$637M 0.33% 2,807,139 -79,771 -3% -$18.1M
C icon
38
Citigroup
C
$178B
$635M 0.33% 15,079,818 -1,007,518 -6% -$42.4M
TSM icon
39
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$630M 0.33% 13,173,127 -1,306,975 -9% -$62.5M
CI icon
40
Cigna
CI
$80.3B
$617M 0.32% 3,481,334 -75,284 -2% -$13.3M
KO icon
41
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
$544M 0.28% 12,288,985 +653,394 +6% +$28.9M
HD icon
42
Home Depot
HD
$405B
$538M 0.28% 2,879,616 -61,757 -2% -$11.5M
RTX icon
43
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$535M 0.28% 5,672,503 +178,157 +3% +$16.8M
AMGN icon
44
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$512M 0.27% 2,525,729 +116,304 +5% +$23.6M
MU icon
45
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
$509M 0.27% 12,102,409 -1,379,129 -10% -$58M
ORCL icon
46
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$498M 0.26% 10,291,524 +512,045 +5% +$24.8M
DHR icon
47
Danaher
DHR
$147B
$471M 0.25% 3,402,114 -8,964 -0.3% -$1.24M
UNP icon
48
Union Pacific
UNP
$133B
$465M 0.24% 3,296,957 -39,208 -1% -$5.53M
PSA icon
49
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$455M 0.24% 2,292,458 -34,315 -1% -$6.82M
DLR icon
50
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$57.2B
$451M 0.23% 3,244,227 +111,738 +4% +$15.5M