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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$277B
Cap. Flow
-$3.48B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
83
Increased
1,313
Reduced
1,786
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.32%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PG icon
26
Procter & Gamble
PG
$368B
$1.04B 0.37% 7,451,391 +418,114 +6% +$58.2M
CCI icon
27
Crown Castle
CCI
$43.2B
$945M 0.34% 5,938,274 +436 +0% +$69.4K
CVX icon
28
Chevron
CVX
$324B
$940M 0.34% 11,130,128 -1,238,016 -10% -$105M
ELV icon
29
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
$894M 0.32% 2,784,563 +14,556 +0.5% +$4.67M
PEP icon
30
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
$862M 0.31% 5,811,815 +44,504 +0.8% +$6.6M
MRK icon
31
Merck
MRK
$210B
$833M 0.3% 10,184,091 -156,598 -2% -$12.8M
CVS icon
32
CVS Health
CVS
$92.8B
$830M 0.3% 12,152,434 +32,967 +0.3% +$2.25M
C icon
33
Citigroup
C
$178B
$825M 0.3% 13,386,587 -528,663 -4% -$32.6M
MS icon
34
Morgan Stanley
MS
$240B
$820M 0.3% 11,967,101 +2,098,498 +21% +$144M
MU icon
35
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
$815M 0.29% 10,840,645 -400,779 -4% -$30.1M
KO icon
36
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
$808M 0.29% 14,732,391 +171,893 +1% +$9.43M
MDT icon
37
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
$802M 0.29% 6,846,561 +48,775 +0.7% +$5.71M
XOM icon
38
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$487B
$774M 0.28% 18,781,521 -4,422,522 -19% -$182M
HD icon
39
Home Depot
HD
$405B
$750M 0.27% 2,822,989 +14,075 +0.5% +$3.74M
EQIX icon
40
Equinix
EQIX
$76.9B
$749M 0.27% 1,048,377 +3,202 +0.3% +$2.29M
TSLA icon
41
Tesla
TSLA
$1.08T
$743M 0.27% 1,052,705 +315,773 +43% +$223M
ABBV icon
42
AbbVie
ABBV
$372B
$716M 0.26% 6,683,005 +168,998 +3% +$18.1M
CI icon
43
Cigna
CI
$80.3B
$715M 0.26% 3,432,955 -1,334 -0% -$278K
CSCO icon
44
Cisco
CSCO
$274B
$714M 0.26% 15,953,685 -250,308 -2% -$11.2M
TSM icon
45
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$696M 0.25% 6,387,265 -902,725 -12% -$98.4M
UNP icon
46
Union Pacific
UNP
$133B
$695M 0.25% 3,338,005 -3,343 -0.1% -$696K
QCOM icon
47
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
$691M 0.25% 4,534,540 +114,870 +3% +$17.5M
NSC icon
48
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$62.8B
$688M 0.25% 2,897,718 -67,754 -2% -$16.1M
DHR icon
49
Danaher
DHR
$147B
$684M 0.25% 3,079,578 -263,134 -8% -$58.5M
ACN icon
50
Accenture
ACN
$162B
$655M 0.24% 2,508,642 +212,184 +9% +$55.4M