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
+14.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$302B
AUM Growth
+$302B
Cap. Flow
-$7.98B
Cap. Flow %
-2.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.83%
Holding
3,466
New
124
Increased
1,217
Reduced
1,937
Closed
58

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Industrials 13.59%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.2%
5 Healthcare 10.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CCI icon
26
Crown Castle
CCI
$43.2B
$1.03B 0.34% 6,000,855 +62,581 +1% +$10.8M
PG icon
27
Procter & Gamble
PG
$368B
$1.02B 0.34% 7,509,843 +58,452 +0.8% +$7.92M
TMO icon
28
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$186B
$1.01B 0.33% 2,207,497 -60,933 -3% -$27.8M
MS icon
29
Morgan Stanley
MS
$240B
$966M 0.32% 12,432,431 +465,330 +4% +$36.1M
ELV icon
30
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
$954M 0.32% 2,658,140 -126,423 -5% -$45.4M
C icon
31
Citigroup
C
$178B
$940M 0.31% 12,924,003 -462,584 -3% -$33.7M
MU icon
32
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
$921M 0.3% 10,433,593 -407,052 -4% -$35.9M
CVS icon
33
CVS Health
CVS
$92.8B
$909M 0.3% 12,083,219 -69,215 -0.6% -$5.21M
CVX icon
34
Chevron
CVX
$324B
$890M 0.29% 8,495,440 -2,634,688 -24% -$276M
HD icon
35
Home Depot
HD
$405B
$885M 0.29% 2,899,958 +76,969 +3% +$23.5M
GM icon
36
General Motors
GM
$55.8B
$827M 0.27% 14,394,184 +84,386 +0.6% +$4.85M
PEP icon
37
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
$820M 0.27% 5,793,522 -18,293 -0.3% -$2.59M
EQIX icon
38
Equinix
EQIX
$76.9B
$811M 0.27% 1,193,559 +145,182 +14% +$98.7M
CI icon
39
Cigna
CI
$80.3B
$810M 0.27% 3,350,163 -82,792 -2% -$20M
MDT icon
40
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
$802M 0.27% 6,789,118 -57,443 -0.8% -$6.79M
CSCO icon
41
Cisco
CSCO
$274B
$802M 0.27% 15,502,015 -451,670 -3% -$23.4M
ABBV icon
42
AbbVie
ABBV
$372B
$792M 0.26% 7,322,022 +639,017 +10% +$69.2M
MRK icon
43
Merck
MRK
$210B
$782M 0.26% 10,146,554 -37,537 -0.4% -$2.89M
KO icon
44
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
$782M 0.26% 14,829,726 +97,335 +0.7% +$5.13M
GS icon
45
Goldman Sachs
GS
$226B
$764M 0.25% 2,335,061 -26,381 -1% -$8.63M
UNP icon
46
Union Pacific
UNP
$133B
$730M 0.24% 3,312,703 -25,302 -0.8% -$5.58M
COP icon
47
ConocoPhillips
COP
$124B
$723M 0.24% 13,651,206 +1,682,794 +14% +$89.1M
DAR icon
48
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$5.37B
$711M 0.24% 9,661,528 -837,343 -8% -$61.6M
ACN icon
49
Accenture
ACN
$162B
$697M 0.23% 2,521,817 +13,175 +0.5% +$3.64M
NSC icon
50
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$62.8B
$697M 0.23% 2,594,184 -303,534 -10% -$81.5M