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
+0.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$310B
AUM Growth
+$310B
Cap. Flow
-$2.39B
Cap. Flow %
-0.77%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.67%
Holding
3,591
New
132
Increased
1,528
Reduced
1,722
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.76%
2 Technology 16.31%
3 Industrials 12.65%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.38%
5 Healthcare 10.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DIS icon
26
Walt Disney
DIS
$213B
$1.1B 0.35% 6,495,257 -211,655 -3% -$35.8M
XOM icon
27
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$487B
$1.07B 0.35% 18,252,095 -667,967 -4% -$39.3M
CHTR icon
28
Charter Communications
CHTR
$36.3B
$1.07B 0.35% 1,473,358 -380,862 -21% -$277M
NVDA icon
29
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.24T
$1.04B 0.33% 5,018,592 +3,813,406 +316% +$790M
CCI icon
30
Crown Castle
CCI
$43.2B
$1.02B 0.33% 5,892,903 -80,417 -1% -$13.9M
CVS icon
31
CVS Health
CVS
$92.8B
$990M 0.32% 11,669,406 -192,241 -2% -$16.3M
GS icon
32
Goldman Sachs
GS
$226B
$932M 0.3% 2,465,071 +6,416 +0.3% +$2.43M
EQIX icon
33
Equinix
EQIX
$76.9B
$908M 0.29% 1,149,215 -22,237 -2% -$17.6M
C icon
34
Citigroup
C
$178B
$902M 0.29% 12,845,397 -96,325 -0.7% -$6.76M
DHR icon
35
Danaher
DHR
$147B
$880M 0.28% 2,890,865 -2,128 -0.1% -$648K
PEP icon
36
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
$879M 0.28% 5,844,800 +44,198 +0.8% +$6.65M
ELV icon
37
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
$860M 0.28% 2,305,647 -201,480 -8% -$75.1M
COP icon
38
ConocoPhillips
COP
$124B
$827M 0.27% 12,206,639 -962,781 -7% -$65.3M
CSCO icon
39
Cisco
CSCO
$274B
$819M 0.26% 15,036,931 +60,803 +0.4% +$3.31M
ACN icon
40
Accenture
ACN
$162B
$816M 0.26% 2,549,279 +12,394 +0.5% +$3.97M
CVX icon
41
Chevron
CVX
$324B
$810M 0.26% 7,979,347 -923,099 -10% -$93.7M
WFC icon
42
Wells Fargo
WFC
$263B
$809M 0.26% 17,436,578 +63,959 +0.4% +$2.97M
TSLA icon
43
Tesla
TSLA
$1.08T
$803M 0.26% 1,035,543 +25,941 +3% +$20.1M
AVGO icon
44
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.4T
$792M 0.26% 1,633,577 +117,509 +8% +$57M
ABBV icon
45
AbbVie
ABBV
$372B
$790M 0.25% 7,320,974 -18,605 -0.3% -$2.01M
RDS.B
46
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$786M 0.25% 17,744,925 +329,919 +2% +$14.6M
KO icon
47
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
$783M 0.25% 14,916,664 -6,883 -0% -$361K
MRK icon
48
Merck
MRK
$210B
$735M 0.24% 9,791,972 -121,796 -1% -$9.15M
COST icon
49
Costco
COST
$418B
$731M 0.24% 1,627,588 +41,330 +3% +$18.6M
ORCL icon
50
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$726M 0.23% 8,330,057 -212,632 -2% -$18.5M