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
+10.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$331B
AUM Growth
+$331B
Cap. Flow
-$4.96B
Cap. Flow %
-1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.03%
Holding
3,615
New
117
Increased
1,388
Reduced
1,917
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.41%
2 Financials 17.04%
3 Industrials 12.6%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.28%
5 Healthcare 11.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MA icon
26
Mastercard
MA
$538B
$1.21B 0.36% 3,356,609 -47,677 -1% -$17.1M
AVGO icon
27
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.4T
$1.18B 0.36% 1,771,994 +138,417 +8% +$92.1M
XOM icon
28
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$487B
$1.14B 0.35% 18,696,371 +444,276 +2% +$27.2M
CVS icon
29
CVS Health
CVS
$92.8B
$1.14B 0.34% 11,013,259 -656,147 -6% -$67.7M
TSLA icon
30
Tesla
TSLA
$1.08T
$1.12B 0.34% 1,057,887 +22,344 +2% +$23.6M
ACN icon
31
Accenture
ACN
$162B
$1.06B 0.32% 2,565,998 +16,719 +0.7% +$6.93M
MS icon
32
Morgan Stanley
MS
$240B
$1.04B 0.31% 10,546,530 -959,143 -8% -$94.2M
ELV icon
33
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
$1.03B 0.31% 2,222,489 -83,158 -4% -$38.5M
PEP icon
34
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
$1.02B 0.31% 5,872,479 +27,679 +0.5% +$4.81M
DIS icon
35
Walt Disney
DIS
$213B
$1.01B 0.31% 6,539,819 +44,562 +0.7% +$6.9M
ABBV icon
36
AbbVie
ABBV
$372B
$996M 0.3% 7,359,026 +38,052 +0.5% +$5.15M
EQIX icon
37
Equinix
EQIX
$76.9B
$983M 0.3% 1,161,706 +12,491 +1% +$10.6M
CVX icon
38
Chevron
CVX
$324B
$977M 0.3% 8,326,228 +346,881 +4% +$40.7M
GS icon
39
Goldman Sachs
GS
$226B
$962M 0.29% 2,515,833 +50,762 +2% +$19.4M
DHR icon
40
Danaher
DHR
$147B
$959M 0.29% 2,915,781 +24,916 +0.9% +$8.2M
CSCO icon
41
Cisco
CSCO
$274B
$926M 0.28% 14,612,177 -424,754 -3% -$26.9M
COST icon
42
Costco
COST
$418B
$924M 0.28% 1,628,517 +929 +0.1% +$527K
KO icon
43
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
$890M 0.27% 15,032,818 +116,154 +0.8% +$6.88M
COP icon
44
ConocoPhillips
COP
$124B
$874M 0.26% 12,103,740 -102,899 -0.8% -$7.43M
MU icon
45
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
$863M 0.26% 9,259,655 -713,843 -7% -$66.5M
WFC icon
46
Wells Fargo
WFC
$263B
$852M 0.26% 17,758,512 +321,934 +2% +$15.4M
QCOM icon
47
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
$850M 0.26% 4,646,136 +20,262 +0.4% +$3.71M
CHTR icon
48
Charter Communications
CHTR
$36.3B
$837M 0.25% 1,283,254 -190,104 -13% -$124M
LLY icon
49
Eli Lilly
LLY
$657B
$831M 0.25% 3,007,816 +9,290 +0.3% +$2.57M
PSA icon
50
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$828M 0.25% 2,211,908 -39,047 -2% -$14.6M