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
-0.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$325B
AUM Growth
+$325B
Cap. Flow
+$5.28B
Cap. Flow %
1.63%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.62%
Holding
3,635
New
98
Increased
2,071
Reduced
1,162
Closed
123
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MA icon
26
Mastercard
MA
$538B
$1.23B 0.38% 3,433,354 +76,745 +2% +$27.4M
V icon
27
Visa
V
$683B
$1.2B 0.37% 5,430,862 -604,389 -10% -$134M
ABBV icon
28
AbbVie
ABBV
$372B
$1.2B 0.37% 7,426,063 +67,037 +0.9% +$10.9M
TSLA icon
29
Tesla
TSLA
$1.08T
$1.2B 0.37% 1,110,668 +52,781 +5% +$56.9M
AVGO icon
30
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.4T
$1.16B 0.36% 1,841,862 +69,868 +4% +$44M
CVS icon
31
CVS Health
CVS
$92.8B
$1.12B 0.35% 11,075,481 +62,222 +0.6% +$6.3M
HD icon
32
Home Depot
HD
$405B
$1.12B 0.34% 3,732,201 +225,871 +6% +$67.6M
ELV icon
33
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
$1.1B 0.34% 2,233,774 +11,285 +0.5% +$5.54M
CCI icon
34
Crown Castle
CCI
$43.2B
$1.08B 0.33% 5,859,849 +75,920 +1% +$14M
SHEL icon
35
Shell
SHEL
$215B
$1.01B 0.31% +18,315,111 New +$1.01B
BMY icon
36
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96B
$1.01B 0.31% 13,772,753 +963,894 +8% +$70.4M
PEP icon
37
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
$1B 0.31% 5,990,296 +117,817 +2% +$19.7M
DFIC icon
38
Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF
DFIC
$10.2B
$996M 0.31% +400,000 New +$996M
DFIS icon
39
Dimensional International Small Cap ETF
DFIS
$3.72B
$990M 0.31% +400,000 New +$990M
COST icon
40
Costco
COST
$418B
$951M 0.29% 1,651,389 +22,872 +1% +$13.2M
UNP icon
41
Union Pacific
UNP
$133B
$913M 0.28% 3,340,807 +93,532 +3% +$25.6M
DIS icon
42
Walt Disney
DIS
$213B
$908M 0.28% 6,618,800 +78,981 +1% +$10.8M
WFC icon
43
Wells Fargo
WFC
$263B
$902M 0.28% 18,602,321 +843,809 +5% +$40.9M
EQIX icon
44
Equinix
EQIX
$76.9B
$901M 0.28% 1,215,532 +53,826 +5% +$39.9M
KO icon
45
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
$898M 0.28% 14,491,556 -541,262 -4% -$33.6M
MS icon
46
Morgan Stanley
MS
$240B
$888M 0.27% 10,161,317 -385,213 -4% -$33.7M
ACN icon
47
Accenture
ACN
$162B
$869M 0.27% 2,577,346 +11,348 +0.4% +$3.83M
DHR icon
48
Danaher
DHR
$147B
$863M 0.27% 2,943,428 +27,647 +0.9% +$8.11M
LLY icon
49
Eli Lilly
LLY
$657B
$858M 0.26% 2,997,385 -10,431 -0.3% -$2.99M
PSA icon
50
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$856M 0.26% 2,193,546 -18,362 -0.8% -$7.17M