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
+6.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$297B
AUM Growth
+$297B
Cap. Flow
+$4.32B
Cap. Flow %
1.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
3,570
New
79
Increased
2,113
Reduced
1,116
Closed
109

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.86%
2 Financials 16.13%
3 Industrials 13.08%
4 Healthcare 11.06%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
UNH icon
26
UnitedHealth
UNH
$281B
$1.12B 0.38% 2,375,667 +115,994 +5% +$54.8M
NVDA icon
27
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.24T
$1.11B 0.37% 4,002,376 -240,808 -6% -$66.9M
LLY icon
28
Eli Lilly
LLY
$657B
$1.1B 0.37% 3,215,865 +29,401 +0.9% +$10.1M
PEP icon
29
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
$1.1B 0.37% 6,031,720 -18,555 -0.3% -$3.38M
BAC icon
30
Bank of America
BAC
$376B
$1.01B 0.34% 35,405,057 -709,830 -2% -$20.3M
MRK icon
31
Merck
MRK
$210B
$1.01B 0.34% 9,503,291 +240,981 +3% +$25.6M
T icon
32
AT&T
T
$209B
$1.01B 0.34% 52,363,445 +388,206 +0.7% +$7.47M
WMT icon
33
Walmart
WMT
$774B
$1.01B 0.34% 6,822,916 -2,243,952 -25% -$331M
TSLA icon
34
Tesla
TSLA
$1.08T
$956M 0.32% 4,611,578 +165,544 +4% +$34.3M
ELV icon
35
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
$920M 0.31% 2,000,229 -91,575 -4% -$42.1M
EQIX icon
36
Equinix
EQIX
$76.9B
$918M 0.31% 1,272,855 +43,850 +4% +$31.6M
BMY icon
37
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96B
$907M 0.31% 13,088,594 +473,756 +4% +$32.8M
INTC icon
38
Intel
INTC
$107B
$899M 0.3% 27,515,639 -1,582,792 -5% -$51.7M
MS icon
39
Morgan Stanley
MS
$240B
$873M 0.29% 9,947,476 +290,784 +3% +$25.5M
KO icon
40
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
$855M 0.29% 13,777,482 -272,081 -2% -$16.9M
COST icon
41
Costco
COST
$418B
$817M 0.28% 1,644,827 +23,727 +1% +$11.8M
LIN icon
42
Linde
LIN
$224B
$797M 0.27% 2,242,270 +7,082 +0.3% +$2.52M
DHR icon
43
Danaher
DHR
$147B
$781M 0.26% 3,100,235 +72,847 +2% +$18.4M
CCI icon
44
Crown Castle
CCI
$43.2B
$777M 0.26% 5,801,771 +198,062 +4% +$26.5M
TXN icon
45
Texas Instruments
TXN
$184B
$754M 0.25% 4,055,002 +42,032 +1% +$7.82M
NUE icon
46
Nucor
NUE
$34.1B
$753M 0.25% 4,876,336 -359,564 -7% -$55.5M
CVS icon
47
CVS Health
CVS
$92.8B
$752M 0.25% 10,114,816 +443,644 +5% +$33M
GILD icon
48
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$748M 0.25% 9,019,293 +46,564 +0.5% +$3.86M
GS icon
49
Goldman Sachs
GS
$226B
$746M 0.25% 2,279,691 -91,748 -4% -$30M
MPC icon
50
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
$745M 0.25% 5,524,270 -70,247 -1% -$9.47M