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
+6.94%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$314B
AUM Growth
+$314B
Cap. Flow
+$2.54B
Cap. Flow %
0.81%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.02%
Holding
3,572
New
111
Increased
1,841
Reduced
1,368
Closed
92

Top Buys

1
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Exxon Mobil
XOM
$267M
2
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Chevron
CVX
$202M
3
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
$201M
4
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NVIDIA
NVDA
$182M
5
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Pfizer
PFE
$123M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.96%
2 Financials 15.55%
3 Industrials 13.49%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.05%
5 Healthcare 10.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
COP icon
26
ConocoPhillips
COP
$124B
$1.22B 0.39% 11,769,605 -547,437 -4% -$56.7M
UNH icon
27
UnitedHealth
UNH
$281B
$1.18B 0.38% 2,451,369 +75,702 +3% +$36.4M
PEP icon
28
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
$1.13B 0.36% 6,120,285 +88,565 +1% +$16.4M
MRK icon
29
Merck
MRK
$210B
$1.11B 0.35% 9,633,718 +130,427 +1% +$15M
BAC icon
30
Bank of America
BAC
$376B
$1.09B 0.35% 38,063,713 +2,658,656 +8% +$76.3M
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31
AbbVie
ABBV
$372B
$1.04B 0.33% 7,732,933 +157,871 +2% +$21.3M
EQIX icon
32
Equinix
EQIX
$76.9B
$1.01B 0.32% 1,293,418 +20,563 +2% +$16.1M
TMO icon
33
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$186B
$999M 0.32% 1,914,962 -81,547 -4% -$42.5M
WMT icon
34
Walmart
WMT
$774B
$934M 0.3% 5,945,336 -877,580 -13% -$138M
BMY icon
35
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96B
$901M 0.29% 14,081,951 +993,357 +8% +$63.5M
LIN icon
36
Linde
LIN
$224B
$856M 0.27% 2,247,187 +4,917 +0.2% +$1.87M
COST icon
37
Costco
COST
$418B
$855M 0.27% 1,588,297 -56,530 -3% -$30.4M
INTC icon
38
Intel
INTC
$107B
$855M 0.27% 25,560,166 -1,955,473 -7% -$65.4M
ELV icon
39
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
$843M 0.27% 1,897,982 -102,247 -5% -$45.4M
NUE icon
40
Nucor
NUE
$34.1B
$834M 0.27% 5,086,581 +210,245 +4% +$34.5M
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41
Morgan Stanley
MS
$240B
$833M 0.27% 9,753,119 -194,357 -2% -$16.6M
DHR icon
42
Danaher
DHR
$147B
$832M 0.27% 3,468,146 +367,911 +12% +$88.3M
ACN icon
43
Accenture
ACN
$162B
$825M 0.26% 2,675,038 +72,163 +3% +$22.3M
KO icon
44
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
$824M 0.26% 13,683,362 -94,120 -0.7% -$5.67M
WFC icon
45
Wells Fargo
WFC
$263B
$799M 0.25% 18,731,363 -1,118,725 -6% -$47.7M
T icon
46
AT&T
T
$209B
$773M 0.25% 48,462,776 -3,900,669 -7% -$62.2M
CI icon
47
Cigna
CI
$80.3B
$758M 0.24% 2,700,824 +38,011 +1% +$10.7M
TXN icon
48
Texas Instruments
TXN
$184B
$748M 0.24% 4,157,359 +102,357 +3% +$18.4M
CSCO icon
49
Cisco
CSCO
$274B
$722M 0.23% 13,959,120 +336,678 +2% +$17.4M
GS icon
50
Goldman Sachs
GS
$226B
$722M 0.23% 2,238,200 -41,491 -2% -$13.4M