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
+1.12%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$383B
AUM Growth
+$383B
Cap. Flow
+$25.3B
Cap. Flow %
6.6%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.87%
Holding
3,454
New
67
Increased
1,992
Reduced
1,218
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.72%
2 Financials 16.94%
3 Industrials 12.29%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
COST icon
26
Costco
COST
$418B
$1.31B 0.34% 1,538,078 +338,780 +28% +$288M
COP icon
27
ConocoPhillips
COP
$124B
$1.3B 0.34% 11,329,332 -534,832 -5% -$61.2M
AMT icon
28
American Tower
AMT
$95.5B
$1.27B 0.33% 6,514,896 -4,494 -0.1% -$874K
CSCO icon
29
Cisco
CSCO
$274B
$1.25B 0.33% 26,409,843 +4,843,146 +22% +$230M
PEP icon
30
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
$1.22B 0.32% 7,403,398 +561,465 +8% +$92.6M
WFC icon
31
Wells Fargo
WFC
$263B
$1.18B 0.31% 19,848,290 +831,975 +4% +$49.4M
WMT icon
32
Walmart
WMT
$774B
$1.1B 0.29% 16,184,945 +834,005 +5% +$56.5M
ORCL icon
33
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$1.03B 0.27% 7,318,962 +424,500 +6% +$59.9M
CAT icon
34
Caterpillar
CAT
$196B
$1.02B 0.27% 3,069,840 +165,358 +6% +$55.1M
ELV icon
35
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
$1.01B 0.26% 1,867,551 +23,872 +1% +$12.9M
EQIX icon
36
Equinix
EQIX
$76.9B
$1.01B 0.26% 1,333,992 +19,844 +2% +$15M
TSLA icon
37
Tesla
TSLA
$1.08T
$981M 0.26% 4,959,699 +412,872 +9% +$81.7M
QCOM icon
38
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
$971M 0.25% 4,875,418 +173,673 +4% +$34.6M
KO icon
39
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
$966M 0.25% 15,171,471 -253,249 -2% -$16.1M
TMO icon
40
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$186B
$962M 0.25% 1,740,482 +20,075 +1% +$11.1M
GS icon
41
Goldman Sachs
GS
$226B
$958M 0.25% 2,117,311 +68,141 +3% +$30.8M
ADBE icon
42
Adobe
ADBE
$151B
$946M 0.25% 1,702,535 +185,737 +12% +$103M
PFE icon
43
Pfizer
PFE
$141B
$932M 0.24% 33,318,856 -2,370,984 -7% -$66.3M
CRM icon
44
Salesforce
CRM
$245B
$898M 0.23% 3,492,583 +646,127 +23% +$166M
T icon
45
AT&T
T
$209B
$887M 0.23% 46,416,926 -484,039 -1% -$9.25M
AMD icon
46
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$264B
$872M 0.23% 5,374,415 +331,007 +7% +$53.7M
CI icon
47
Cigna
CI
$80.3B
$869M 0.23% 2,628,807 +150,765 +6% +$49.8M
MS icon
48
Morgan Stanley
MS
$240B
$859M 0.22% 8,834,372 +242,896 +3% +$23.6M
DHR icon
49
Danaher
DHR
$147B
$849M 0.22% 3,398,649 +85,081 +3% +$21.3M
AMGN icon
50
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$844M 0.22% 2,701,631 +162,223 +6% +$50.7M