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
+8.5%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$412B
AUM Growth
+$412B
Cap. Flow
+$5.4B
Cap. Flow %
1.31%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.23%
Holding
3,437
New
64
Increased
1,714
Reduced
1,456
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Technology 19.73%
2 Financials 17.51%
3 Industrials 12.49%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.71%
5 Healthcare 10.22%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AMT icon
26
American Tower
AMT
$95.5B
$1.51B 0.37% 6,497,379 -17,517 -0.3% -$4.07M
CMCSA icon
27
Comcast
CMCSA
$125B
$1.46B 0.35% 34,926,293 -3,403,091 -9% -$142M
ORCL icon
28
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$1.31B 0.32% 7,710,921 +391,959 +5% +$66.8M
BAC icon
29
Bank of America
BAC
$376B
$1.29B 0.31% 32,534,335 -2,261,405 -6% -$89.7M
PEP icon
30
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
$1.29B 0.31% 7,589,813 +186,415 +3% +$31.7M
WMT icon
31
Walmart
WMT
$774B
$1.27B 0.31% 15,787,960 -396,985 -2% -$32.1M
TSLA icon
32
Tesla
TSLA
$1.08T
$1.23B 0.3% 4,682,366 -277,333 -6% -$72.6M
CAT icon
33
Caterpillar
CAT
$196B
$1.21B 0.29% 3,098,956 +29,116 +0.9% +$11.4M
EQIX icon
34
Equinix
EQIX
$76.9B
$1.16B 0.28% 1,308,710 -25,282 -2% -$22.4M
COP icon
35
ConocoPhillips
COP
$124B
$1.15B 0.28% 10,942,687 -386,645 -3% -$40.7M
WFC icon
36
Wells Fargo
WFC
$263B
$1.14B 0.28% 20,131,091 +282,801 +1% +$16M
KO icon
37
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
$1.11B 0.27% 15,485,529 +314,058 +2% +$22.6M
CRM icon
38
Salesforce
CRM
$245B
$1.1B 0.27% 4,026,135 +533,552 +15% +$146M
IBM icon
39
IBM
IBM
$227B
$1.1B 0.27% 4,984,155 +187,949 +4% +$41.6M
T icon
40
AT&T
T
$209B
$1.08B 0.26% 49,040,294 +2,623,368 +6% +$57.7M
TMO icon
41
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$186B
$1.06B 0.26% 1,707,644 -32,838 -2% -$20.3M
GS icon
42
Goldman Sachs
GS
$226B
$1.04B 0.25% 2,106,440 -10,871 -0.5% -$5.38M
DE icon
43
Deere & Co
DE
$130B
$1B 0.24% 2,402,862 +256,421 +12% +$107M
ADBE icon
44
Adobe
ADBE
$151B
$999M 0.24% 1,928,757 +226,222 +13% +$117M
WELL icon
45
Welltower
WELL
$113B
$993M 0.24% 7,758,439 -56,302 -0.7% -$7.21M
GILD icon
46
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$978M 0.24% 11,669,375 +1,256,962 +12% +$105M
ABT icon
47
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$971M 0.24% 8,513,473 +1,084,721 +15% +$124M
PFE icon
48
Pfizer
PFE
$141B
$966M 0.23% 33,390,933 +72,077 +0.2% +$2.09M
NVS icon
49
Novartis
NVS
$245B
$931M 0.23% 8,093,032 +685,340 +9% +$78.8M
AMD icon
50
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$264B
$926M 0.22% 5,643,378 +268,963 +5% +$44.1M