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
+1.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$416B
AUM Growth
+$416B
Cap. Flow
+$7.22B
Cap. Flow %
1.73%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.07%
Holding
3,410
New
61
Increased
1,890
Reduced
1,266
Closed
71

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.48%
2 Financials 18.31%
3 Industrials 12.31%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.89%
5 Healthcare 9.53%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SHEL icon
26
Shell
SHEL
$215B
$1.43B 0.34% 22,821,680 -100,274 -0.4% -$6.28M
WMT icon
27
Walmart
WMT
$774B
$1.43B 0.34% 15,787,171 -789 -0% -$71.3K
BAC icon
28
Bank of America
BAC
$376B
$1.4B 0.34% 31,768,061 -766,274 -2% -$33.7M
PLD icon
29
Prologis
PLD
$106B
$1.39B 0.33% 13,123,208 +24,520 +0.2% +$2.59M
ORCL icon
30
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$1.34B 0.32% 8,046,273 +335,352 +4% +$55.9M
CMCSA icon
31
Comcast
CMCSA
$125B
$1.3B 0.31% 34,550,877 -375,416 -1% -$14.1M
CRM icon
32
Salesforce
CRM
$245B
$1.29B 0.31% 3,869,968 -156,167 -4% -$52.2M
EQIX icon
33
Equinix
EQIX
$76.9B
$1.23B 0.3% 1,308,345 -365 -0% -$344K
GS icon
34
Goldman Sachs
GS
$226B
$1.22B 0.29% 2,126,762 +20,322 +1% +$11.6M
COP icon
35
ConocoPhillips
COP
$124B
$1.19B 0.29% 12,021,394 +1,078,707 +10% +$107M
T icon
36
AT&T
T
$209B
$1.18B 0.28% 52,032,367 +2,992,073 +6% +$68.1M
AMT icon
37
American Tower
AMT
$95.5B
$1.18B 0.28% 6,446,742 -50,637 -0.8% -$9.29M
PEP icon
38
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
$1.18B 0.28% 7,748,894 +159,081 +2% +$24.2M
CAT icon
39
Caterpillar
CAT
$196B
$1.15B 0.28% 3,181,535 +82,579 +3% +$30M
MRK icon
40
Merck
MRK
$210B
$1.15B 0.28% 11,577,535 +4,480,007 +63% +$446M
IBM icon
41
IBM
IBM
$227B
$1.12B 0.27% 5,083,665 +99,510 +2% +$21.9M
KO icon
42
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
$1.11B 0.27% 17,769,958 +2,284,429 +15% +$142M
DE icon
43
Deere & Co
DE
$130B
$1.1B 0.26% 2,587,065 +184,203 +8% +$78M
GILD icon
44
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$1.07B 0.26% 11,607,602 -61,773 -0.5% -$5.71M
ABT icon
45
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$1.03B 0.25% 9,109,211 +595,738 +7% +$67.4M
MS icon
46
Morgan Stanley
MS
$240B
$1B 0.24% 7,984,403 -117,662 -1% -$14.8M
TMO icon
47
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$186B
$988M 0.24% 1,899,823 +192,179 +11% +$100M
WELL icon
48
Welltower
WELL
$113B
$942M 0.23% 7,475,809 -282,630 -4% -$35.6M
AXP icon
49
American Express
AXP
$231B
$906M 0.22% 3,052,115 +126,030 +4% +$37.4M
TMUS icon
50
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$284B
$902M 0.22% 4,084,830 +25,667 +0.6% +$5.67M