Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Est. Return 19.15%
 

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 Est. Return
1 Year Est. Return
+19.15%
3 Year Est. Return
5 Year Est. Return
10 Year Est. Return
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
-$14.1B
Cap. Flow
Cap. Flow %
Top 10 Hldgs %
Holding
3,398
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

1 +$564M
2 +$439M
3 +$353M
4
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$200M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$198M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.91%
4 Healthcare 10.44%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
WFC icon
26
Wells Fargo
WFC
$277B
$1.47B 0.37%
20,497,429
+128,207
PLD icon
27
Prologis
PLD
$114B
$1.42B 0.35%
12,726,673
-396,535
AMT icon
28
American Tower
AMT
$89B
$1.42B 0.35%
6,534,862
+88,120
WMT icon
29
Walmart
WMT
$869B
$1.39B 0.34%
15,795,180
+8,009
BAC icon
30
Bank of America
BAC
$387B
$1.33B 0.33%
31,956,699
+188,638
IBM icon
31
IBM
IBM
$262B
$1.27B 0.32%
5,108,455
+24,790
KO icon
32
Coca-Cola
KO
$289B
$1.26B 0.31%
17,541,444
-228,514
COP icon
33
ConocoPhillips
COP
$110B
$1.26B 0.31%
11,955,465
-65,929
CMCSA icon
34
Comcast
CMCSA
$110B
$1.24B 0.31%
33,601,379
-949,498
TSLA icon
35
Tesla
TSLA
$1.45T
$1.23B 0.31%
4,755,902
+119,500
ABT icon
36
Abbott
ABT
$225B
$1.2B 0.3%
9,066,978
-42,233
DE icon
37
Deere & Co
DE
$121B
$1.19B 0.3%
2,544,755
-42,310
PEP icon
38
PepsiCo
PEP
$207B
$1.19B 0.29%
7,907,459
+158,565
GILD icon
39
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$147B
$1.18B 0.29%
10,500,457
-1,107,145
ORCL icon
40
Oracle
ORCL
$866B
$1.15B 0.29%
8,253,410
+207,137
CRM icon
41
Salesforce
CRM
$225B
$1.12B 0.28%
4,182,422
+312,454
LIN icon
42
Linde
LIN
$212B
$1.11B 0.28%
2,387,097
+324,802
WELL icon
43
Welltower
WELL
$115B
$1.11B 0.28%
7,248,482
-227,327
EQIX icon
44
Equinix
EQIX
$80.5B
$1.09B 0.27%
1,333,635
+25,290
GS icon
45
Goldman Sachs
GS
$237B
$1.08B 0.27%
1,980,476
-146,286
TMUS icon
46
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$255B
$1.08B 0.27%
4,032,556
-52,274
RTX icon
47
RTX Corp
RTX
$210B
$1.02B 0.25%
7,713,131
+65,493
CAT icon
48
Caterpillar
CAT
$250B
$1.02B 0.25%
3,087,773
-93,762
MRK icon
49
Merck
MRK
$210B
$980M 0.24%
10,914,227
-663,308
KR icon
50
Kroger
KR
$45.8B
$968M 0.24%
14,299,898
+186,302