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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
+$402B
Cap. Flow
+$2.59B
Cap. Flow %
0.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,746
Reduced
1,404
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.95%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WFC icon
26
Wells Fargo
WFC
$263B
$1.47B 0.37% 20,497,429 +128,207 +0.6% +$9.2M
PLD icon
27
Prologis
PLD
$106B
$1.42B 0.35% 12,726,673 -396,535 -3% -$44.3M
AMT icon
28
American Tower
AMT
$95.5B
$1.42B 0.35% 6,534,862 +88,120 +1% +$19.2M
WMT icon
29
Walmart
WMT
$774B
$1.39B 0.34% 15,795,180 +8,009 +0.1% +$703K
BAC icon
30
Bank of America
BAC
$376B
$1.33B 0.33% 31,956,699 +188,638 +0.6% +$7.87M
IBM icon
31
IBM
IBM
$227B
$1.27B 0.32% 5,108,455 +24,790 +0.5% +$6.16M
KO icon
32
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
$1.26B 0.31% 17,541,444 -228,514 -1% -$16.4M
COP icon
33
ConocoPhillips
COP
$124B
$1.26B 0.31% 11,955,465 -65,929 -0.5% -$6.92M
CMCSA icon
34
Comcast
CMCSA
$125B
$1.24B 0.31% 33,601,379 -949,498 -3% -$35M
TSLA icon
35
Tesla
TSLA
$1.08T
$1.23B 0.31% 4,755,902 +119,500 +3% +$31M
ABT icon
36
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$1.2B 0.3% 9,066,978 -42,233 -0.5% -$5.6M
DE icon
37
Deere & Co
DE
$130B
$1.19B 0.3% 2,544,755 -42,310 -2% -$19.9M
PEP icon
38
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
$1.19B 0.29% 7,907,459 +158,565 +2% +$23.8M
GILD icon
39
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$1.18B 0.29% 10,500,457 -1,107,145 -10% -$124M
ORCL icon
40
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$1.15B 0.29% 8,253,410 +207,137 +3% +$29M
CRM icon
41
Salesforce
CRM
$245B
$1.12B 0.28% 4,182,422 +312,454 +8% +$83.8M
LIN icon
42
Linde
LIN
$224B
$1.11B 0.28% 2,387,097 +324,802 +16% +$151M
WELL icon
43
Welltower
WELL
$113B
$1.11B 0.28% 7,248,482 -227,327 -3% -$34.8M
EQIX icon
44
Equinix
EQIX
$76.9B
$1.09B 0.27% 1,333,635 +25,290 +2% +$20.6M
GS icon
45
Goldman Sachs
GS
$226B
$1.08B 0.27% 1,980,476 -146,286 -7% -$79.9M
TMUS icon
46
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$284B
$1.08B 0.27% 4,032,556 -52,274 -1% -$13.9M
RTX icon
47
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$1.02B 0.25% 7,713,131 +65,493 +0.9% +$8.67M
CAT icon
48
Caterpillar
CAT
$196B
$1.02B 0.25% 3,087,773 -93,762 -3% -$30.9M
MRK icon
49
Merck
MRK
$210B
$980M 0.24% 10,914,227 -663,308 -6% -$59.5M
KR icon
50
Kroger
KR
$44.9B
$968M 0.24% 14,299,898 +186,302 +1% +$12.6M