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
$432B
AUM Growth
+$29.6B
Cap. Flow
Cap. Flow %
Top 10 Hldgs %
Holding
3,373
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

1 +$445M
2 +$405M
3 +$387M
4
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$256M
5
PG icon
Procter & Gamble
PG
+$170M

Top Sells

1 +$536M
2 +$471M
3 +$421M
4
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$237M
5
DE icon
Deere & Co
DE
+$235M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.97%
2 Financials 18.52%
3 Industrials 12.24%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.39%
5 Healthcare 9.42%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
COF icon
51
Capital One
COF
$130B
$993M 0.23%
4,666,224
+2,092,946
AXP icon
52
American Express
AXP
$225B
$966M 0.22%
3,028,765
-92,407
DIS icon
53
Walt Disney
DIS
$198B
$964M 0.22%
7,771,903
+76,853
KR icon
54
Kroger
KR
$45.6B
$959M 0.22%
13,374,159
-925,739
TRV icon
55
Travelers Companies
TRV
$58.9B
$918M 0.21%
3,431,620
+28,081
TMUS icon
56
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$255B
$907M 0.21%
3,805,800
-226,756
AMGN icon
57
Amgen
AMGN
$159B
$844M 0.2%
3,023,926
+3,381
PFE icon
58
Pfizer
PFE
$138B
$842M 0.2%
34,756,414
+5,430,166
MRK icon
59
Merck
MRK
$210B
$841M 0.19%
10,623,142
-291,085
MU icon
60
Micron Technology
MU
$227B
$833M 0.19%
6,754,273
-45,779
UNP icon
61
Union Pacific
UNP
$133B
$826M 0.19%
3,591,722
+69,973
DLR icon
62
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$59.3B
$816M 0.19%
4,681,286
-32,759
TSM icon
63
TSMC
TSM
$1.56T
$809M 0.19%
3,573,069
+2,712
AMD icon
64
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$381B
$780M 0.18%
5,499,149
-185,869
TJX icon
65
TJX Companies
TJX
$159B
$776M 0.18%
6,286,279
-276,848
GM icon
66
General Motors
GM
$54.6B
$763M 0.18%
15,511,865
+1,128,786
ASML icon
67
ASML
ASML
$396B
$763M 0.18%
952,156
+46,448
QCOM icon
68
Qualcomm
QCOM
$177B
$763M 0.18%
4,788,175
+118,860
BMY icon
69
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$88.3B
$753M 0.17%
16,270,054
+2,898,429
C icon
70
Citigroup
C
$172B
$752M 0.17%
8,833,767
-100,151
CI icon
71
Cigna
CI
$77.7B
$749M 0.17%
2,265,579
-157,385
CSX icon
72
CSX Corp
CSX
$67.1B
$737M 0.17%
22,581,526
+3,839,095
ADP icon
73
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$113B
$737M 0.17%
2,389,347
-85,307
SPG icon
74
Simon Property Group
SPG
$57.7B
$735M 0.17%
4,574,795
+48,386
ADBE icon
75
Adobe
ADBE
$138B
$733M 0.17%
1,893,730
+49,249