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
+5.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$229B
AUM Growth
+$229B
Cap. Flow
+$2.15B
Cap. Flow %
0.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.08%
Holding
3,413
New
102
Increased
1,909
Reduced
1,154
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.38%
3 Technology 12.82%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.08%
5 Healthcare 9.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NSC icon
51
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$62.8B
$465M 0.2% 3,516,200 -3,312 -0.1% -$438K
PSA icon
52
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$454M 0.2% 2,123,657 +69,105 +3% +$14.8M
VLO icon
53
Valero Energy
VLO
$47.2B
$450M 0.2% 5,852,654 -32,230 -0.5% -$2.48M
UNP icon
54
Union Pacific
UNP
$133B
$441M 0.19% 3,805,574 +35,313 +0.9% +$4.1M
KO icon
55
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
$434M 0.19% 9,650,036 -72,683 -0.7% -$3.27M
PNC icon
56
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$81.7B
$434M 0.19% 3,216,706 +3,103 +0.1% +$418K
COP icon
57
ConocoPhillips
COP
$124B
$428M 0.19% 8,555,478 +26,579 +0.3% +$1.33M
MRK icon
58
Merck
MRK
$210B
$428M 0.19% 6,680,652 -6,172 -0.1% -$395K
DD icon
59
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$32.2B
$427M 0.19% 6,165,624 +2,062,350 +50% +$143M
PEP icon
60
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
$418M 0.18% 3,754,646 +8,829 +0.2% +$984K
FDX icon
61
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$418M 0.18% 1,854,376 -73,480 -4% -$16.6M
NVDA icon
62
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.25T
$418M 0.18% 2,339,582 -1,713,046 -42% -$306M
TSM icon
63
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$416M 0.18% 11,081,126 +125,430 +1% +$4.71M
ESRX
64
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$414M 0.18% 6,545,076 +86,800 +1% +$5.5M
MDLZ icon
65
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$409M 0.18% 10,067,156 -471,319 -4% -$19.2M
DHR icon
66
Danaher
DHR
$147B
$397M 0.17% 4,630,035 +63,327 +1% +$5.43M
BABA icon
67
Alibaba
BABA
$322B
$391M 0.17% 2,267,797 +89,440 +4% +$15.4M
CSX icon
68
CSX Corp
CSX
$60.6B
$389M 0.17% 7,178,061 -3,957,625 -36% -$215M
HUM icon
69
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$385M 0.17% 1,579,855 -14,518 -0.9% -$3.54M
COF icon
70
Capital One
COF
$145B
$381M 0.17% 4,504,636 +90,233 +2% +$7.64M
DAL icon
71
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$40.3B
$377M 0.16% 7,821,694 +250,731 +3% +$12.1M
AIG icon
72
American International
AIG
$45.1B
$371M 0.16% 6,050,076 -199,631 -3% -$12.3M
IBM icon
73
IBM
IBM
$227B
$368M 0.16% 2,533,480 +28,436 +1% +$4.13M
ORCL icon
74
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$366M 0.16% 7,574,223 -62,550 -0.8% -$3.02M
WELL icon
75
Welltower
WELL
$113B
$363M 0.16% 5,171,211 +121,252 +2% +$8.52M