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
+6.4%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$241B
AUM Growth
+$241B
Cap. Flow
+$495M
Cap. Flow %
0.21%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.45%
Holding
3,412
New
77
Increased
2,028
Reduced
964
Closed
89

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.21%
3 Technology 12.7%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.42%
5 Healthcare 9.08%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BK icon
51
Bank of New York Mellon
BK
$74.5B
$487M 0.2% 9,046,763 -162 -0% -$8.73K
WBA
52
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$486M 0.2% 6,689,674 +47,848 +0.7% +$3.47M
ESRX
53
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$485M 0.2% 6,494,540 -50,536 -0.8% -$3.77M
TSM icon
54
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$476M 0.2% 12,008,921 +927,795 +8% +$36.8M
UNP icon
55
Union Pacific
UNP
$133B
$463M 0.19% 3,449,766 -355,808 -9% -$47.7M
PNC icon
56
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$81.7B
$457M 0.19% 3,168,532 -48,174 -1% -$6.95M
PSA icon
57
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$455M 0.19% 2,178,182 +54,525 +3% +$11.4M
PEP icon
58
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
$454M 0.19% 3,781,991 +27,345 +0.7% +$3.28M
COP icon
59
ConocoPhillips
COP
$124B
$451M 0.19% 8,207,307 -348,171 -4% -$19.1M
COF icon
60
Capital One
COF
$145B
$440M 0.18% 4,413,878 -90,758 -2% -$9.04M
KO icon
61
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
$439M 0.18% 9,578,356 -71,680 -0.7% -$3.29M
DAL icon
62
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$40.3B
$436M 0.18% 7,779,196 -42,498 -0.5% -$2.38M
DD icon
63
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$32.2B
$435M 0.18% 6,113,524 -52,100 -0.8% -$3.71M
FDX icon
64
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$434M 0.18% 1,739,600 -114,776 -6% -$28.6M
BA icon
65
Boeing
BA
$177B
$420M 0.17% 1,422,842 +18,367 +1% +$5.42M
DHR icon
66
Danaher
DHR
$147B
$408M 0.17% 4,393,280 -236,755 -5% -$22M
IBM icon
67
IBM
IBM
$227B
$407M 0.17% 2,650,564 +117,084 +5% +$18M
MDLZ icon
68
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$403M 0.17% 9,406,192 -660,964 -7% -$28.3M
ABBV icon
69
AbbVie
ABBV
$372B
$401M 0.17% 4,144,994 +121,381 +3% +$11.7M
TRV icon
70
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.1B
$397M 0.16% 2,928,677 -7,182 -0.2% -$974K
MPC icon
71
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
$395M 0.16% 5,985,639 -117,395 -2% -$7.75M
RTX icon
72
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$393M 0.16% 3,078,150 +76,662 +3% +$9.78M
BABA icon
73
Alibaba
BABA
$322B
$388M 0.16% 2,247,313 -20,484 -0.9% -$3.53M
GE icon
74
GE Aerospace
GE
$292B
$385M 0.16% 22,082,802 +236,327 +1% +$4.12M
HUM icon
75
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$385M 0.16% 1,552,336 -27,519 -2% -$6.83M