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
+5.46%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$263B
AUM Growth
+$263B
Cap. Flow
+$2.21B
Cap. Flow %
0.84%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.6%
Holding
3,484
New
118
Increased
2,098
Reduced
974
Closed
59

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.87%
2 Industrials 13.16%
3 Technology 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MS icon
51
Morgan Stanley
MS
$240B
$542M 0.21% 11,632,472 -121,781 -1% -$5.67M
RDS.B
52
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$539M 0.21% 7,596,605 -413,624 -5% -$29.3M
OXY icon
53
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$46.9B
$523M 0.2% 6,359,583 +624,261 +11% +$51.3M
EQIX icon
54
Equinix
EQIX
$76.9B
$518M 0.2% 1,197,444 +28,382 +2% +$12.3M
HSBC icon
55
HSBC
HSBC
$224B
$515M 0.2% 11,696,311 -642,510 -5% -$28.3M
KO icon
56
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
$514M 0.2% 11,121,892 +387,931 +4% +$17.9M
NVDA icon
57
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.24T
$511M 0.19% 1,820,572 -2,588 -0.1% -$727K
WBA
58
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$509M 0.19% 6,979,001 -11,666 -0.2% -$851K
GM icon
59
General Motors
GM
$55.8B
$508M 0.19% 15,079,324 +188,426 +1% +$6.34M
RDS.A
60
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$508M 0.19% 7,448,906 -569,378 -7% -$38.8M
AMGN icon
61
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$504M 0.19% 2,432,649 +67,604 +3% +$14M
IBM icon
62
IBM
IBM
$227B
$489M 0.19% 3,231,511 +105,374 +3% +$15.9M
PEP icon
63
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
$484M 0.18% 4,331,339 +91,396 +2% +$10.2M
HUM icon
64
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$481M 0.18% 1,420,555 -87,024 -6% -$29.5M
MRK icon
65
Merck
MRK
$210B
$479M 0.18% 6,754,026 +12,807 +0.2% +$909K
PSA icon
66
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$476M 0.18% 2,360,124 +57,564 +3% +$11.6M
MPC icon
67
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
$473M 0.18% 5,911,580 -49,461 -0.8% -$3.96M
FDX icon
68
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$471M 0.18% 1,956,071 +474,354 +32% +$114M
BABA icon
69
Alibaba
BABA
$322B
$459M 0.17% 2,783,078 +215,055 +8% +$35.4M
QCOM icon
70
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
$452M 0.17% 6,276,892 -691,314 -10% -$49.8M
DAL icon
71
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$40.3B
$448M 0.17% 7,751,669 -42,810 -0.5% -$2.48M
ANDV
72
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
$447M 0.17% 2,909,846 -12,465 -0.4% -$1.91M
ABBV icon
73
AbbVie
ABBV
$372B
$440M 0.17% 4,651,071 -173,546 -4% -$16.4M
DHR icon
74
Danaher
DHR
$147B
$425M 0.16% 3,912,763 -83,650 -2% -$9.09M
BK icon
75
Bank of New York Mellon
BK
$74.5B
$424M 0.16% 8,315,015 -168,578 -2% -$8.6M