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
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$251B
Cap. Flow
+$2.95B
Cap. Flow %
1.17%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
70
Increased
1,943
Reduced
1,176
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
KO icon
51
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
$529M 0.21% 11,285,677 -19,531 -0.2% -$915K
DHR icon
52
Danaher
DHR
$147B
$520M 0.21% 3,938,547 +29,045 +0.7% +$3.83M
BA icon
53
Boeing
BA
$177B
$518M 0.21% 1,359,172 +44,974 +3% +$17.2M
BABA icon
54
Alibaba
BABA
$322B
$513M 0.2% 2,812,728 -5,859 -0.2% -$1.07M
MPC icon
55
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
$511M 0.2% 8,544,421 -1,521,038 -15% -$91M
PSA icon
56
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$510M 0.2% 2,343,964 +6,907 +0.3% +$1.5M
DD icon
57
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$32.2B
$510M 0.2% 9,569,223 +107,906 +1% +$5.75M
MS icon
58
Morgan Stanley
MS
$240B
$496M 0.2% 11,758,913 -27,724 -0.2% -$1.17M
RDS.B
59
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$491M 0.2% 7,680,762 +144,508 +2% +$9.24M
RDS.A
60
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$490M 0.2% 7,833,767 +475,649 +6% +$29.8M
AVGO icon
61
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.4T
$488M 0.19% 1,622,859 -21,449 -1% -$6.45M
IBM icon
62
IBM
IBM
$227B
$483M 0.19% 3,425,968 +12,915 +0.4% +$1.82M
WBA
63
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$471M 0.19% 7,450,112 +75,491 +1% +$4.78M
ORCL icon
64
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$464M 0.18% 8,632,751 +281,144 +3% +$15.1M
OXY icon
65
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$46.9B
$463M 0.18% 6,989,307 +298,417 +4% +$19.8M
MDLZ icon
66
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$459M 0.18% 9,186,301 +17,277 +0.2% +$862K
AMGN icon
67
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$455M 0.18% 2,392,924 -33,396 -1% -$6.34M
HSBC icon
68
HSBC
HSBC
$224B
$453M 0.18% 11,150,801 -83,576 -0.7% -$3.39M
VLO icon
69
Valero Energy
VLO
$47.2B
$452M 0.18% 5,325,520 -24,951 -0.5% -$2.12M
WELL icon
70
Welltower
WELL
$113B
$442M 0.18% 5,696,862 +111,420 +2% +$8.65M
FDX icon
71
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$431M 0.17% 2,378,446 +3,924 +0.2% +$712K
FITB icon
72
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.3B
$426M 0.17% 16,903,360 +7,301,720 +76% +$184M
EQR icon
73
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.3B
$417M 0.17% 5,536,772 +31,457 +0.6% +$2.37M
AVB icon
74
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$27.9B
$417M 0.17% 2,075,727 +11,096 +0.5% +$2.23M
TRV icon
75
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.1B
$406M 0.16% 2,961,750 +11,817 +0.4% +$1.62M