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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$258B
Cap. Flow
+$421M
Cap. Flow %
0.16%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,930
Reduced
1,177
Closed
62

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.39%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
UNP icon
51
Union Pacific
UNP
$133B
$562M 0.22% 3,321,975 +22,503 +0.7% +$3.81M
PSA icon
52
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$557M 0.22% 2,340,735 -3,229 -0.1% -$769K
MU icon
53
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
$538M 0.21% 13,934,612 +313,887 +2% +$12.1M
RDS.B
54
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$521M 0.2% 7,926,159 +245,397 +3% +$16.1M
RDS.A
55
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$516M 0.2% 7,932,779 +99,012 +1% +$6.44M
BA icon
56
Boeing
BA
$177B
$495M 0.19% 1,359,065 -107 -0% -$38.9K
MDLZ icon
57
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$494M 0.19% 9,172,314 -13,987 -0.2% -$754K
ORCL icon
58
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$493M 0.19% 8,647,972 +15,221 +0.2% +$867K
WELL icon
59
Welltower
WELL
$113B
$485M 0.19% 5,954,661 +257,799 +5% +$21M
MS icon
60
Morgan Stanley
MS
$240B
$484M 0.19% 11,048,723 -710,190 -6% -$31.1M
IBM icon
61
IBM
IBM
$227B
$482M 0.19% 3,494,133 +68,165 +2% +$9.4M
VLO icon
62
Valero Energy
VLO
$47.2B
$463M 0.18% 5,410,944 +85,424 +2% +$7.31M
HSBC icon
63
HSBC
HSBC
$224B
$462M 0.18% 11,061,527 -89,274 -0.8% -$3.73M
TRV icon
64
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.1B
$444M 0.17% 2,972,658 +10,908 +0.4% +$1.63M
AMGN icon
65
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$442M 0.17% 2,400,979 +8,055 +0.3% +$1.48M
DAL icon
66
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$40.3B
$439M 0.17% 7,735,060 -25,668 -0.3% -$1.46M
AVGO icon
67
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.4T
$437M 0.17% 1,519,248 -103,611 -6% -$29.8M
BABA icon
68
Alibaba
BABA
$322B
$431M 0.17% 2,541,903 -270,825 -10% -$45.9M
AVB icon
69
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$27.9B
$423M 0.16% 2,084,010 +8,283 +0.4% +$1.68M
EQR icon
70
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.3B
$421M 0.16% 5,548,807 +12,035 +0.2% +$914K
MPC icon
71
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
$420M 0.16% 7,517,344 -1,027,077 -12% -$57.4M
F icon
72
Ford
F
$46.8B
$413M 0.16% 40,393,700 +1,223,023 +3% +$12.5M
PNC icon
73
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$81.7B
$410M 0.16% 2,984,704 -9,079 -0.3% -$1.25M
COF icon
74
Capital One
COF
$145B
$408M 0.16% 4,499,903 +10,871 +0.2% +$986K
WBA
75
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$406M 0.16% 7,419,445 -30,667 -0.4% -$1.68M