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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$274B
Cap. Flow
-$3.37B
Cap. Flow %
-1.23%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,292
Reduced
1,826
Closed
86

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TGT icon
51
Target
TGT
$43.6B
$570M 0.21% 4,443,983 -27,046 -0.6% -$3.47M
GM icon
52
General Motors
GM
$55.8B
$566M 0.21% 15,468,308 +55,301 +0.4% +$2.02M
MS icon
53
Morgan Stanley
MS
$240B
$556M 0.2% 10,881,963 -81,130 -0.7% -$4.15M
BP icon
54
BP
BP
$90.8B
$543M 0.2% 14,398,760 -408,138 -3% -$15.4M
DHR icon
55
Danaher
DHR
$147B
$524M 0.19% 3,411,078 -366,605 -10% -$56.3M
ORCL icon
56
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$518M 0.19% 9,779,479 +145,584 +2% +$7.71M
TFC icon
57
Truist Financial
TFC
$60.4B
$507M 0.18% 8,994,600 +4,138,420 +85% +$233M
MDLZ icon
58
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$496M 0.18% 9,007,580 -128,754 -1% -$7.09M
PSA icon
59
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$496M 0.18% 2,326,773 -16,436 -0.7% -$3.5M
VLO icon
60
Valero Energy
VLO
$47.2B
$495M 0.18% 5,288,270 -130,440 -2% -$12.2M
WELL icon
61
Welltower
WELL
$113B
$495M 0.18% 6,053,660 -9,855 -0.2% -$806K
RDS.B
62
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$492M 0.18% 8,210,023 -26,222 -0.3% -$1.57M
HUM icon
63
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$487M 0.18% 1,329,455 -26,299 -2% -$9.64M
IBM icon
64
IBM
IBM
$227B
$486M 0.18% 3,626,068 +53,199 +1% +$7.13M
FIS icon
65
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$36.5B
$479M 0.17% 3,442,716 -234,766 -6% -$32.7M
PNC icon
66
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$81.7B
$472M 0.17% 2,955,852 -2,331 -0.1% -$372K
ACN icon
67
Accenture
ACN
$162B
$471M 0.17% 2,236,199 +14,356 +0.6% +$3.02M
ABT icon
68
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$468M 0.17% 5,386,295 -1,492,664 -22% -$130M
COF icon
69
Capital One
COF
$145B
$462M 0.17% 4,494,244 +3,156 +0.1% +$325K
BMY icon
70
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96B
$459M 0.17% 7,154,086 +2,047,321 +40% +$131M
RDS.A
71
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$454M 0.17% 7,699,959 -130,183 -2% -$7.68M
EQR icon
72
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.3B
$447M 0.16% 5,519,876 -29,885 -0.5% -$2.42M
MPC icon
73
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
$446M 0.16% 7,397,464 +7,211 +0.1% +$434K
WBA
74
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$440M 0.16% 7,469,404 +40,609 +0.5% +$2.39M
AVB icon
75
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$27.9B
$438M 0.16% 2,086,819 -6,056 -0.3% -$1.27M