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
-23.98%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$192B
AUM Growth
+$192B
Cap. Flow
-$2.58B
Cap. Flow %
-1.34%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.91%
Holding
3,447
New
68
Increased
1,549
Reduced
1,537
Closed
73

Top Buys

1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
$167M
2
PLD icon
Prologis
PLD
$115M
3
V icon
Visa
V
$83.9M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
$65.6M
5
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
$63.3M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 15.89%
3 Industrials 12.48%
4 Healthcare 11.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BMY icon
51
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96B
$447M 0.23% 8,022,553 +868,467 +12% +$48.4M
SBAC icon
52
SBA Communications
SBAC
$22B
$446M 0.23% 1,653,397 -67,192 -4% -$18.1M
NSC icon
53
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$62.8B
$443M 0.23% 3,033,453 -58,384 -2% -$8.52M
MDLZ icon
54
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$437M 0.23% 8,733,647 -273,933 -3% -$13.7M
IBM icon
55
IBM
IBM
$227B
$435M 0.23% 3,923,362 +297,294 +8% +$33M
ABT icon
56
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$416M 0.22% 5,267,935 -118,360 -2% -$9.34M
HUM icon
57
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$411M 0.21% 1,310,201 -19,254 -1% -$6.05M
COST icon
58
Costco
COST
$418B
$409M 0.21% 1,435,540 -42,309 -3% -$12.1M
TGT icon
59
Target
TGT
$43.6B
$404M 0.21% 4,338,690 -105,293 -2% -$9.79M
FIS icon
60
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$36.5B
$394M 0.21% 3,242,562 -200,154 -6% -$24.4M
GILD icon
61
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$388M 0.2% 5,186,241 -17,038 -0.3% -$1.27M
LLY icon
62
Eli Lilly
LLY
$657B
$388M 0.2% 2,794,375 +369,568 +15% +$51.3M
COP icon
63
ConocoPhillips
COP
$124B
$377M 0.2% 12,240,365 +203,268 +2% +$6.26M
GS icon
64
Goldman Sachs
GS
$226B
$375M 0.2% 2,423,933 -293,568 -11% -$45.4M
ACN icon
65
Accenture
ACN
$162B
$369M 0.19% 2,260,292 +24,093 +1% +$3.93M
NKE icon
66
Nike
NKE
$114B
$364M 0.19% 4,398,125 +282,472 +7% +$23.4M
MS icon
67
Morgan Stanley
MS
$240B
$352M 0.18% 10,341,735 -540,228 -5% -$18.4M
BP icon
68
BP
BP
$90.8B
$349M 0.18% 14,296,760 -102,000 -0.7% -$2.49M
TXN icon
69
Texas Instruments
TXN
$184B
$341M 0.18% 3,413,465 +220,207 +7% +$22M
EQR icon
70
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.3B
$337M 0.18% 5,466,395 -53,481 -1% -$3.3M
WBA
71
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$332M 0.17% 7,260,037 -209,367 -3% -$9.58M
TECD
72
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
$331M 0.17% 2,532,884 -426,106 -14% -$55.8M
NVDA icon
73
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.24T
$324M 0.17% 1,230,324 -6,624 -0.5% -$1.75M
GM icon
74
General Motors
GM
$55.8B
$320M 0.17% 15,414,415 -53,893 -0.3% -$1.12M
MMM icon
75
3M
MMM
$82.8B
$316M 0.16% 2,313,943 +134,778 +6% +$18.4M