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
+8.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$236B
AUM Growth
+$236B
Cap. Flow
+$112M
Cap. Flow %
0.05%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.67%
Holding
3,412
New
74
Increased
1,256
Reduced
1,780
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.33%
2 Financials 15.39%
3 Industrials 13.16%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.36%
5 Healthcare 11.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ABT icon
51
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$565M 0.24% 5,190,919 -36,392 -0.7% -$3.96M
DLR icon
52
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$57.2B
$540M 0.23% 3,681,083 -8,391 -0.2% -$1.23M
HUM icon
53
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$539M 0.23% 1,301,857 +2,052 +0.2% +$849K
NKE icon
54
Nike
NKE
$114B
$533M 0.23% 4,244,757 -353,665 -8% -$44.4M
MU icon
55
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
$528M 0.22% 11,241,424 -50,634 -0.4% -$2.38M
SBAC icon
56
SBA Communications
SBAC
$22B
$523M 0.22% 1,641,227 -30,637 -2% -$9.76M
QCOM icon
57
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
$520M 0.22% 4,419,670 +74,331 +2% +$8.75M
TXN icon
58
Texas Instruments
TXN
$184B
$520M 0.22% 3,640,695 +97,998 +3% +$14M
PSA icon
59
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$520M 0.22% 2,333,958 +7,062 +0.3% +$1.57M
ACN icon
60
Accenture
ACN
$162B
$519M 0.22% 2,296,458 +9,917 +0.4% +$2.24M
BMY icon
61
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96B
$517M 0.22% 8,572,574 +3,201 +0% +$193K
MDLZ icon
62
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$501M 0.21% 8,728,418 +9,893 +0.1% +$568K
IBM icon
63
IBM
IBM
$227B
$485M 0.21% 3,990,333 -48,437 -1% -$5.89M
MS icon
64
Morgan Stanley
MS
$240B
$477M 0.2% 9,868,603 -403,604 -4% -$19.5M
TMUS icon
65
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$284B
$475M 0.2% 4,158,136 +429,582 +12% +$49.1M
FIS icon
66
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$36.5B
$475M 0.2% 3,225,330 -3,779 -0.1% -$556K
GS icon
67
Goldman Sachs
GS
$226B
$471M 0.2% 2,342,365 -29,925 -1% -$6.01M
LOW icon
68
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$145B
$468M 0.2% 2,822,498 +83,992 +3% +$13.9M
COST icon
69
Costco
COST
$418B
$461M 0.2% 1,300,053 +638 +0% +$226K
RTX icon
70
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$458M 0.19% 7,958,034 +56,313 +0.7% +$3.24M
LIN icon
71
Linde
LIN
$224B
$457M 0.19% 1,921,190 -15,232 -0.8% -$3.63M
WFC icon
72
Wells Fargo
WFC
$263B
$456M 0.19% 19,394,539 -6,576,474 -25% -$155M
ADBE icon
73
Adobe
ADBE
$151B
$455M 0.19% 927,206 +20,015 +2% +$9.82M
GM icon
74
General Motors
GM
$55.8B
$447M 0.19% 15,128,315 +430,111 +3% +$12.7M
DHI icon
75
D.R. Horton
DHI
$50.5B
$439M 0.19% 5,800,417 -95,899 -2% -$7.25M