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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$277B
Cap. Flow
-$3.48B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
83
Increased
1,313
Reduced
1,786
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.32%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ORCL icon
51
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$649M 0.23% 10,033,364 -114,959 -1% -$7.44M
TGT icon
52
Target
TGT
$43.6B
$647M 0.23% 3,664,024 -309,667 -8% -$54.7M
NVDA icon
53
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.25T
$627M 0.23% 1,200,203 -47,780 -4% -$25M
BIDU icon
54
Baidu
BIDU
$32.8B
$627M 0.23% 2,897,028 +222,264 +8% +$48.1M
GS icon
55
Goldman Sachs
GS
$226B
$623M 0.22% 2,361,442 +19,077 +0.8% +$5.03M
AMGN icon
56
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$611M 0.22% 2,656,056 +20,800 +0.8% +$4.78M
DAR icon
57
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$5.37B
$606M 0.22% 10,498,871 -564,247 -5% -$32.5M
TXN icon
58
Texas Instruments
TXN
$184B
$604M 0.22% 3,680,028 +39,333 +1% +$6.46M
FDX icon
59
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$598M 0.22% 2,303,923 +339 +0% +$88K
GM icon
60
General Motors
GM
$55.8B
$596M 0.22% 14,309,798 -818,517 -5% -$34.1M
RDS.B
61
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$581M 0.21% 17,282,908 +638,272 +4% +$21.5M
WFC icon
62
Wells Fargo
WFC
$263B
$567M 0.2% 18,780,023 -614,516 -3% -$18.5M
ABT icon
63
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$564M 0.2% 5,151,532 -39,387 -0.8% -$4.31M
NKE icon
64
Nike
NKE
$114B
$562M 0.2% 3,974,729 -270,028 -6% -$38.2M
HUM icon
65
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$551M 0.2% 1,343,027 +41,170 +3% +$16.9M
RTX icon
66
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$547M 0.2% 7,647,165 -310,869 -4% -$22.2M
BMY icon
67
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96B
$545M 0.2% 8,778,115 +205,541 +2% +$12.7M
TMUS icon
68
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$284B
$543M 0.2% 4,028,345 -129,791 -3% -$17.5M
PSA icon
69
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$528M 0.19% 2,285,705 -48,253 -2% -$11.1M
DLR icon
70
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$57.2B
$525M 0.19% 3,765,248 +84,165 +2% +$11.7M
LIN icon
71
Linde
LIN
$224B
$521M 0.19% 1,976,454 +55,264 +3% +$14.6M
ADBE icon
72
Adobe
ADBE
$151B
$520M 0.19% 1,039,560 +112,354 +12% +$56.2M
MDLZ icon
73
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$514M 0.19% 8,795,281 +66,863 +0.8% +$3.91M
IBM icon
74
IBM
IBM
$227B
$512M 0.18% 4,066,979 +76,646 +2% +$9.65M
AVGO icon
75
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.4T
$507M 0.18% 1,158,165 +49,366 +4% +$21.6M