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
+14.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$302B
AUM Growth
+$302B
Cap. Flow
-$7.98B
Cap. Flow %
-2.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.83%
Holding
3,466
New
124
Increased
1,217
Reduced
1,937
Closed
58

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Industrials 13.59%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.2%
5 Healthcare 10.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TXN icon
51
Texas Instruments
TXN
$184B
$694M 0.23% 3,674,240 -5,788 -0.2% -$1.09M
WFC icon
52
Wells Fargo
WFC
$263B
$688M 0.23% 17,616,446 -1,163,577 -6% -$45.5M
AVGO icon
53
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.4T
$677M 0.22% 1,460,183 +302,018 +26% +$140M
TSLA icon
54
Tesla
TSLA
$1.08T
$676M 0.22% 1,011,947 -40,758 -4% -$27.2M
FDX icon
55
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$676M 0.22% 2,379,162 +75,239 +3% +$21.4M
RDS.B
56
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$665M 0.22% 18,060,271 +777,363 +4% +$28.6M
AMGN icon
57
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$659M 0.22% 2,647,642 -8,414 -0.3% -$2.09M
DHR icon
58
Danaher
DHR
$147B
$656M 0.22% 2,913,896 -165,682 -5% -$37.3M
NVDA icon
59
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.25T
$640M 0.21% 1,199,121 -1,082 -0.1% -$578K
TSM icon
60
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$631M 0.21% 5,337,158 -1,050,107 -16% -$124M
TGT icon
61
Target
TGT
$43.6B
$625M 0.21% 3,154,650 -509,374 -14% -$101M
ABT icon
62
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$613M 0.2% 5,116,267 -35,265 -0.7% -$4.23M
ORCL icon
63
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$611M 0.2% 8,704,841 -1,328,523 -13% -$93.2M
QCOM icon
64
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
$608M 0.2% 4,590,028 +55,488 +1% +$7.35M
SPG icon
65
Simon Property Group
SPG
$59B
$578M 0.19% 5,084,088 +47,631 +0.9% +$5.42M
CAT icon
66
Caterpillar
CAT
$196B
$570M 0.19% 2,457,609 -116,891 -5% -$27.1M
PSA icon
67
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$565M 0.19% 2,287,661 +1,956 +0.1% +$483K
BMY icon
68
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96B
$564M 0.19% 8,932,285 +154,170 +2% +$9.73M
HUM icon
69
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$564M 0.19% 1,344,775 +1,748 +0.1% +$733K
BIDU icon
70
Baidu
BIDU
$32.8B
$563M 0.19% 2,585,365 -311,663 -11% -$67.8M
LIN icon
71
Linde
LIN
$224B
$561M 0.19% 2,001,427 +24,973 +1% +$7M
LLY icon
72
Eli Lilly
LLY
$657B
$558M 0.18% 2,988,173 +24,622 +0.8% +$4.6M
RTX icon
73
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$549M 0.18% 7,102,822 -544,343 -7% -$42.1M
IBM icon
74
IBM
IBM
$227B
$548M 0.18% 4,112,916 +45,937 +1% +$6.12M
COST icon
75
Costco
COST
$418B
$547M 0.18% 1,551,029 +222,941 +17% +$78.6M