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
+7.28%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$316B
AUM Growth
+$316B
Cap. Flow
-$3.39B
Cap. Flow %
-1.07%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.31%
Holding
3,528
New
120
Increased
1,446
Reduced
1,796
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 16.04%
3 Industrials 12.79%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.68%
5 Healthcare 10.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BMY icon
51
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96B
$735M 0.23% 10,998,474 +2,066,189 +23% +$138M
TGT icon
52
Target
TGT
$43.6B
$730M 0.23% 3,020,805 -133,845 -4% -$32.4M
UNP icon
53
Union Pacific
UNP
$133B
$724M 0.23% 3,290,283 -22,420 -0.7% -$4.93M
AVGO icon
54
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.4T
$723M 0.23% 1,516,068 +55,885 +4% +$26.6M
TXN icon
55
Texas Instruments
TXN
$184B
$705M 0.22% 3,668,481 -5,759 -0.2% -$1.11M
FDX icon
56
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$697M 0.22% 2,337,380 -41,782 -2% -$12.5M
LLY icon
57
Eli Lilly
LLY
$657B
$692M 0.22% 3,016,457 +28,284 +0.9% +$6.49M
TSLA icon
58
Tesla
TSLA
$1.08T
$686M 0.22% 1,009,602 -2,345 -0.2% -$1.59M
PSA icon
59
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$683M 0.22% 2,271,703 -15,958 -0.7% -$4.8M
ADBE icon
60
Adobe
ADBE
$151B
$677M 0.21% 1,155,718 +85,647 +8% +$50.2M
RDS.B
61
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$676M 0.21% 17,415,006 -645,265 -4% -$25.1M
ORCL icon
62
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$665M 0.21% 8,542,689 -162,152 -2% -$12.6M
SPG icon
63
Simon Property Group
SPG
$59B
$656M 0.21% 5,024,440 -59,648 -1% -$7.78M
QCOM icon
64
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
$653M 0.21% 4,565,634 -24,394 -0.5% -$3.49M
AMGN icon
65
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$649M 0.21% 2,664,263 +16,621 +0.6% +$4.05M
NSC icon
66
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$62.8B
$646M 0.2% 2,434,007 -160,177 -6% -$42.5M
TSM icon
67
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$641M 0.2% 5,337,158
COST icon
68
Costco
COST
$418B
$628M 0.2% 1,586,258 +35,229 +2% +$13.9M
NKE icon
69
Nike
NKE
$114B
$623M 0.2% 4,029,264 +8,674 +0.2% +$1.34M
IBM icon
70
IBM
IBM
$227B
$611M 0.19% 4,170,881 +57,965 +1% +$8.5M
TMUS icon
71
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$284B
$609M 0.19% 4,205,055 +207,871 +5% +$30.1M
HUM icon
72
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$609M 0.19% 1,374,605 +29,830 +2% +$13.2M
ABT icon
73
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$606M 0.19% 5,227,758 +111,491 +2% +$12.9M
LIN icon
74
Linde
LIN
$224B
$587M 0.19% 2,029,688 +28,261 +1% +$8.17M
RTX icon
75
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$586M 0.19% 6,873,137 -229,685 -3% -$19.6M