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
+0.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$310B
AUM Growth
+$310B
Cap. Flow
-$2.39B
Cap. Flow %
-0.77%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.67%
Holding
3,591
New
132
Increased
1,528
Reduced
1,722
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.76%
2 Technology 16.31%
3 Industrials 12.65%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.38%
5 Healthcare 10.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GM icon
51
General Motors
GM
$55.8B
$711M 0.23% 13,494,632 -306,948 -2% -$16.2M
MU icon
52
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
$708M 0.23% 9,973,498 -201,870 -2% -$14.3M
TXN icon
53
Texas Instruments
TXN
$184B
$707M 0.23% 3,676,725 +8,244 +0.2% +$1.58M
MDT icon
54
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
$706M 0.23% 5,634,113 -582,198 -9% -$73M
TGT icon
55
Target
TGT
$43.6B
$702M 0.23% 3,068,545 +47,740 +2% +$10.9M
LLY icon
56
Eli Lilly
LLY
$657B
$693M 0.22% 2,998,526 -17,931 -0.6% -$4.14M
BMY icon
57
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96B
$691M 0.22% 11,677,967 +679,493 +6% +$40.2M
ADBE icon
58
Adobe
ADBE
$151B
$686M 0.22% 1,191,600 +35,882 +3% +$20.7M
BABA icon
59
Alibaba
BABA
$322B
$676M 0.22% 4,563,782 -19,565 -0.4% -$2.9M
PSA icon
60
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$669M 0.22% 2,250,955 -20,748 -0.9% -$6.16M
NKE icon
61
Nike
NKE
$114B
$655M 0.21% 4,512,322 +483,058 +12% +$70.2M
SPG icon
62
Simon Property Group
SPG
$59B
$649M 0.21% 4,993,362 -31,078 -0.6% -$4.04M
UNP icon
63
Union Pacific
UNP
$133B
$648M 0.21% 3,303,809 +13,526 +0.4% +$2.65M
IBM icon
64
IBM
IBM
$227B
$641M 0.21% 4,610,624 +439,743 +11% +$61.1M
CI icon
65
Cigna
CI
$80.3B
$632M 0.2% 3,157,194 -92,923 -3% -$18.6M
ABT icon
66
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$617M 0.2% 5,220,253 -7,505 -0.1% -$887K
COF icon
67
Capital One
COF
$145B
$614M 0.2% 3,787,235 +191,625 +5% +$31M
LIN icon
68
Linde
LIN
$224B
$605M 0.19% 2,060,230 +30,542 +2% +$8.96M
QCOM icon
69
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
$597M 0.19% 4,625,874 +60,240 +1% +$7.77M
TSM icon
70
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$593M 0.19% 5,312,044 -25,114 -0.5% -$2.8M
NFLX icon
71
Netflix
NFLX
$513B
$587M 0.19% 961,595 +42,164 +5% +$25.7M
RTX icon
72
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$577M 0.19% 6,706,638 -166,499 -2% -$14.3M
LOW icon
73
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$145B
$570M 0.18% 2,811,668 -55,587 -2% -$11.3M
AMGN icon
74
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$565M 0.18% 2,658,712 -5,551 -0.2% -$1.18M
DLR icon
75
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$57.2B
$555M 0.18% 3,843,006 -16,447 -0.4% -$2.38M