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
+10.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$331B
AUM Growth
+$331B
Cap. Flow
-$4.96B
Cap. Flow %
-1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.03%
Holding
3,615
New
117
Increased
1,388
Reduced
1,917
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.41%
2 Financials 17.04%
3 Industrials 12.6%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.28%
5 Healthcare 11.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
UNP icon
51
Union Pacific
UNP
$133B
$818M 0.25% 3,247,275 -56,534 -2% -$14.2M
BMY icon
52
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96B
$799M 0.24% 12,808,859 +1,130,892 +10% +$70.5M
SPG icon
53
Simon Property Group
SPG
$59B
$781M 0.24% 4,890,097 -103,265 -2% -$16.5M
RDS.B
54
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$780M 0.24% 17,997,902 +252,977 +1% +$11M
NKE icon
55
Nike
NKE
$114B
$757M 0.23% 4,540,609 +28,287 +0.6% +$4.71M
GM icon
56
General Motors
GM
$55.8B
$743M 0.22% 12,672,912 -821,720 -6% -$48.2M
ABT icon
57
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$737M 0.22% 5,239,188 +18,935 +0.4% +$2.66M
C icon
58
Citigroup
C
$178B
$713M 0.22% 11,808,730 -1,036,667 -8% -$62.6M
LIN icon
59
Linde
LIN
$224B
$712M 0.22% 2,054,832 -5,398 -0.3% -$1.87M
TXN icon
60
Texas Instruments
TXN
$184B
$697M 0.21% 3,696,514 +19,789 +0.5% +$3.73M
MRK icon
61
Merck
MRK
$210B
$695M 0.21% 9,065,439 -726,533 -7% -$55.7M
TGT icon
62
Target
TGT
$43.6B
$681M 0.21% 2,944,530 -124,015 -4% -$28.7M
ADBE icon
63
Adobe
ADBE
$151B
$681M 0.21% 1,200,373 +8,773 +0.7% +$4.97M
NSC icon
64
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$62.8B
$678M 0.2% 2,276,716 -1,800 -0.1% -$536K
DLR icon
65
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$57.2B
$670M 0.2% 3,790,749 -52,257 -1% -$9.24M
IBM icon
66
IBM
IBM
$227B
$650M 0.2% 4,863,032 +252,408 +5% +$33.7M
CI icon
67
Cigna
CI
$80.3B
$637M 0.19% 2,775,002 -382,192 -12% -$87.8M
DHI icon
68
D.R. Horton
DHI
$50.5B
$637M 0.19% 5,871,275 -45,157 -0.8% -$4.9M
TSM icon
69
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$631M 0.19% 5,247,352 -64,692 -1% -$7.78M
LOW icon
70
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$145B
$612M 0.18% 2,366,394 -445,274 -16% -$115M
FDX icon
71
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$602M 0.18% 2,326,571 -46,160 -2% -$11.9M
UPS icon
72
United Parcel Service
UPS
$74.1B
$591M 0.18% 2,758,852 +88,251 +3% +$18.9M
MDT icon
73
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
$591M 0.18% 5,712,678 +78,565 +1% +$8.13M
AMAT icon
74
Applied Materials
AMAT
$128B
$590M 0.18% 3,750,347 -136,716 -4% -$21.5M
MDLZ icon
75
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$590M 0.18% 8,897,789 -218,287 -2% -$14.5M