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
-0.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$325B
AUM Growth
+$325B
Cap. Flow
+$5.28B
Cap. Flow %
1.63%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.62%
Holding
3,635
New
98
Increased
2,071
Reduced
1,162
Closed
123
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GS icon
51
Goldman Sachs
GS
$226B
$847M 0.26% 2,566,685 +50,852 +2% +$16.8M
CSCO icon
52
Cisco
CSCO
$274B
$807M 0.25% 14,478,029 -134,148 -0.9% -$7.48M
LIN icon
53
Linde
LIN
$224B
$761M 0.23% 2,382,090 +327,258 +16% +$105M
MU icon
54
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
$735M 0.23% 9,438,478 +178,823 +2% +$13.9M
QCOM icon
55
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
$728M 0.22% 4,762,239 +116,103 +2% +$17.7M
NUE icon
56
Nucor
NUE
$34.1B
$711M 0.22% 4,782,243 +406,834 +9% +$60.5M
TXN icon
57
Texas Instruments
TXN
$184B
$709M 0.22% 3,862,318 +165,804 +4% +$30.4M
OXY icon
58
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$46.9B
$662M 0.2% 11,669,881 +514,934 +5% +$29.2M
NSC icon
59
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$62.8B
$661M 0.2% 2,318,082 +41,366 +2% +$11.8M
RTX icon
60
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$655M 0.2% 6,615,474 +60,999 +0.9% +$6.04M
DFNM icon
61
Dimensional National Municipal Bond ETF
DFNM
$1.64B
$654M 0.2% 135,000 -65,000 -33% -$315M
CI icon
62
Cigna
CI
$80.3B
$651M 0.2% 2,717,118 -57,884 -2% -$13.9M
SPG icon
63
Simon Property Group
SPG
$59B
$646M 0.2% 4,908,990 +18,893 +0.4% +$2.49M
MDT icon
64
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
$645M 0.2% 5,809,168 +96,490 +2% +$10.7M
KR icon
65
Kroger
KR
$44.9B
$641M 0.2% 11,174,637 +17,444 +0.2% +$1M
C icon
66
Citigroup
C
$178B
$630M 0.19% 11,804,138 -4,592 -0% -$245K
UPS icon
67
United Parcel Service
UPS
$74.1B
$620M 0.19% 2,888,843 +129,991 +5% +$27.9M
MRK icon
68
Merck
MRK
$210B
$618M 0.19% 7,533,135 -1,532,304 -17% -$126M
ABT icon
69
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$613M 0.19% 5,180,069 -59,119 -1% -$7M
NKE icon
70
Nike
NKE
$114B
$611M 0.19% 4,543,414 +2,805 +0.1% +$377K
IBM icon
71
IBM
IBM
$227B
$609M 0.19% 4,682,533 -180,499 -4% -$23.5M
TGT icon
72
Target
TGT
$43.6B
$599M 0.18% 2,821,677 -122,853 -4% -$26.1M
AMGN icon
73
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$595M 0.18% 2,462,005 -129,050 -5% -$31.2M
O icon
74
Realty Income
O
$53.7B
$589M 0.18% 8,496,114 +353,791 +4% +$24.5M
WELL icon
75
Welltower
WELL
$113B
$588M 0.18% 6,120,639 +137,602 +2% +$13.2M