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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
+$260B
Cap. Flow
+$2.35B
Cap. Flow %
0.9%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,922
Reduced
1,330
Closed
118
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NVDA icon
51
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.24T
$607M 0.23% 5,001,995 +17,269 +0.3% +$2.1M
UNP icon
52
Union Pacific
UNP
$133B
$603M 0.23% 3,095,509 -222,621 -7% -$43.4M
LIN icon
53
Linde
LIN
$224B
$581M 0.22% 2,155,978 -85,489 -4% -$23M
QCOM icon
54
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
$570M 0.22% 5,045,825 +155,471 +3% +$17.6M
IBM icon
55
IBM
IBM
$227B
$570M 0.22% 4,797,131 +71,268 +2% +$8.47M
GILD icon
56
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$561M 0.22% 9,088,842 +280,256 +3% +$17.3M
CSCO icon
57
Cisco
CSCO
$274B
$560M 0.22% 14,007,370 -18,527 -0.1% -$741K
AMGN icon
58
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$559M 0.21% 2,478,206 -6,441 -0.3% -$1.45M
NUE icon
59
Nucor
NUE
$34.1B
$558M 0.21% 5,214,321 +212,404 +4% +$22.7M
TMUS icon
60
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$284B
$549M 0.21% 4,094,181 +57,122 +1% +$7.66M
HUM icon
61
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$546M 0.21% 1,126,002 +5,926 +0.5% +$2.88M
MPC icon
62
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
$543M 0.21% 5,470,772 +163,151 +3% +$16.2M
RTX icon
63
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$529M 0.2% 6,464,122 -149,752 -2% -$12.3M
OXY icon
64
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$46.9B
$528M 0.2% 8,584,195 -926,819 -10% -$57M
KR icon
65
Kroger
KR
$44.9B
$502M 0.19% 11,483,118 +139,059 +1% +$6.08M
UPS icon
66
United Parcel Service
UPS
$74.1B
$501M 0.19% 3,103,236 +82,716 +3% +$13.4M
NVS icon
67
Novartis
NVS
$245B
$494M 0.19% 6,503,191 +465,677 +8% +$35.4M
MU icon
68
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
$492M 0.19% 9,811,065 +48,123 +0.5% +$2.41M
TRV icon
69
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.1B
$490M 0.19% 3,195,030 +73,104 +2% +$11.2M
ABT icon
70
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$485M 0.19% 5,013,060 -6,413 -0.1% -$621K
NSC icon
71
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$62.8B
$481M 0.18% 2,295,294 +24,172 +1% +$5.07M
O icon
72
Realty Income
O
$53.7B
$478M 0.18% 8,220,766 -381,215 -4% -$22.2M
MDT icon
73
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
$472M 0.18% 5,845,103 +47,283 +0.8% +$3.82M
MDLZ icon
74
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$470M 0.18% 8,562,335 -220,553 -3% -$12.1M
RSG icon
75
Republic Services
RSG
$73B
$468M 0.18% 3,441,950 -159,457 -4% -$21.7M