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
+6.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$297B
AUM Growth
+$297B
Cap. Flow
+$4.32B
Cap. Flow %
1.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
3,570
New
79
Increased
2,113
Reduced
1,116
Closed
109

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.86%
2 Financials 16.13%
3 Industrials 13.08%
4 Healthcare 11.06%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ACN icon
51
Accenture
ACN
$162B
$744M 0.25% 2,602,875 +18,377 +0.7% +$5.25M
WFC icon
52
Wells Fargo
WFC
$263B
$742M 0.25% 19,850,088 +247,575 +1% +$9.25M
DIS icon
53
Walt Disney
DIS
$213B
$737M 0.25% 7,364,379 +175,884 +2% +$17.6M
CSCO icon
54
Cisco
CSCO
$274B
$712M 0.24% 13,622,442 +9,953 +0.1% +$520K
QCOM icon
55
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
$689M 0.23% 5,399,518 +272,841 +5% +$34.8M
CI icon
56
Cigna
CI
$80.3B
$680M 0.23% 2,662,813 -24,489 -0.9% -$6.26M
PSA icon
57
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$652M 0.22% 2,157,158 +30,859 +1% +$9.32M
STLD icon
58
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.3B
$649M 0.22% 5,744,956 +23,146 +0.4% +$2.62M
RTX icon
59
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$638M 0.22% 6,517,688 +164,919 +3% +$16.1M
UPS icon
60
United Parcel Service
UPS
$74.1B
$636M 0.21% 3,277,974 +111,008 +4% +$21.5M
UNP icon
61
Union Pacific
UNP
$133B
$614M 0.21% 3,051,355 +45,795 +2% +$9.22M
TMUS icon
62
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$284B
$593M 0.2% 4,095,443 +21,480 +0.5% +$3.11M
KR icon
63
Kroger
KR
$44.9B
$579M 0.2% 11,733,282 +159,952 +1% +$7.9M
MU icon
64
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
$574M 0.19% 9,502,220 +41,267 +0.4% +$2.49M
DHI icon
65
D.R. Horton
DHI
$50.5B
$573M 0.19% 5,866,001 +74,935 +1% +$7.32M
CAT icon
66
Caterpillar
CAT
$196B
$572M 0.19% 2,499,429 +102,688 +4% +$23.5M
NVS icon
67
Novartis
NVS
$245B
$568M 0.19% 6,173,671 +180,186 +3% +$16.6M
IBM icon
68
IBM
IBM
$227B
$568M 0.19% 4,331,077 +44,137 +1% +$5.79M
AMGN icon
69
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$567M 0.19% 2,344,709 -37,198 -2% -$8.99M
ORCL icon
70
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$561M 0.19% 6,036,560 +96,357 +2% +$8.95M
DE icon
71
Deere & Co
DE
$130B
$557M 0.19% 1,348,271 +64,791 +5% +$26.7M
O icon
72
Realty Income
O
$53.7B
$551M 0.19% 8,704,780 +457,839 +6% +$29M
RS icon
73
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.5B
$550M 0.19% 2,140,850 -100,906 -5% -$25.9M
CRM icon
74
Salesforce
CRM
$245B
$542M 0.18% 2,715,334 +64,571 +2% +$12.9M
MDLZ icon
75
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$539M 0.18% 7,732,303 -81,091 -1% -$5.65M