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
+6.94%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$314B
AUM Growth
+$314B
Cap. Flow
+$2.54B
Cap. Flow %
0.81%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.02%
Holding
3,572
New
111
Increased
1,841
Reduced
1,368
Closed
92

Top Buys

1
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Exxon Mobil
XOM
$267M
2
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
$202M
3
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
$201M
4
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
$182M
5
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
$123M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.96%
2 Financials 15.55%
3 Industrials 13.49%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.05%
5 Healthcare 10.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ORCL icon
51
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$719M 0.23% 6,041,407 +4,847 +0.1% +$577K
GILD icon
52
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$700M 0.22% 9,081,737 +62,444 +0.7% +$4.81M
DHI icon
53
D.R. Horton
DHI
$50.5B
$694M 0.22% 5,702,362 -163,639 -3% -$19.9M
CCI icon
54
Crown Castle
CCI
$43.2B
$685M 0.22% 6,011,164 +209,393 +4% +$23.9M
ADBE icon
55
Adobe
ADBE
$151B
$675M 0.22% 1,379,702 +59,161 +4% +$28.9M
CVS icon
56
CVS Health
CVS
$92.8B
$671M 0.21% 9,707,504 -407,312 -4% -$28.2M
DIS icon
57
Walt Disney
DIS
$213B
$666M 0.21% 7,461,428 +97,049 +1% +$8.66M
QCOM icon
58
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
$663M 0.21% 5,567,880 +168,362 +3% +$20M
RTX icon
59
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$658M 0.21% 6,721,509 +203,821 +3% +$20M
CAT icon
60
Caterpillar
CAT
$196B
$644M 0.21% 2,617,471 +118,042 +5% +$29M
UNP icon
61
Union Pacific
UNP
$133B
$642M 0.2% 3,139,093 +87,738 +3% +$18M
PSA icon
62
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$635M 0.2% 2,177,169 +20,011 +0.9% +$5.84M
NVS icon
63
Novartis
NVS
$245B
$631M 0.2% 6,257,343 +83,672 +1% +$8.44M
UPS icon
64
United Parcel Service
UPS
$74.1B
$614M 0.2% 3,426,850 +148,876 +5% +$26.7M
MPC icon
65
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
$611M 0.19% 5,237,689 -286,581 -5% -$33.4M
AMD icon
66
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$264B
$605M 0.19% 5,313,300 +560,524 +12% +$63.8M
IBM icon
67
IBM
IBM
$227B
$603M 0.19% 4,508,713 +177,636 +4% +$23.8M
AMAT icon
68
Applied Materials
AMAT
$128B
$592M 0.19% 4,094,788 +113,306 +3% +$16.4M
CRM icon
69
Salesforce
CRM
$245B
$588M 0.19% 2,781,002 +65,668 +2% +$13.9M
TMUS icon
70
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$284B
$580M 0.19% 4,179,664 +84,221 +2% +$11.7M
BLDR icon
71
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$15.3B
$574M 0.18% 4,218,624 -157,978 -4% -$21.5M
MU icon
72
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
$565M 0.18% 8,954,655 -547,565 -6% -$34.6M
WELL icon
73
Welltower
WELL
$113B
$564M 0.18% 6,977,939 +190,476 +3% +$15.4M
DE icon
74
Deere & Co
DE
$129B
$563M 0.18% 1,388,572 +40,301 +3% +$16.3M
KR icon
75
Kroger
KR
$44.9B
$558M 0.18% 11,881,570 +148,288 +1% +$6.97M