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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
+$305B
Cap. Flow
+$1.29B
Cap. Flow %
0.42%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,794
Reduced
1,463
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 13.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GILD icon
51
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$712M 0.23% 9,496,115 +414,378 +5% +$31.1M
GS icon
52
Goldman Sachs
GS
$226B
$704M 0.23% 2,174,073 -64,127 -3% -$20.8M
T icon
53
AT&T
T
$209B
$695M 0.23% 46,239,475 -2,223,301 -5% -$33.4M
ORCL icon
54
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$682M 0.22% 6,437,277 +395,870 +7% +$41.9M
CVS icon
55
CVS Health
CVS
$92.8B
$666M 0.22% 9,532,084 -175,420 -2% -$12.2M
TXN icon
56
Texas Instruments
TXN
$184B
$660M 0.22% 4,150,723 -6,636 -0.2% -$1.06M
UNP icon
57
Union Pacific
UNP
$133B
$649M 0.21% 3,186,168 +47,075 +1% +$9.59M
AMGN icon
58
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$649M 0.21% 2,413,126 +20,674 +0.9% +$5.56M
NVS icon
59
Novartis
NVS
$245B
$639M 0.21% 6,273,886 +16,543 +0.3% +$1.69M
IBM icon
60
IBM
IBM
$227B
$618M 0.2% 4,402,702 -106,011 -2% -$14.9M
QCOM icon
61
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
$603M 0.2% 5,426,396 -141,484 -3% -$15.7M
DHI icon
62
D.R. Horton
DHI
$50.5B
$595M 0.2% 5,535,010 -167,352 -3% -$18M
WELL icon
63
Welltower
WELL
$113B
$594M 0.19% 7,249,956 +272,017 +4% +$22.3M
TMUS icon
64
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$284B
$593M 0.19% 4,234,586 +54,922 +1% +$7.69M
VLO icon
65
Valero Energy
VLO
$47.2B
$592M 0.19% 4,175,361 +56,875 +1% +$8.06M
CRM icon
66
Salesforce
CRM
$245B
$587M 0.19% 2,896,893 +115,891 +4% +$23.5M
AMD icon
67
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$264B
$587M 0.19% 5,706,607 +393,307 +7% +$40.4M
PSA icon
68
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$575M 0.19% 2,183,817 +6,648 +0.3% +$1.75M
AMAT icon
69
Applied Materials
AMAT
$128B
$573M 0.19% 4,140,010 +45,222 +1% +$6.26M
DIS icon
70
Walt Disney
DIS
$213B
$568M 0.19% 7,012,605 -448,823 -6% -$36.4M
CCI icon
71
Crown Castle
CCI
$43.2B
$556M 0.18% 6,045,846 +34,682 +0.6% +$3.19M
MU icon
72
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
$549M 0.18% 8,067,119 -887,536 -10% -$60.4M
DE icon
73
Deere & Co
DE
$129B
$542M 0.18% 1,435,576 +47,004 +3% +$17.7M
UPS icon
74
United Parcel Service
UPS
$74.1B
$542M 0.18% 3,476,144 +49,294 +1% +$7.68M
KR icon
75
Kroger
KR
$44.9B
$541M 0.18% 12,088,532 +206,962 +2% +$9.26M