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
+1.12%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$383B
AUM Growth
+$383B
Cap. Flow
+$25.3B
Cap. Flow %
6.6%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.87%
Holding
3,454
New
67
Increased
1,992
Reduced
1,218
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.72%
2 Financials 16.94%
3 Industrials 12.29%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ASML icon
51
ASML
ASML
$292B
$836M 0.22% 817,709 +2,085 +0.3% +$2.13M
IBM icon
52
IBM
IBM
$227B
$829M 0.22% 4,796,206 +304,390 +7% +$52.6M
LIN icon
53
Linde
LIN
$224B
$822M 0.21% 1,873,782 -76,979 -4% -$33.8M
WELL icon
54
Welltower
WELL
$113B
$815M 0.21% 7,814,741 +62,942 +0.8% +$6.56M
ACN icon
55
Accenture
ACN
$162B
$814M 0.21% 2,681,940 +154,328 +6% +$46.8M
DE icon
56
Deere & Co
DE
$129B
$802M 0.21% 2,146,441 +279,627 +15% +$104M
NVS icon
57
Novartis
NVS
$245B
$789M 0.21% 7,407,692 +1,389,610 +23% +$148M
TMUS icon
58
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$284B
$786M 0.21% 4,459,130 +184,059 +4% +$32.4M
TXN icon
59
Texas Instruments
TXN
$184B
$772M 0.2% 3,969,218 -450,164 -10% -$87.6M
ABT icon
60
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$772M 0.2% 7,428,752 +1,596,835 +27% +$166M
MRK icon
61
Merck
MRK
$210B
$768M 0.2% 6,201,926 +431,074 +7% +$53.4M
INTC icon
62
Intel
INTC
$107B
$759M 0.2% 24,512,863 +656,583 +3% +$20.3M
MPC icon
63
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
$751M 0.2% 4,330,329 -540,654 -11% -$93.8M
RTX icon
64
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$747M 0.2% 7,444,471 +417,789 +6% +$41.9M
UNP icon
65
Union Pacific
UNP
$133B
$740M 0.19% 3,272,777 -11,964 -0.4% -$2.71M
ADI icon
66
Analog Devices
ADI
$124B
$721M 0.19% 3,158,427 +171,893 +6% +$39.2M
DIS icon
67
Walt Disney
DIS
$213B
$715M 0.19% 7,197,458 +1,047,560 +17% +$104M
GILD icon
68
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$714M 0.19% 10,412,413 +268,208 +3% +$18.4M
AMAT icon
69
Applied Materials
AMAT
$128B
$712M 0.19% 3,016,945 -883,647 -23% -$209M
MU icon
70
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
$702M 0.18% 5,332,906 -679,154 -11% -$89.3M
SPG icon
71
Simon Property Group
SPG
$59B
$701M 0.18% 4,621,019 -19,411 -0.4% -$2.95M
DLR icon
72
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$57.2B
$690M 0.18% 4,541,327 +228,585 +5% +$34.8M
TJX icon
73
TJX Companies
TJX
$152B
$690M 0.18% 6,265,171 +662,681 +12% +$73M
TSM icon
74
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$686M 0.18% 3,949,077 -277,382 -7% -$48.2M
KR icon
75
Kroger
KR
$44.9B
$679M 0.18% 13,591,402 +723,771 +6% +$36.1M