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
+8.5%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$412B
AUM Growth
+$412B
Cap. Flow
+$5.4B
Cap. Flow %
1.31%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.23%
Holding
3,437
New
64
Increased
1,714
Reduced
1,456
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Technology 19.73%
2 Financials 17.51%
3 Industrials 12.49%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.71%
5 Healthcare 10.22%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ELV icon
51
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
$925M 0.22% 1,778,856 -88,695 -5% -$46.1M
LIN icon
52
Linde
LIN
$224B
$911M 0.22% 1,910,584 +36,802 +2% +$17.6M
AMGN icon
53
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$906M 0.22% 2,810,785 +109,154 +4% +$35.2M
RTX icon
54
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$902M 0.22% 7,444,465 -6 -0% -$727
ACN icon
55
Accenture
ACN
$162B
$867M 0.21% 2,453,987 -227,953 -8% -$80.6M
DHR icon
56
Danaher
DHR
$147B
$862M 0.21% 3,102,303 -296,346 -9% -$82.4M
MS icon
57
Morgan Stanley
MS
$240B
$845M 0.2% 8,102,065 -732,307 -8% -$76.3M
CI icon
58
Cigna
CI
$80.3B
$843M 0.2% 2,432,404 -196,403 -7% -$68M
UNP icon
59
Union Pacific
UNP
$133B
$839M 0.2% 3,406,113 +133,336 +4% +$32.9M
TMUS icon
60
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$284B
$838M 0.2% 4,059,163 -399,967 -9% -$82.5M
MRK icon
61
Merck
MRK
$210B
$806M 0.2% 7,097,528 +895,602 +14% +$102M
KR icon
62
Kroger
KR
$44.9B
$802M 0.19% 13,993,346 +401,944 +3% +$23M
AXP icon
63
American Express
AXP
$231B
$794M 0.19% 2,926,085 +108,777 +4% +$29.5M
PSA icon
64
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$777M 0.19% 2,135,530 -43,732 -2% -$15.9M
TJX icon
65
TJX Companies
TJX
$152B
$768M 0.19% 6,537,009 +271,838 +4% +$32M
SPG icon
66
Simon Property Group
SPG
$59B
$766M 0.19% 4,534,288 -86,731 -2% -$14.7M
TXN icon
67
Texas Instruments
TXN
$184B
$744M 0.18% 3,603,847 -365,371 -9% -$75.5M
O icon
68
Realty Income
O
$53.7B
$744M 0.18% 11,728,597 +46,492 +0.4% +$2.95M
QCOM icon
69
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
$743M 0.18% 4,370,809 -504,609 -10% -$85.8M
DLR icon
70
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$57.2B
$738M 0.18% 4,560,094 +18,767 +0.4% +$3.04M
TRV icon
71
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.1B
$734M 0.18% 3,134,482 +89,643 +3% +$21M
URI icon
72
United Rentals
URI
$61.5B
$731M 0.18% 902,485 -8,667 -1% -$7.02M
ASML icon
73
ASML
ASML
$292B
$710M 0.17% 852,516 +34,807 +4% +$29M
DIS icon
74
Walt Disney
DIS
$213B
$708M 0.17% 7,360,101 +162,643 +2% +$15.6M
TSM icon
75
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$704M 0.17% 4,055,277 +106,200 +3% +$18.4M