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
+1.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$416B
AUM Growth
+$416B
Cap. Flow
+$7.22B
Cap. Flow %
1.73%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.07%
Holding
3,410
New
61
Increased
1,890
Reduced
1,266
Closed
71

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.48%
2 Financials 18.31%
3 Industrials 12.31%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.89%
5 Healthcare 9.53%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RTX icon
51
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$885M 0.21% 7,647,638 +203,173 +3% +$23.5M
NFLX icon
52
Netflix
NFLX
$513B
$881M 0.21% 987,923 +66,840 +7% +$59.6M
LIN icon
53
Linde
LIN
$224B
$863M 0.21% 2,062,295 +151,711 +8% +$63.5M
KR icon
54
Kroger
KR
$44.9B
$863M 0.21% 14,113,596 +120,250 +0.9% +$7.35M
ADBE icon
55
Adobe
ADBE
$151B
$848M 0.2% 1,907,335 -21,422 -1% -$9.53M
DIS icon
56
Walt Disney
DIS
$213B
$838M 0.2% 7,523,946 +163,845 +2% +$18.2M
DLR icon
57
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$57.2B
$826M 0.2% 4,656,733 +96,639 +2% +$17.1M
TRV icon
58
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.1B
$814M 0.2% 3,377,966 +243,484 +8% +$58.7M
NVS icon
59
Novartis
NVS
$245B
$796M 0.19% 8,183,855 +90,823 +1% +$8.84M
TJX icon
60
TJX Companies
TJX
$152B
$793M 0.19% 6,560,121 +23,112 +0.4% +$2.79M
UNP icon
61
Union Pacific
UNP
$133B
$789M 0.19% 3,461,152 +55,039 +2% +$12.6M
AMGN icon
62
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$781M 0.19% 2,997,725 +186,940 +7% +$48.7M
SPG icon
63
Simon Property Group
SPG
$59B
$781M 0.19% 4,534,484 +196 +0% +$33.8K
ACN icon
64
Accenture
ACN
$162B
$778M 0.19% 2,211,503 -242,484 -10% -$85.3M
PFE icon
65
Pfizer
PFE
$141B
$776M 0.19% 29,264,278 -4,126,655 -12% -$109M
BMY icon
66
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96B
$775M 0.19% 13,698,400 +2,417,456 +21% +$137M
GM icon
67
General Motors
GM
$55.8B
$749M 0.18% 14,066,883 +228,408 +2% +$12.2M
TSM icon
68
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$721M 0.17% 3,650,831 -404,446 -10% -$79.9M
ADP icon
69
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$123B
$711M 0.17% 2,428,125 -2,071 -0.1% -$606K
AMD icon
70
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$264B
$708M 0.17% 5,857,713 +214,335 +4% +$25.9M
HON icon
71
Honeywell
HON
$139B
$695M 0.17% 3,075,901 -33,366 -1% -$7.54M
QCOM icon
72
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
$693M 0.17% 4,509,066 +138,257 +3% +$21.2M
ELV icon
73
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
$690M 0.17% 1,869,543 +90,687 +5% +$33.5M
CI icon
74
Cigna
CI
$80.3B
$677M 0.16% 2,450,463 +18,059 +0.7% +$4.99M
DAL icon
75
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$40.3B
$671M 0.16% 11,090,209 +92,208 +0.8% +$5.58M