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
+10.27%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$369B
AUM Growth
+$369B
Cap. Flow
+$1.27B
Cap. Flow %
0.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.34%
Holding
3,470
New
58
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,328
Closed
83

Top Buys

1
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
$1.06B
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
$625M
3
WMT icon
Walmart
WMT
$616M
4
UNH icon
UnitedHealth
UNH
$201M
5
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
$192M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.69%
2 Financials 17.09%
3 Industrials 13.06%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.1%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RTX icon
76
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$685M 0.19% 7,026,682 -191,688 -3% -$18.7M
AXP icon
77
American Express
AXP
$231B
$670M 0.18% 2,943,662 -23,628 -0.8% -$5.38M
ABT icon
78
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$663M 0.18% 5,831,917 +605,299 +12% +$68.8M
TRV icon
79
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.1B
$663M 0.18% 2,879,131 -244,935 -8% -$56.4M
PCAR icon
80
PACCAR
PCAR
$52.5B
$650M 0.18% 5,244,320 -135,393 -3% -$16.8M
CCI icon
81
Crown Castle
CCI
$43.2B
$645M 0.17% 6,090,846 +43,216 +0.7% +$4.57M
PSA icon
82
Public Storage
PSA
$51.7B
$636M 0.17% 2,194,223 +21,499 +1% +$6.24M
DLR icon
83
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$57.2B
$621M 0.17% 4,312,742 +86,337 +2% +$12.4M
O icon
84
Realty Income
O
$53.7B
$610M 0.17% 11,268,240 +1,726,080 +18% +$93.4M
PHM icon
85
Pultegroup
PHM
$26B
$605M 0.16% 5,019,204 -811,027 -14% -$97.8M
FDX icon
86
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$597M 0.16% 2,061,264 +34,822 +2% +$10.1M
HIG icon
87
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.2B
$592M 0.16% 5,740,351 +44,695 +0.8% +$4.61M
ADI icon
88
Analog Devices
ADI
$124B
$591M 0.16% 2,986,534 +35,208 +1% +$6.96M
NVS icon
89
Novartis
NVS
$245B
$582M 0.16% 6,018,082 -60,093 -1% -$5.81M
STLD icon
90
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.3B
$579M 0.16% 3,906,957 -348,463 -8% -$51.7M
C icon
91
Citigroup
C
$178B
$578M 0.16% 9,132,377 +31,278 +0.3% +$1.98M
PSX icon
92
Phillips 66
PSX
$54B
$577M 0.16% 3,532,003 -170,731 -5% -$27.9M
MDT icon
93
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
$576M 0.16% 6,604,803 +57,435 +0.9% +$5.01M
TSM icon
94
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$575M 0.16% 4,226,459 -279,460 -6% -$38M
LRCX icon
95
Lam Research
LRCX
$127B
$572M 0.15% 588,843 -76,620 -12% -$74.4M
TJX icon
96
TJX Companies
TJX
$152B
$568M 0.15% 5,602,490 +178,260 +3% +$18.1M
REGN icon
97
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$61.5B
$567M 0.15% 588,953 -4,569 -0.8% -$4.4M
CB icon
98
Chubb
CB
$110B
$554M 0.15% 2,137,371 +2,757 +0.1% +$714K
MDLZ icon
99
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$553M 0.15% 7,898,485 +402,590 +5% +$28.2M
UPS icon
100
United Parcel Service
UPS
$74.1B
$547M 0.15% 3,680,732 +4,291 +0.1% +$638K