Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Est. Return 19.15%
 

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 Est. Return
1 Year Est. Return
+19.15%
3 Year Est. Return
5 Year Est. Return
10 Year Est. Return
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
-$14.1B
Cap. Flow
Cap. Flow %
Top 10 Hldgs %
Holding
3,398
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

1 +$564M
2 +$439M
3 +$353M
4
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$200M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$198M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.91%
4 Healthcare 10.44%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
HIG icon
76
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$36.2B
$641M 0.16%
5,179,191
-108,441
PSA icon
77
Public Storage
PSA
$52.8B
$639M 0.16%
2,134,493
+12,204
C icon
78
Citigroup
C
$179B
$634M 0.16%
8,933,918
+67,394
EOG icon
79
EOG Resources
EOG
$59.3B
$630M 0.16%
4,911,741
+36,777
CCI icon
80
Crown Castle
CCI
$42.7B
$625M 0.16%
5,992,402
+72,511
MDLZ icon
81
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.8B
$610M 0.15%
8,993,098
-59,699
MPC icon
82
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$55.9B
$610M 0.15%
4,185,030
-214,947
AIG icon
83
American International
AIG
$45B
$602M 0.15%
6,929,958
+14,553
ASML icon
84
ASML
ASML
$392B
$600M 0.15%
905,708
+7,164
HSBC icon
85
HSBC
HSBC
$229B
$596M 0.15%
10,386,228
-246,104
PCAR icon
86
PACCAR
PCAR
$50B
$594M 0.15%
6,104,056
+97,197
TSM icon
87
TSMC
TSM
$1.58T
$593M 0.15%
3,570,357
-80,474
MU icon
88
Micron Technology
MU
$215B
$591M 0.15%
6,800,052
+1,416,174
AMD icon
89
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$387B
$584M 0.15%
5,685,018
-172,695
LMT icon
90
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$117B
$580M 0.14%
1,299,092
+24,512
CVS icon
91
CVS Health
CVS
$102B
$578M 0.14%
8,529,414
-122,129
WM icon
92
Waste Management
WM
$86.1B
$570M 0.14%
2,462,903
+36,836
URI icon
93
United Rentals
URI
$65.6B
$568M 0.14%
906,474
-7,540
MCD icon
94
McDonald's
MCD
$218B
$556M 0.14%
1,780,205
+18,809
VLO icon
95
Valero Energy
VLO
$50B
$556M 0.14%
4,209,056
-302,095
TXN icon
96
Texas Instruments
TXN
$159B
$555M 0.14%
3,087,152
-55,820
CSX icon
97
CSX Corp
CSX
$67.6B
$552M 0.14%
18,742,431
+1,856,322
TGT icon
98
Target
TGT
$41.3B
$542M 0.13%
5,194,231
+370,967
DHR icon
99
Danaher
DHR
$148B
$541M 0.13%
2,641,415
-150,593
ADI icon
100
Analog Devices
ADI
$117B
$540M 0.13%
2,676,472
-2,360