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
$432B
AUM Growth
+$29.6B
Cap. Flow
Cap. Flow %
Top 10 Hldgs %
Holding
3,373
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

1 +$445M
2 +$405M
3 +$387M
4
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$256M
5
PG icon
Procter & Gamble
PG
+$170M

Top Sells

1 +$536M
2 +$471M
3 +$421M
4
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$237M
5
DE icon
Deere & Co
DE
+$235M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.97%
2 Financials 18.52%
3 Industrials 12.24%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.39%
5 Healthcare 9.42%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
CHTR icon
101
Charter Communications
CHTR
$34.9B
$583M 0.13%
1,425,784
+326,491
CVS icon
102
CVS Health
CVS
$103B
$582M 0.13%
8,433,263
-96,151
JCI icon
103
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$71.6B
$580M 0.13%
5,495,019
-243,158
AMP icon
104
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$44.1B
$572M 0.13%
1,071,884
-17,664
MET icon
105
MetLife
MET
$51.8B
$568M 0.13%
7,064,815
+393,380
MDLZ icon
106
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.7B
$567M 0.13%
8,409,641
-583,457
PCAR icon
107
PACCAR
PCAR
$50B
$566M 0.13%
5,954,423
-149,633
FCX icon
108
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$59.9B
$565M 0.13%
13,021,956
-140,102
DAL icon
109
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$39.4B
$561M 0.13%
11,413,883
+535,938
AIG icon
110
American International
AIG
$42.7B
$558M 0.13%
6,524,751
-405,207
FDX icon
111
FedEx
FDX
$55.9B
$557M 0.13%
2,451,856
+288,544
WM icon
112
Waste Management
WM
$85.9B
$549M 0.13%
2,400,511
-62,392
BK icon
113
Bank of New York Mellon
BK
$75.3B
$548M 0.13%
6,012,212
-3,841
TEL icon
114
TE Connectivity
TEL
$66.2B
$539M 0.12%
3,193,115
-79,907
BKNG icon
115
Booking.com
BKNG
$161B
$531M 0.12%
91,686
-2,108
LNG icon
116
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$48.4B
$530M 0.12%
2,177,766
+37,920
NSC icon
117
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$64.7B
$528M 0.12%
2,060,913
+16,763
MCD icon
118
McDonald's
MCD
$218B
$521M 0.12%
1,784,003
+3,798
PGR icon
119
Progressive
PGR
$130B
$519M 0.12%
1,944,536
+90,682
AMAT icon
120
Applied Materials
AMAT
$181B
$517M 0.12%
2,822,649
-77,411
DHR icon
121
Danaher
DHR
$151B
$514M 0.12%
2,600,238
-41,177
TD icon
122
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$134B
$511M 0.12%
6,950,838
-25,267
SCHW icon
123
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$170B
$503M 0.12%
5,518,101
+39,924
CMI icon
124
Cummins
CMI
$58.2B
$501M 0.12%
1,529,975
+21,064
NOC icon
125
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$85.8B
$499M 0.12%
998,710
+149,302