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
DFS
101
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$536M 0.13%
3,143,456
-13,193
MET icon
102
MetLife
MET
$54.3B
$536M 0.13%
6,671,435
+236,698
FI icon
103
Fiserv
FI
$65.8B
$534M 0.13%
2,420,038
-335,179
AMP icon
104
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$45.4B
$527M 0.13%
1,089,548
-71,301
FDX icon
105
FedEx
FDX
$55.6B
$527M 0.13%
2,163,312
-29,489
PGR icon
106
Progressive
PGR
$133B
$525M 0.13%
1,853,854
+45,313
KLAC icon
107
KLA
KLAC
$143B
$523M 0.13%
769,106
-6,366
SHW icon
108
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$83B
$516M 0.13%
1,479,210
+42,312
BKR icon
109
Baker Hughes
BKR
$43.8B
$515M 0.13%
11,727,973
+175,495
PM icon
110
Philip Morris
PM
$246B
$511M 0.13%
3,222,999
+83,624
BK icon
111
Bank of New York Mellon
BK
$76.8B
$504M 0.13%
6,016,053
-1,252,714
MMC icon
112
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$100B
$503M 0.13%
2,062,278
+33,651
FCX icon
113
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$59.9B
$498M 0.12%
13,162,058
+1,815,285
LNG icon
114
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$49.5B
$495M 0.12%
2,139,846
-45,045
VST icon
115
Vistra
VST
$71.4B
$492M 0.12%
4,190,462
+11,386
GE icon
116
GE Aerospace
GE
$318B
$487M 0.12%
2,432,432
-38,125
NSC icon
117
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$65B
$484M 0.12%
2,044,150
+127,889
KVUE icon
118
Kenvue
KVUE
$31.2B
$476M 0.12%
19,856,812
+932,633
WMB icon
119
Williams Companies
WMB
$77.9B
$475M 0.12%
7,954,114
-497,893
DAL icon
120
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$40.3B
$474M 0.12%
10,877,945
-212,264
CMI icon
121
Cummins
CMI
$58.3B
$473M 0.12%
1,508,911
-76,891
VICI icon
122
VICI Properties
VICI
$33.4B
$473M 0.12%
14,490,881
-463,862
LRCX icon
123
Lam Research
LRCX
$183B
$472M 0.12%
6,498,985
-172,401
BSX icon
124
Boston Scientific
BSX
$145B
$470M 0.12%
4,661,316
-253,126
F icon
125
Ford
F
$46.8B
$465M 0.12%
46,335,759
-173,123