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
+3.1%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$106B
AUM Growth
Cap. Flow
+$106B
Cap. Flow %
100%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.59%
Holding
3,585
New
3,585
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.18%
2 Industrials 12.66%
3 Energy 10.8%
4 Technology 9.12%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
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1
GE Aerospace
GE
$292B
$1.17B 1.1% +50,425,276 New +$1.17B
T icon
2
AT&T
T
$209B
$1.17B 1.1% +32,957,948 New +$1.17B
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3
Chevron
CVX
$324B
$1.15B 1.08% +9,725,191 New +$1.15B
C icon
4
Citigroup
C
$178B
$1B 0.94% +20,862,792 New +$1B
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5
Bank of America
BAC
$376B
$970M 0.91% +75,436,347 New +$970M
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6
Comcast
CMCSA
$125B
$828M 0.78% +19,777,678 New +$828M
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7
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$829B
$801M 0.75% +15,174,721 New +$801M
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8
ConocoPhillips
COP
$124B
$681M 0.64% +11,263,834 New +$681M
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9
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$487B
$677M 0.64% +7,491,946 New +$677M
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10
Pfizer
PFE
$141B
$675M 0.64% +24,114,293 New +$675M
CVS icon
11
CVS Health
CVS
$92.8B
$640M 0.6% +11,200,561 New +$640M
PBR.A icon
12
Petrobras Class A
PBR.A
$73.9B
$617M 0.58% +42,110,762 New +$617M
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13
Union Pacific
UNP
$133B
$564M 0.53% +3,657,515 New +$564M
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14
BP
BP
$90.8B
$561M 0.53% +13,449,384 New +$561M
TWX
15
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$534M 0.5% +9,235,236 New +$534M
RDS.B
16
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$521M 0.49% +7,867,742 New +$521M
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17
Simon Property Group
SPG
$59B
$506M 0.48% +3,205,457 New +$506M
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18
American International
AIG
$45.1B
$472M 0.44% +10,558,629 New +$472M
PBR icon
19
Petrobras
PBR
$79.9B
$466M 0.44% +34,753,142 New +$466M
MDLZ icon
20
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$432M 0.41% +15,123,623 New +$432M
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21
Wells Fargo
WFC
$263B
$422M 0.4% +10,225,873 New +$422M
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22
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$30.1B
$421M 0.4% +4,077,879 New +$421M
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23
HSBC
HSBC
$224B
$420M 0.4% +8,094,976 New +$420M
APC
24
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$414M 0.39% +4,813,722 New +$414M
TWC
25
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$398M 0.37% +3,538,295 New +$398M