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
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$251B
Cap. Flow
+$2.95B
Cap. Flow %
1.17%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
70
Increased
1,943
Reduced
1,176
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AAPL icon
1
Apple
AAPL
$3.45T
$3.13B 1.25% 16,466,165 -30,865 -0.2% -$5.86M
INTC icon
2
Intel
INTC
$107B
$2.73B 1.09% 50,843,345 -90,411 -0.2% -$4.85M
XOM icon
3
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$487B
$2.57B 1.02% 31,748,121 -766,589 -2% -$61.9M
MSFT icon
4
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.77T
$2.54B 1.01% 21,576,814 +141,510 +0.7% +$16.7M
T icon
5
AT&T
T
$209B
$2.43B 0.97% 77,603,512 -493,169 -0.6% -$15.5M
JPM icon
6
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$829B
$2.35B 0.93% 23,166,440 +1,960,254 +9% +$198M
AMZN icon
7
Amazon
AMZN
$2.44T
$2.21B 0.88% 1,243,553 +5,470 +0.4% +$9.74M
PFE icon
8
Pfizer
PFE
$141B
$2.15B 0.86% 50,649,473 -1,425,559 -3% -$60.5M
CMCSA icon
9
Comcast
CMCSA
$125B
$2.1B 0.84% 52,573,020 -1,006,431 -2% -$40.2M
CVX icon
10
Chevron
CVX
$324B
$1.97B 0.78% 15,980,341 +1,871,808 +13% +$231M
WFC icon
11
Wells Fargo
WFC
$263B
$1.69B 0.67% 35,020,724 -229,965 -0.7% -$11.1M
BRK.B icon
12
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.09T
$1.64B 0.65% 8,155,057 -176,296 -2% -$35.4M
BAC icon
13
Bank of America
BAC
$376B
$1.53B 0.61% 55,443,811 +401,687 +0.7% +$11.1M
AMT icon
14
American Tower
AMT
$95.5B
$1.3B 0.52% 6,573,420 +15,452 +0.2% +$3.04M
CSCO icon
15
Cisco
CSCO
$274B
$1.19B 0.47% 22,063,595 -928,338 -4% -$50.1M
WMT icon
16
Walmart
WMT
$774B
$1.17B 0.47% 12,036,155 -372,551 -3% -$36.3M
JNJ icon
17
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$427B
$1.14B 0.45% 8,143,129 +258,828 +3% +$36.2M
VZ icon
18
Verizon
VZ
$186B
$1.09B 0.43% 18,393,284 +512,622 +3% +$30.3M
C icon
19
Citigroup
C
$178B
$1.08B 0.43% 17,308,582 -83,962 -0.5% -$5.22M
META icon
20
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.86T
$975M 0.39% 5,849,746 +157,854 +3% +$26.3M
DIS icon
21
Walt Disney
DIS
$213B
$872M 0.35% 7,852,191 +2,171,534 +38% +$241M
SPG icon
22
Simon Property Group
SPG
$59B
$846M 0.34% 4,641,496 -6,483 -0.1% -$1.18M
ELV icon
23
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
$844M 0.34% 2,941,303 -14,224 -0.5% -$4.08M
MDT icon
24
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
$795M 0.32% 8,727,779 +4,938 +0.1% +$450K
CCI icon
25
Crown Castle
CCI
$43.2B
$788M 0.31% 6,156,819 +33,499 +0.5% +$4.29M