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
$316B
AUM Growth
+$13.5B
Cap. Flow
Cap. Flow %
Top 10 Hldgs %
Holding
3,528
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

1 +$217M
2 +$170M
3 +$140M
4
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$140M
5
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$138M

Top Sells

1 +$302M
2 +$212M
3 +$202M
4
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$159M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$138M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 16.04%
3 Industrials 12.76%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.68%
5 Healthcare 10.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
1
$7B 2.22%
51,132,088
+1,024,737
2
$6.16B 1.95%
22,729,410
+518,366
3
$4.23B 1.34%
24,620,160
+989,180
4
$3.03B 0.96%
19,470,559
-886,563
5
$2.29B 0.73%
40,202,148
-350,656
6
$2.27B 0.72%
6,514,613
+273,819
7
$2.19B 0.69%
38,924,754
+290,090
8
$1.93B 0.61%
6,960,911
+55,638
9
$1.75B 0.55%
14,300,660
+250,320
10
$1.73B 0.55%
13,791,340
+71,820
11
$1.7B 0.54%
10,299,453
+507,671
12
$1.68B 0.53%
6,236,960
+30,164
13
$1.68B 0.53%
77,408,011
+1,846,419
14
$1.6B 0.51%
38,860,625
+1,900,789
15
$1.56B 0.49%
39,842,994
-19,302
16
$1.43B 0.45%
6,096,011
+45,255
17
$1.4B 0.44%
24,979,386
+137,599
18
$1.34B 0.42%
1,854,220
+20,338
19
$1.31B 0.41%
3,264,227
-132,037
20
$1.29B 0.41%
10,826,907
-108,070
21
$1.25B 0.4%
3,418,842
+14,417
22
$1.22B 0.39%
25,979,787
+378,054
23
$1.19B 0.38%
18,920,062
+206,790
24
$1.18B 0.37%
6,706,912
-138,599
25
$1.17B 0.37%
5,973,320
-27,535