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
+0.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$310B
AUM Growth
+$310B
Cap. Flow
-$2.39B
Cap. Flow %
-0.77%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.67%
Holding
3,591
New
132
Increased
1,528
Reduced
1,722
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.76%
2 Technology 16.31%
3 Industrials 12.65%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.38%
5 Healthcare 10.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AAPL icon
1
Apple
AAPL
$3.45T
$7.19B 2.32% 50,830,097 -301,991 -0.6% -$42.7M
MSFT icon
2
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.77T
$6.26B 2.02% 22,219,000 -510,410 -2% -$144M
AMZN icon
3
Amazon
AMZN
$2.44T
$4.35B 1.4% 1,324,311 +93,303 +8% +$307M
JPM icon
4
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$829B
$3.17B 1.02% 19,391,994 -78,565 -0.4% -$12.9M
META icon
5
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.86T
$2.22B 0.71% 6,539,417 +24,804 +0.4% +$8.42M
CMCSA icon
6
Comcast
CMCSA
$125B
$2.17B 0.7% 38,796,627 -1,405,521 -3% -$78.6M
INTC icon
7
Intel
INTC
$107B
$2.09B 0.67% 39,158,241 +233,487 +0.6% +$12.4M
GOOGL icon
8
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$2.57T
$1.94B 0.62% 724,296 +9,263 +1% +$24.8M
BRK.B icon
9
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.09T
$1.88B 0.6% 6,874,201 -86,710 -1% -$23.7M
GOOG icon
10
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.58T
$1.86B 0.6% 699,251 +9,684 +1% +$25.8M
PFE icon
11
Pfizer
PFE
$141B
$1.7B 0.55% 39,554,680 -288,314 -0.7% -$12.4M
JNJ icon
12
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$427B
$1.68B 0.54% 10,374,213 +74,760 +0.7% +$12.1M
AMT icon
13
American Tower
AMT
$95.5B
$1.64B 0.53% 6,164,889 -72,071 -1% -$19.1M
VZ icon
14
Verizon
VZ
$186B
$1.55B 0.5% 28,703,731 +3,724,345 +15% +$201M
T icon
15
AT&T
T
$209B
$1.55B 0.5% 57,206,854 -1,258,411 -2% -$34M
BAC icon
16
Bank of America
BAC
$376B
$1.52B 0.49% 35,735,055 -3,125,570 -8% -$133M
WMT icon
17
Walmart
WMT
$774B
$1.42B 0.46% 10,185,127 +1,525,198 +18% +$213M
PLD icon
18
Prologis
PLD
$106B
$1.34B 0.43% 10,686,491 -140,416 -1% -$17.6M
TMO icon
19
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$186B
$1.34B 0.43% 2,344,090 +41,023 +2% +$23.4M
V icon
20
Visa
V
$683B
$1.33B 0.43% 5,956,982 -139,029 -2% -$31M
UNH icon
21
UnitedHealth
UNH
$281B
$1.29B 0.42% 3,309,520 +45,293 +1% +$17.7M
MA icon
22
Mastercard
MA
$538B
$1.18B 0.38% 3,404,286 -14,556 -0.4% -$5.06M
PG icon
23
Procter & Gamble
PG
$368B
$1.14B 0.37% 8,168,501 +492,971 +6% +$68.9M
HD icon
24
Home Depot
HD
$405B
$1.12B 0.36% 3,417,943 +521,895 +18% +$171M
MS icon
25
Morgan Stanley
MS
$240B
$1.12B 0.36% 11,505,673 -92,970 -0.8% -$9.05M