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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
+$305B
Cap. Flow
+$1.29B
Cap. Flow %
0.42%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,794
Reduced
1,463
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 13.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AAPL icon
1
Apple
AAPL
$3.45T
$8.13B 2.67% 47,505,643 -505,231 -1% -$86.5M
MSFT icon
2
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.77T
$7.26B 2.38% 22,996,546 -105,573 -0.5% -$33.3M
XOM icon
3
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$487B
$3.88B 1.27% 32,972,999 +357,638 +1% +$42.1M
META icon
4
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.86T
$3.04B 1% 10,119,988 -208,258 -2% -$62.5M
JPM icon
5
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$829B
$2.99B 0.98% 20,643,202 +1,112,224 +6% +$161M
AMZN icon
6
Amazon
AMZN
$2.44T
$2.95B 0.97% 23,237,110 +413,562 +2% +$52.6M
BRK.B icon
7
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.09T
$2.51B 0.82% 7,166,217 +20,332 +0.3% +$7.12M
CVX icon
8
Chevron
CVX
$324B
$2.37B 0.78% 14,032,083 +276,102 +2% +$46.6M
GOOGL icon
9
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$2.57T
$2.03B 0.67% 15,519,240 +497,047 +3% +$65.1M
NVDA icon
10
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.25T
$1.92B 0.63% 4,407,973 -24,681 -0.6% -$10.7M
GOOG icon
11
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.58T
$1.81B 0.59% 13,744,309 -39,575 -0.3% -$5.22M
LLY icon
12
Eli Lilly
LLY
$657B
$1.81B 0.59% 3,367,792 +51,826 +2% +$27.8M
CMCSA icon
13
Comcast
CMCSA
$125B
$1.7B 0.56% 38,373,487 -646,118 -2% -$28.7M
AVGO icon
14
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.4T
$1.66B 0.55% 2,000,443 +20,244 +1% +$16.8M
PFE icon
15
Pfizer
PFE
$141B
$1.5B 0.49% 45,239,332 -1,763,101 -4% -$58.5M
SHEL icon
16
Shell
SHEL
$215B
$1.49B 0.49% 23,074,099 -201,021 -0.9% -$12.9M
V icon
17
Visa
V
$683B
$1.48B 0.49% 6,451,989 +256,584 +4% +$59M
PLD icon
18
Prologis
PLD
$106B
$1.45B 0.48% 12,917,454 +69,920 +0.5% +$7.85M
MA icon
19
Mastercard
MA
$538B
$1.44B 0.47% 3,640,882 -48,138 -1% -$19.1M
JNJ icon
20
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$427B
$1.43B 0.47% 9,193,705 +350,667 +4% +$54.6M
COP icon
21
ConocoPhillips
COP
$124B
$1.41B 0.46% 11,740,176 -29,429 -0.3% -$3.53M
TSLA icon
22
Tesla
TSLA
$1.08T
$1.29B 0.42% 5,172,303 -206,418 -4% -$51.6M
PG icon
23
Procter & Gamble
PG
$368B
$1.27B 0.42% 8,703,885 +97,993 +1% +$14.3M
UNH icon
24
UnitedHealth
UNH
$281B
$1.27B 0.42% 2,513,335 +61,966 +3% +$31.2M
HD icon
25
Home Depot
HD
$405B
$1.23B 0.4% 4,066,930 +74,083 +2% +$22.4M