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
+1.12%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$383B
AUM Growth
+$383B
Cap. Flow
+$25.3B
Cap. Flow %
6.6%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.87%
Holding
3,454
New
67
Increased
1,992
Reduced
1,218
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.72%
2 Financials 16.94%
3 Industrials 12.29%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NVDA icon
1
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.25T
$11.4B 2.97% 92,039,713 +84,515,429 +1,123% +$10.4B
AAPL icon
2
Apple
AAPL
$3.45T
$11.2B 2.92% 52,981,808 +2,785,807 +6% +$587M
MSFT icon
3
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.77T
$10.8B 2.81% 24,091,789 +1,563,533 +7% +$699M
AMZN icon
4
Amazon
AMZN
$2.44T
$5.15B 1.35% 26,657,730 +1,738,094 +7% +$336M
JPM icon
5
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$829B
$4.59B 1.2% 22,696,963 +1,040,594 +5% +$210M
XOM icon
6
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$487B
$4.24B 1.11% 36,794,077 +5,330,887 +17% +$614M
META icon
7
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.86T
$3.91B 1.02% 7,754,450 +208,677 +3% +$105M
LLY icon
8
Eli Lilly
LLY
$657B
$3.24B 0.85% 3,581,075 +171,595 +5% +$155M
GOOGL icon
9
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$2.57T
$3.19B 0.83% 17,520,067 +1,102,269 +7% +$201M
BRK.B icon
10
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.09T
$3.14B 0.82% 7,726,884 +459,469 +6% +$187M
GOOG icon
11
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.58T
$2.69B 0.7% 14,657,421 +636,008 +5% +$117M
CVX icon
12
Chevron
CVX
$324B
$2.04B 0.53% 13,021,023 +126,889 +1% +$19.8M
V icon
13
Visa
V
$683B
$2.01B 0.53% 7,670,269 +685,228 +10% +$180M
AVGO icon
14
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.4T
$1.97B 0.51% 1,226,492 -683,162 -36% -$1.1B
UNH icon
15
UnitedHealth
UNH
$281B
$1.94B 0.51% 3,816,254 +880,183 +30% +$448M
JNJ icon
16
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$427B
$1.92B 0.5% 13,147,352 +1,829,257 +16% +$267M
MA icon
17
Mastercard
MA
$538B
$1.76B 0.46% 3,986,604 +227,111 +6% +$100M
SHEL icon
18
Shell
SHEL
$215B
$1.64B 0.43% 22,722,317 +96,549 +0.4% +$6.97M
PG icon
19
Procter & Gamble
PG
$368B
$1.6B 0.42% 9,691,925 +733,440 +8% +$121M
HD icon
20
Home Depot
HD
$405B
$1.6B 0.42% 4,643,176 +333,312 +8% +$115M
ABBV icon
21
AbbVie
ABBV
$372B
$1.52B 0.4% 8,841,189 +623,569 +8% +$107M
CMCSA icon
22
Comcast
CMCSA
$125B
$1.5B 0.39% 38,329,384 +1,000,626 +3% +$39.2M
PLD icon
23
Prologis
PLD
$106B
$1.48B 0.39% 13,209,926 +317,815 +2% +$35.7M
VZ icon
24
Verizon
VZ
$186B
$1.47B 0.38% 35,561,841 +535,322 +2% +$22.1M
BAC icon
25
Bank of America
BAC
$376B
$1.38B 0.36% 34,795,740 -274,722 -0.8% -$10.9M