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
+1.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$416B
AUM Growth
+$416B
Cap. Flow
+$7.22B
Cap. Flow %
1.73%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.07%
Holding
3,410
New
61
Increased
1,890
Reduced
1,266
Closed
71

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.48%
2 Financials 18.31%
3 Industrials 12.31%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.89%
5 Healthcare 9.53%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AAPL icon
1
Apple
AAPL
$3.45T
$13.5B 3.24% 53,892,219 +1,275,216 +2% +$319M
NVDA icon
2
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.25T
$13.1B 3.15% 97,572,687 +2,790,135 +3% +$375M
MSFT icon
3
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.77T
$10.5B 2.52% 24,939,886 +487,873 +2% +$206M
AMZN icon
4
Amazon
AMZN
$2.44T
$6.33B 1.52% 28,863,592 +1,050,782 +4% +$231M
META icon
5
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.86T
$5.26B 1.26% 8,984,502 +530,094 +6% +$310M
JPM icon
6
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$829B
$5.1B 1.23% 21,292,349 -560,532 -3% -$134M
XOM icon
7
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$487B
$3.56B 0.85% 33,094,576 -3,012,159 -8% -$324M
GOOGL icon
8
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$2.57T
$3.36B 0.81% 17,772,229 +207,470 +1% +$39.3M
BRK.B icon
9
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.09T
$3.31B 0.79% 7,299,181 -242,347 -3% -$110M
LLY icon
10
Eli Lilly
LLY
$657B
$2.86B 0.69% 3,702,207 +47,373 +1% +$36.6M
GOOG icon
11
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.58T
$2.78B 0.67% 14,583,517 +77,244 +0.5% +$14.7M
V icon
12
Visa
V
$683B
$2.67B 0.64% 8,434,935 +274,975 +3% +$86.9M
AVGO icon
13
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.4T
$2.37B 0.57% 10,209,148 -191,131 -2% -$44.3M
UNH icon
14
UnitedHealth
UNH
$281B
$2.2B 0.53% 4,358,425 +344,082 +9% +$174M
MA icon
15
Mastercard
MA
$538B
$2.2B 0.53% 4,175,608 +17,549 +0.4% +$9.24M
JNJ icon
16
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$427B
$2.14B 0.51% 14,773,493 +636,430 +5% +$92M
HD icon
17
Home Depot
HD
$405B
$1.92B 0.46% 4,940,562 +122,482 +3% +$47.6M
TSLA icon
18
Tesla
TSLA
$1.08T
$1.87B 0.45% 4,636,402 -45,964 -1% -$18.6M
COST icon
19
Costco
COST
$418B
$1.8B 0.43% 1,962,750 +158,846 +9% +$146M
CVX icon
20
Chevron
CVX
$324B
$1.77B 0.43% 12,241,225 +63,545 +0.5% +$9.2M
CSCO icon
21
Cisco
CSCO
$274B
$1.74B 0.42% 29,419,041 +681,555 +2% +$40.3M
ABBV icon
22
AbbVie
ABBV
$372B
$1.66B 0.4% 9,367,162 +108,993 +1% +$19.4M
PG icon
23
Procter & Gamble
PG
$368B
$1.63B 0.39% 9,712,499 +267,534 +3% +$44.9M
VZ icon
24
Verizon
VZ
$186B
$1.47B 0.35% 36,851,192 +990,775 +3% +$39.6M
WFC icon
25
Wells Fargo
WFC
$263B
$1.43B 0.34% 20,369,222 +238,131 +1% +$16.7M