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
$402B
AUM Growth
-$14.1B
Cap. Flow
Cap. Flow %
Top 10 Hldgs %
Holding
3,398
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

1 +$564M
2 +$439M
3 +$353M
4
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$200M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$198M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.91%
4 Healthcare 10.44%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
AAPL icon
1
Apple
AAPL
$3.71T
$12.5B 3.12%
56,429,484
+2,537,265
NVDA icon
2
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.39T
$10.5B 2.6%
96,472,254
-1,100,433
MSFT icon
3
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.82T
$9.56B 2.38%
25,467,476
+527,590
AMZN icon
4
Amazon
AMZN
$2.3T
$5.69B 1.41%
29,917,012
+1,053,420
META icon
5
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.8T
$5.24B 1.3%
9,085,387
+100,885
JPM icon
6
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$836B
$4.93B 1.23%
20,098,773
-1,193,576
XOM icon
7
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$477B
$3.94B 0.98%
33,123,517
+28,941
BRK.B icon
8
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.07T
$3.9B 0.97%
7,327,645
+28,464
LLY icon
9
Eli Lilly
LLY
$744B
$3.14B 0.78%
3,796,285
+94,078
V icon
10
Visa
V
$673B
$2.97B 0.74%
8,471,084
+36,149
JNJ icon
11
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$461B
$2.8B 0.7%
16,903,105
+2,129,612
GOOGL icon
12
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.03T
$2.78B 0.69%
17,977,378
+205,149
UNH icon
13
UnitedHealth
UNH
$327B
$2.72B 0.68%
5,197,427
+839,002
GOOG icon
14
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.04T
$2.32B 0.58%
14,862,649
+279,132
MA icon
15
Mastercard
MA
$510B
$2.28B 0.57%
4,160,820
-14,788
CVX icon
16
Chevron
CVX
$306B
$2.05B 0.51%
12,281,983
+40,758
ABBV icon
17
AbbVie
ABBV
$401B
$1.97B 0.49%
9,413,033
+45,871
COST icon
18
Costco
COST
$423B
$1.89B 0.47%
1,997,863
+35,113
HD icon
19
Home Depot
HD
$387B
$1.83B 0.46%
5,004,784
+64,222
CSCO icon
20
Cisco
CSCO
$275B
$1.81B 0.45%
29,307,776
-111,265
PG icon
21
Procter & Gamble
PG
$345B
$1.77B 0.44%
10,409,865
+697,366
AVGO icon
22
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.67T
$1.71B 0.43%
10,241,379
+32,231
SHEL icon
23
Shell
SHEL
$208B
$1.71B 0.42%
23,272,913
+451,233
VZ icon
24
Verizon
VZ
$170B
$1.6B 0.4%
35,319,757
-1,531,435
T icon
25
AT&T
T
$186B
$1.51B 0.37%
53,339,376
+1,307,009