Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year 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 Return
-23.98%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$192B
AUM Growth
-$82.4B
Cap. Flow
-$2.58B
Cap. Flow %
-1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.91%
Holding
3,447
New
68
Increased
1,549
Reduced
1,536
Closed
73

Top Buys

1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
$167M
2
PLD icon
Prologis
PLD
$115M
3
V icon
Visa
V
$83.9M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
$65.6M
5
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
$63.3M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 15.89%
3 Industrials 12.48%
4 Healthcare 11.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AU icon
251
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$30.2B
$135M 0.07%
8,111,784
-2,417,557
-23% -$40.3M
TDS icon
252
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$4.56B
$135M 0.07%
8,059,271
-90,069
-1% -$1.51M
CRUS icon
253
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$6.01B
$135M 0.07%
2,056,154
-11,906
-0.6% -$781K
AN icon
254
AutoNation
AN
$8.52B
$135M 0.07%
4,804,044
+259,902
+6% +$7.29M
XPO icon
255
XPO
XPO
$15.5B
$134M 0.07%
7,939,618
-79,013
-1% -$1.33M
TCOM icon
256
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$47.7B
$132M 0.07%
5,653,616
+2,086,074
+58% +$48.9M
ITGR icon
257
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$3.74B
$131M 0.07%
2,084,258
-67,308
-3% -$4.23M
PBH icon
258
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$3.3B
$131M 0.07%
3,570,588
-293,510
-8% -$10.8M
KLAC icon
259
KLA
KLAC
$117B
$131M 0.07%
909,878
+2,779
+0.3% +$400K
RIO icon
260
Rio Tinto
RIO
$104B
$130M 0.07%
2,848,995
+40,700
+1% +$1.85M
NTES icon
261
NetEase
NTES
$84.7B
$129M 0.07%
2,019,405
-224,290
-10% -$14.4M
UHS icon
262
Universal Health Services
UHS
$12.1B
$129M 0.07%
1,301,586
+26,357
+2% +$2.61M
JCI icon
263
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$68.5B
$129M 0.07%
4,784,394
-338,031
-7% -$9.11M
IBOC icon
264
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.45B
$129M 0.07%
4,787,254
-22,670
-0.5% -$609K
KNX icon
265
Knight Transportation
KNX
$7.04B
$129M 0.07%
3,920,361
+519,163
+15% +$17M
HUBG icon
266
HUB Group
HUBG
$2.29B
$129M 0.07%
5,652,934
-23,326
-0.4% -$530K
ODFL icon
267
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$31.6B
$128M 0.07%
1,955,922
-38,811
-2% -$2.55M
WDC icon
268
Western Digital
WDC
$31.9B
$128M 0.07%
4,070,661
-627,090
-13% -$19.7M
HBAN icon
269
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$25.7B
$128M 0.07%
15,583,664
+949,315
+6% +$7.79M
WTM icon
270
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$4.62B
$128M 0.07%
140,461
+1,357
+1% +$1.23M
MPW icon
271
Medical Properties Trust
MPW
$2.73B
$128M 0.07%
7,381,473
+177,263
+2% +$3.06M
B
272
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
$127M 0.07%
3,040,378
-15,560
-0.5% -$651K
GNRC icon
273
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$10.5B
$127M 0.07%
1,361,312
-87,406
-6% -$8.14M
RF icon
274
Regions Financial
RF
$24.1B
$126M 0.07%
14,070,398
+150,038
+1% +$1.35M
MCO icon
275
Moody's
MCO
$89.2B
$126M 0.07%
596,183
+25,711
+5% +$5.44M