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
LAD icon
426
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.74B
$99.2M 0.05%
1,212,501
-90,166
-7% -$7.37M
MGLN
427
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$99.1M 0.05%
2,060,641
+13,919
+0.7% +$670K
RCL icon
428
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$95.7B
$99.1M 0.05%
3,083,591
+529,041
+21% +$17M
NXST icon
429
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$6.31B
$98.6M 0.05%
1,707,448
-59,756
-3% -$3.45M
ICFI icon
430
ICF International
ICFI
$1.75B
$98.4M 0.05%
1,432,363
-55,479
-4% -$3.81M
REG icon
431
Regency Centers
REG
$13.4B
$98.2M 0.05%
2,554,529
-8,268
-0.3% -$318K
HUN icon
432
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.95B
$97.8M 0.05%
6,781,314
+740,919
+12% +$10.7M
CCOI icon
433
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$1.81B
$97.8M 0.05%
1,193,466
-70,646
-6% -$5.79M
BAX icon
434
Baxter International
BAX
$12.5B
$97.6M 0.05%
1,202,098
-19,173
-2% -$1.56M
FMBI
435
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$97.5M 0.05%
7,367,043
+58,103
+0.8% +$769K
AFG icon
436
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.6B
$97.5M 0.05%
1,391,041
+955
+0.1% +$66.9K
LBRDK icon
437
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$8.61B
$97.3M 0.05%
878,545
+494
+0.1% +$54.7K
ALB icon
438
Albemarle
ALB
$9.6B
$97.2M 0.05%
1,725,066
+51,232
+3% +$2.89M
AAN.A
439
DELISTED
AARON'S INC CL-A
AAN.A
$97.1M 0.05%
4,262,984
-34,615
-0.8% -$789K
PXD
440
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$97M 0.05%
1,384,431
+84,683
+7% +$5.94M
SAIA icon
441
Saia
SAIA
$8.34B
$97M 0.05%
1,319,497
-94,212
-7% -$6.93M
SCL icon
442
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.13B
$96.6M 0.05%
1,092,341
+21
+0% +$1.86K
FSS icon
443
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.59B
$96.5M 0.05%
3,537,603
-176,753
-5% -$4.82M
IOSP icon
444
Innospec
IOSP
$2.13B
$96.4M 0.05%
1,387,450
-51,689
-4% -$3.59M
FBP icon
445
First Bancorp
FBP
$3.54B
$96.1M 0.05%
18,067,269
-58,312
-0.3% -$310K
ORLY icon
446
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$89B
$96.1M 0.05%
4,785,450
-26,355
-0.5% -$529K
JAZZ icon
447
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$7.86B
$95.9M 0.05%
961,902
-7,312
-0.8% -$729K
SU icon
448
Suncor Energy
SU
$48.5B
$95.8M 0.05%
6,061,698
+4,900
+0.1% +$77.4K
WRK
449
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
$95.7M 0.05%
3,387,409
+188,734
+6% +$5.33M
UNF icon
450
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$3.3B
$95.7M 0.05%
633,144
-12,504
-2% -$1.89M