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
AMH icon
451
American Homes 4 Rent
AMH
$12.9B
$95.6M 0.05%
4,121,880
-59,977
-1% -$1.39M
CTXS
452
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
$95.5M 0.05%
674,275
-1,378
-0.2% -$195K
SYKE
453
DELISTED
SYKES Enterprises Inc
SYKE
$95.3M 0.05%
3,514,215
-12,885
-0.4% -$349K
ARGO
454
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
$95.3M 0.05%
2,570,759
+3,059
+0.1% +$113K
CABO icon
455
Cable One
CABO
$922M
$95.1M 0.05%
57,846
-1,496
-3% -$2.46M
SC
456
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
$94.9M 0.05%
6,819,664
+37,562
+0.6% +$523K
CTVA icon
457
Corteva
CTVA
$49.1B
$94.8M 0.05%
4,031,591
+689,327
+21% +$16.2M
KN icon
458
Knowles
KN
$1.85B
$94.7M 0.05%
7,080,726
-293,600
-4% -$3.93M
MRVL icon
459
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$54.6B
$94.7M 0.05%
4,186,485
+10,336
+0.2% +$234K
UNM icon
460
Unum
UNM
$12.6B
$94.6M 0.05%
6,302,120
+731,233
+13% +$11M
CEO
461
DELISTED
CNOOC Limited
CEO
$94.5M 0.05%
915,124
+117,746
+15% +$12.2M
VRTX icon
462
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$102B
$94.4M 0.05%
396,850
+22,425
+6% +$5.33M
PB icon
463
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$6.46B
$94.4M 0.05%
1,955,422
-517,382
-21% -$25M
VNO icon
464
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.93B
$94.2M 0.05%
2,600,195
-38,106
-1% -$1.38M
TIF
465
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$94.1M 0.05%
726,816
-43,255
-6% -$5.6M
VRSK icon
466
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$37.8B
$94M 0.05%
674,150
-64,413
-9% -$8.98M
ROK icon
467
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$38.2B
$93.9M 0.05%
622,084
+21,959
+4% +$3.31M
MTZ icon
468
MasTec
MTZ
$14B
$93.4M 0.05%
2,855,104
+156,974
+6% +$5.14M
GPK icon
469
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$6.38B
$93.4M 0.05%
7,653,816
+150,718
+2% +$1.84M
CBZ icon
470
CBIZ
CBZ
$3.23B
$93.4M 0.05%
4,463,305
-9,646
-0.2% -$202K
HWM icon
471
Howmet Aerospace
HWM
$71.8B
$93.4M 0.05%
7,580,292
+270,436
+4% +$3.33M
MRTN icon
472
Marten Transport
MRTN
$957M
$93.3M 0.05%
6,820,773
-1,557
-0% -$21.3K
FFG
473
DELISTED
FBL Financial Group
FFG
$93.3M 0.05%
1,999,275
-1,202
-0.1% -$56.1K
LOGM
474
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
$93.2M 0.05%
1,119,328
-164,718
-13% -$13.7M
ISRG icon
475
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$167B
$92.7M 0.05%
561,732
-4,731
-0.8% -$781K