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
ROP icon
576
Roper Technologies
ROP
$55.8B
$81.4M 0.04%
261,122
-62
-0% -$19.3K
PBR icon
577
Petrobras
PBR
$78.7B
$81.3M 0.04%
14,803,144
-1,337,290
-8% -$7.35M
TKR icon
578
Timken Company
TKR
$5.42B
$81.3M 0.04%
2,513,529
+165,704
+7% +$5.36M
SAM icon
579
Boston Beer
SAM
$2.47B
$81.1M 0.04%
220,663
-7,144
-3% -$2.63M
CDW icon
580
CDW
CDW
$22.2B
$81M 0.04%
868,409
-50,572
-6% -$4.72M
AIV
581
Aimco
AIV
$1.11B
$81M 0.04%
17,291,105
-244,805
-1% -$1.15M
PNR icon
582
Pentair
PNR
$18.1B
$80.4M 0.04%
2,700,018
-15,976
-0.6% -$475K
ZNGA
583
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
$80.3M 0.04%
11,719,888
-3,838,833
-25% -$26.3M
SSD icon
584
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$8.15B
$80.2M 0.04%
1,293,200
-30,520
-2% -$1.89M
EG icon
585
Everest Group
EG
$14.3B
$80.1M 0.04%
416,197
-6,737
-2% -$1.3M
STMP
586
DELISTED
Stamps.com, Inc.
STMP
$80.1M 0.04%
615,826
-27,902
-4% -$3.63M
PVH icon
587
PVH
PVH
$4.22B
$80M 0.04%
2,126,637
+281,457
+15% +$10.6M
ESGR
588
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$80M 0.04%
503,269
+21,550
+4% +$3.43M
VST icon
589
Vistra
VST
$63.7B
$80M 0.04%
5,012,187
+277,452
+6% +$4.43M
IR icon
590
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$32.2B
$79.9M 0.04%
3,222,238
+1,757,051
+120% +$43.6M
HSY icon
591
Hershey
HSY
$37.6B
$79.8M 0.04%
602,051
-32,461
-5% -$4.3M
DFS
592
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$79.1M 0.04%
2,217,040
-37,438
-2% -$1.34M
IVZ icon
593
Invesco
IVZ
$9.81B
$79M 0.04%
8,694,879
+1,030,879
+13% +$9.36M
NWSA icon
594
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$16.6B
$78.9M 0.04%
8,786,491
+254,590
+3% +$2.28M
TWNK
595
DELISTED
Hostess Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock
TWNK
$78.8M 0.04%
7,396,430
-29,537
-0.4% -$315K
MTX icon
596
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.01B
$78.8M 0.04%
2,173,314
+59,148
+3% +$2.14M
PRAA icon
597
PRA Group
PRAA
$671M
$78.1M 0.04%
2,816,873
-297,319
-10% -$8.24M
AZTA icon
598
Azenta
AZTA
$1.39B
$78.1M 0.04%
2,560,130
-136,300
-5% -$4.16M
NDAQ icon
599
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$53.6B
$78.1M 0.04%
2,466,291
-195,774
-7% -$6.2M
CUBE icon
600
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.52B
$78.1M 0.04%
2,914,226
-39,193
-1% -$1.05M