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
WCC icon
601
WESCO International
WCC
$10.7B
$78M 0.04%
3,413,143
-91,567
-3% -$2.09M
ATNI icon
602
ATN International
ATNI
$245M
$77.8M 0.04%
1,325,135
+2,907
+0.2% +$171K
VER
603
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
$77.7M 0.04%
3,176,413
-18,442
-0.6% -$451K
CRS icon
604
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$12.3B
$77.6M 0.04%
3,981,202
+46,485
+1% +$906K
BKU icon
605
Bankunited
BKU
$2.93B
$77.5M 0.04%
4,142,765
+302,570
+8% +$5.66M
HR icon
606
Healthcare Realty
HR
$6.35B
$77.5M 0.04%
3,189,796
+53,872
+2% +$1.31M
GLIBA
607
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE)
GLIBA
$77.4M 0.04%
1,357,992
-50,915
-4% -$2.9M
PKX icon
608
POSCO
PKX
$15.5B
$77.4M 0.04%
2,371,075
-284,316
-11% -$9.28M
AJRD
609
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
AJRD
$77.3M 0.04%
1,848,844
-12,302
-0.7% -$515K
MDRX
610
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
$77.3M 0.04%
10,978,362
+618,729
+6% +$4.36M
ST icon
611
Sensata Technologies
ST
$4.66B
$77.2M 0.04%
2,667,959
+120,108
+5% +$3.47M
ES icon
612
Eversource Energy
ES
$23.6B
$77.1M 0.04%
985,566
-50,850
-5% -$3.98M
FELE icon
613
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.34B
$77.1M 0.04%
1,636,270
+2,932
+0.2% +$138K
EW icon
614
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$47.5B
$77.1M 0.04%
1,225,572
+79,644
+7% +$5.01M
COLB icon
615
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.05B
$77.1M 0.04%
2,875,525
-231,980
-7% -$6.22M
MATX icon
616
Matsons
MATX
$3.36B
$77M 0.04%
2,516,223
-16,273
-0.6% -$498K
WEC icon
617
WEC Energy
WEC
$34.7B
$77M 0.04%
873,621
-63,450
-7% -$5.59M
DEI icon
618
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.83B
$77M 0.04%
2,523,243
-29,274
-1% -$893K
DKS icon
619
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$17.7B
$77M 0.04%
3,619,352
-234,008
-6% -$4.98M
RMD icon
620
ResMed
RMD
$40.6B
$76.9M 0.04%
522,181
-4,082
-0.8% -$601K
CDNS icon
621
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$95.6B
$76.8M 0.04%
1,162,143
-40,513
-3% -$2.68M
BANR icon
622
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.34B
$76.6M 0.04%
2,318,085
-67,982
-3% -$2.25M
PDCO
623
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$76.4M 0.04%
4,993,512
+146,445
+3% +$2.24M
VOD icon
624
Vodafone
VOD
$28.5B
$76.3M 0.04%
5,541,250
+341,291
+7% +$4.7M
UL icon
625
Unilever
UL
$158B
$76.1M 0.04%
1,505,539
+54,514
+4% +$2.76M