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 12.45%
4 Healthcare 11.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EA icon
626
Electronic Arts
EA
$42.2B
$76M 0.04%
758,549
-71,182
-9% -$7.13M
SAFT icon
627
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.08B
$75.9M 0.04%
898,666
-86,602
-9% -$7.31M
BCC icon
628
Boise Cascade
BCC
$3.31B
$75.9M 0.04%
3,190,037
-23,760
-0.7% -$565K
FOXA icon
629
Fox Class A
FOXA
$27.6B
$75.7M 0.04%
3,204,146
+565,371
+21% +$13.4M
A icon
630
Agilent Technologies
A
$36.2B
$75.7M 0.04%
1,056,832
-129,200
-11% -$9.25M
EME icon
631
Emcor
EME
$27.9B
$75.5M 0.04%
1,231,573
-13,294
-1% -$815K
PARA
632
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$75.5M 0.04%
5,386,038
-228,684
-4% -$3.2M
RUSHA icon
633
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$4.52B
$75.3M 0.04%
5,308,445
+5,359
+0.1% +$76K
QDEL icon
634
QuidelOrtho
QDEL
$1.92B
$75.1M 0.04%
767,830
+12,986
+2% +$1.27M
WSFS icon
635
WSFS Financial
WSFS
$3.26B
$75.1M 0.04%
3,013,225
+3,785
+0.1% +$94.3K
FRME icon
636
First Merchants
FRME
$2.35B
$74.9M 0.04%
2,828,717
-675
-0% -$17.9K
ZWS icon
637
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
ZWS
$7.78B
$74.9M 0.04%
6,858,413
+219,423
+3% +$2.4M
ABCB icon
638
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.04B
$74.9M 0.04%
3,151,816
+35,329
+1% +$839K
GTN icon
639
Gray Television
GTN
$627M
$74.9M 0.04%
6,972,302
-78,204
-1% -$840K
BRC icon
640
Brady Corp
BRC
$3.78B
$74.7M 0.04%
1,655,726
-62,847
-4% -$2.84M
CWT icon
641
California Water Service
CWT
$2.77B
$74.6M 0.04%
1,482,373
-64,205
-4% -$3.23M
CCMP
642
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
$74.3M 0.04%
650,849
+10,389
+2% +$1.19M
MRCY icon
643
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$4.15B
$74.2M 0.04%
1,040,437
-287,789
-22% -$20.5M
NTR icon
644
Nutrien
NTR
$27.9B
$74.2M 0.04%
2,184,931
+512,192
+31% +$17.4M
MSA icon
645
Mine Safety
MSA
$6.69B
$74.1M 0.04%
731,773
-3,487
-0.5% -$353K
LPX icon
646
Louisiana-Pacific
LPX
$6.88B
$73.9M 0.04%
4,303,092
-502,255
-10% -$8.63M
DISCK
647
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$73.8M 0.04%
4,209,084
+551,872
+15% +$9.68M
HTZ
648
DELISTED
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
HTZ
$73.8M 0.04%
11,936,344
-9,243
-0.1% -$57.1K
TSLA icon
649
Tesla
TSLA
$1.13T
$73.7M 0.04%
2,109,390
+10,530
+0.5% +$368K
BCPC
650
Balchem Corporation
BCPC
$5.23B
$73.6M 0.04%
745,730
+6,857
+0.9% +$677K