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
TSCO icon
676
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$31.3B
$71.5M 0.04%
4,225,865
-13,635
-0.3% -$231K
GBCI icon
677
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$5.75B
$71.5M 0.04%
2,101,544
-39,520
-2% -$1.34M
VFC icon
678
VF Corp
VFC
$5.95B
$71.4M 0.04%
1,319,410
+258,733
+24% +$14M
ROG icon
679
Rogers Corp
ROG
$1.44B
$71.4M 0.04%
756,155
-15,549
-2% -$1.47M
ENSG icon
680
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$9.78B
$71.4M 0.04%
1,897,073
-177,447
-9% -$6.67M
MZTI
681
The Marzetti Company Common Stock
MZTI
$5.02B
$71.3M 0.04%
492,884
+3,271
+0.7% +$473K
LSCC icon
682
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$9.05B
$71.3M 0.04%
3,998,475
-286,788
-7% -$5.11M
KEM
683
DELISTED
KEMET Corporation
KEM
$71.2M 0.04%
2,947,921
-104,446
-3% -$2.52M
INVX
684
Innovex International, Inc.
INVX
$1.12B
$71.1M 0.04%
2,331,614
-240,464
-9% -$7.33M
SCHL icon
685
Scholastic
SCHL
$656M
$70.9M 0.04%
2,780,962
-9,564
-0.3% -$244K
ZBRA icon
686
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$15.9B
$70.9M 0.04%
386,007
-38,139
-9% -$7M
REXR icon
687
Rexford Industrial Realty
REXR
$10.1B
$70.9M 0.04%
1,727,979
+31,552
+2% +$1.29M
EXC icon
688
Exelon
EXC
$43.5B
$70.8M 0.04%
2,697,763
-13,231
-0.5% -$347K
AWK icon
689
American Water Works
AWK
$27.3B
$70.7M 0.04%
590,884
+4,192
+0.7% +$501K
Y
690
DELISTED
Alleghany Corporation
Y
$70.5M 0.04%
127,641
+7,152
+6% +$3.95M
MAR icon
691
Marriott International Class A Common Stock
MAR
$71.7B
$70.2M 0.04%
937,750
+301
+0% +$22.5K
MOS icon
692
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$10.2B
$70.2M 0.04%
6,486,473
+473,849
+8% +$5.12M
CENTA icon
693
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.14B
$70.1M 0.04%
3,425,653
-3,537
-0.1% -$72.4K
SSNC icon
694
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$21.7B
$70.1M 0.04%
1,599,134
+152,163
+11% +$6.67M
PFS icon
695
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$2.58B
$70M 0.04%
5,445,142
+26,555
+0.5% +$342K
CE icon
696
Celanese
CE
$4.89B
$69.8M 0.04%
950,806
-10,114
-1% -$742K
CWST icon
697
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.89B
$69.7M 0.04%
1,784,511
-83,149
-4% -$3.25M
BF.B icon
698
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13B
$69.7M 0.04%
1,255,617
-75,197
-6% -$4.17M
AXS icon
699
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.58B
$69.5M 0.04%
1,799,421
+9,831
+0.5% +$380K
CVBF icon
700
CVB Financial
CVBF
$2.78B
$69.4M 0.04%
3,462,972
-63,078
-2% -$1.26M