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
BCS icon
701
Barclays
BCS
$69.9B
$69.4M 0.04%
15,311,782
+432,638
+3% +$1.96M
GPI icon
702
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$6.17B
$69.3M 0.04%
1,566,701
-25,574
-2% -$1.13M
ED icon
703
Consolidated Edison
ED
$34.9B
$69.2M 0.04%
886,323
-49,021
-5% -$3.82M
SNPS icon
704
Synopsys
SNPS
$113B
$69.1M 0.04%
536,871
+5,121
+1% +$660K
JNPR
705
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$69M 0.04%
3,603,582
-207,883
-5% -$3.98M
ETFC
706
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
$68.9M 0.04%
2,007,534
-22,500
-1% -$772K
ENS icon
707
EnerSys
ENS
$3.89B
$68.8M 0.04%
1,390,088
+4,243
+0.3% +$210K
LSI
708
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
$68.8M 0.04%
1,091,397
-6,110
-0.6% -$385K
WTS icon
709
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$9.47B
$68.5M 0.04%
808,696
-68,193
-8% -$5.77M
NWL icon
710
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.65B
$68.4M 0.04%
5,150,290
-1,189,186
-19% -$15.8M
CFG icon
711
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$22.3B
$68.4M 0.04%
3,635,354
+483,999
+15% +$9.11M
AEO icon
712
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$3.17B
$68.3M 0.04%
8,592,120
+485,057
+6% +$3.86M
PPBI
713
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
$68.2M 0.04%
3,621,000
+143,773
+4% +$2.71M
AJG icon
714
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$76.7B
$68.2M 0.04%
836,442
-11,146
-1% -$909K
GPC icon
715
Genuine Parts
GPC
$19.5B
$68.1M 0.04%
1,012,030
+62,084
+7% +$4.18M
ACIW icon
716
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.28B
$68.1M 0.04%
2,818,889
-74,436
-3% -$1.8M
OMF icon
717
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.27B
$67.9M 0.04%
3,552,035
+15,379
+0.4% +$294K
CADE icon
718
Cadence Bank
CADE
$7.04B
$67.9M 0.04%
3,588,407
-272,537
-7% -$5.16M
ILMN icon
719
Illumina
ILMN
$15.1B
$67.9M 0.04%
255,517
+2,603
+1% +$692K
CORE
720
DELISTED
Core Mark Holding Co., Inc.
CORE
$67.9M 0.04%
2,375,615
-10,399
-0.4% -$297K
BMCH
721
DELISTED
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc
BMCH
$67.8M 0.04%
3,826,794
+6,428
+0.2% +$114K
OSIS icon
722
OSI Systems
OSIS
$3.85B
$67.8M 0.04%
983,355
-37,523
-4% -$2.59M
VRSN icon
723
VeriSign
VRSN
$26.4B
$67.7M 0.04%
375,742
+4,449
+1% +$802K
PACW
724
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$67.7M 0.04%
3,777,153
+98,354
+3% +$1.76M
TERP
725
DELISTED
TerraForm Power, Inc
TERP
$67.7M 0.04%
4,291,703
+203,859
+5% +$3.21M