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
HOLX icon
726
Hologic
HOLX
$14.8B
$67.7M 0.04%
1,927,619
-126,269
-6% -$4.43M
GT icon
727
Goodyear
GT
$2.45B
$67.6M 0.04%
11,623,361
+937,630
+9% +$5.46M
ANSS
728
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$67.6M 0.04%
290,786
-9,233
-3% -$2.15M
PRI icon
729
Primerica
PRI
$8.79B
$67.5M 0.04%
762,465
-5,436
-0.7% -$481K
WD icon
730
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$2.9B
$67.4M 0.04%
1,672,578
-106,797
-6% -$4.3M
CUZ icon
731
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$4.81B
$67.3M 0.04%
2,297,893
+5,998
+0.3% +$176K
AWR icon
732
American States Water
AWR
$2.83B
$67.1M 0.04%
821,412
-31,720
-4% -$2.59M
NVR icon
733
NVR
NVR
$22.9B
$67.1M 0.03%
26,094
+565
+2% +$1.45M
AAP icon
734
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.57B
$66.9M 0.03%
717,188
+29,777
+4% +$2.78M
SLGN icon
735
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.76B
$66.9M 0.03%
2,305,950
+62,819
+3% +$1.82M
KEX icon
736
Kirby Corp
KEX
$4.9B
$66.8M 0.03%
1,536,644
+191,097
+14% +$8.31M
LAMR icon
737
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$12.9B
$66.7M 0.03%
1,300,530
-15,731
-1% -$807K
MSI icon
738
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$79.6B
$66.7M 0.03%
501,557
-35,636
-7% -$4.74M
HP icon
739
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$1.99B
$66.7M 0.03%
4,258,951
+706,142
+20% +$11.1M
CTLT
740
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
$66.6M 0.03%
1,282,796
-128,649
-9% -$6.68M
BR icon
741
Broadridge
BR
$29.6B
$66.5M 0.03%
700,941
+24,893
+4% +$2.36M
SR icon
742
Spire
SR
$4.47B
$66.3M 0.03%
890,613
-8,369
-0.9% -$623K
WRB icon
743
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$27.4B
$66.3M 0.03%
2,857,246
-628,801
-18% -$14.6M
RGEN icon
744
Repligen
RGEN
$6.68B
$66.2M 0.03%
686,191
-89,001
-11% -$8.59M
HII icon
745
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$10.5B
$66.2M 0.03%
363,250
-9,113
-2% -$1.66M
CIEN icon
746
Ciena
CIEN
$17.3B
$66.1M 0.03%
1,661,114
+50,455
+3% +$2.01M
NOVT icon
747
Novanta
NOVT
$4.14B
$66M 0.03%
826,308
-2,791
-0.3% -$223K
FFIN icon
748
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$5.13B
$66M 0.03%
2,458,832
+52,001
+2% +$1.4M
NBTB icon
749
NBT Bancorp
NBTB
$2.26B
$66M 0.03%
2,037,353
-38,631
-2% -$1.25M
X
750
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$66M 0.03%
10,458,341
-108,595
-1% -$685K