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
CNMD icon
776
CONMED
CNMD
$1.67B
$63.9M 0.03%
1,116,237
-168,524
-13% -$9.65M
CM icon
777
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$72.6B
$63.9M 0.03%
2,204,850
+116
+0% +$3.36K
FWRD icon
778
Forward Air
FWRD
$916M
$63.8M 0.03%
1,259,153
-21,465
-2% -$1.09M
FLOW
779
DELISTED
SPX FLOW, Inc.
FLOW
$63.7M 0.03%
2,241,435
+17,319
+0.8% +$492K
PAYC icon
780
Paycom
PAYC
$12.5B
$63.6M 0.03%
314,596
-26,160
-8% -$5.29M
JBGS
781
JBG SMITH
JBGS
$1.43B
$63.6M 0.03%
1,996,854
+12,724
+0.6% +$405K
AVNS icon
782
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$573M
$63.5M 0.03%
2,358,166
+68,367
+3% +$1.84M
ASTE icon
783
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1.05B
$63.4M 0.03%
1,813,116
-16,412
-0.9% -$574K
IBKR icon
784
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$27.7B
$63.4M 0.03%
5,871,344
-182,064
-3% -$1.96M
HUBB icon
785
Hubbell
HUBB
$23.2B
$63.3M 0.03%
551,899
+16,453
+3% +$1.89M
AVAV icon
786
AeroVironment
AVAV
$11.5B
$63.2M 0.03%
1,037,435
-118,792
-10% -$7.24M
FE icon
787
FirstEnergy
FE
$25B
$63.2M 0.03%
1,577,335
+9,083
+0.6% +$364K
BAH icon
788
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$12.7B
$63.1M 0.03%
919,096
-13,148
-1% -$903K
EE
789
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
$63.1M 0.03%
927,798
-76,459
-8% -$5.2M
NLSN
790
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$63M 0.03%
5,021,340
+3,571
+0.1% +$44.8K
EGP icon
791
EastGroup Properties
EGP
$8.8B
$62.9M 0.03%
602,346
+5,819
+1% +$608K
SRCE icon
792
1st Source
SRCE
$1.57B
$62.9M 0.03%
1,940,389
-40,686
-2% -$1.32M
KRNY icon
793
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$413M
$62.9M 0.03%
7,324,860
-330,169
-4% -$2.84M
TGNA icon
794
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
$3.38B
$62.9M 0.03%
5,791,726
+123,709
+2% +$1.34M
OMCL icon
795
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.51B
$62.9M 0.03%
958,953
-14,504
-1% -$951K
ALGN icon
796
Align Technology
ALGN
$9.85B
$62.7M 0.03%
360,587
-4,750
-1% -$826K
QLYS icon
797
Qualys
QLYS
$4.8B
$62.7M 0.03%
721,116
+17,650
+3% +$1.54M
UFCS icon
798
United Fire Group
UFCS
$786M
$62.7M 0.03%
1,921,729
-20,270
-1% -$661K
VRNT icon
799
Verint Systems
VRNT
$1.23B
$62.7M 0.03%
2,860,309
+46,562
+2% +$1.02M
NOW icon
800
ServiceNow
NOW
$194B
$62.6M 0.03%
218,466
-1,909
-0.9% -$547K