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
JKHY icon
801
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11.6B
$62.6M 0.03%
403,245
-4,172
-1% -$648K
NTAP icon
802
NetApp
NTAP
$24.7B
$62.6M 0.03%
1,501,361
-26,372
-2% -$1.1M
STFC
803
DELISTED
State Auto Financial Corp
STFC
$62.6M 0.03%
2,251,500
-68,838
-3% -$1.91M
SMP icon
804
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$865M
$62.6M 0.03%
1,504,730
-57,831
-4% -$2.4M
MKTX icon
805
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$6.87B
$62.5M 0.03%
187,772
-10,434
-5% -$3.47M
BHE icon
806
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$1.43B
$62.4M 0.03%
3,122,151
-46,384
-1% -$927K
VMI icon
807
Valmont Industries
VMI
$7.48B
$62.4M 0.03%
588,840
-4,531
-0.8% -$480K
LITE icon
808
Lumentum
LITE
$11.6B
$62.3M 0.03%
845,514
-164,693
-16% -$12.1M
AMCR icon
809
Amcor
AMCR
$18.9B
$62.3M 0.03%
7,666,069
+1,079,109
+16% +$8.76M
TXNM
810
TXNM Energy, Inc.
TXNM
$6B
$62.2M 0.03%
1,637,835
-18,962
-1% -$721K
LRN icon
811
Stride
LRN
$7B
$62.1M 0.03%
3,292,863
-63,321
-2% -$1.19M
HPP
812
Hudson Pacific Properties
HPP
$1.12B
$62M 0.03%
2,446,103
-17,428
-0.7% -$442K
IBTX
813
DELISTED
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
IBTX
$62M 0.03%
2,618,505
+105,985
+4% +$2.51M
MCY icon
814
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$4.27B
$61.9M 0.03%
1,521,392
-22,454
-1% -$914K
SPB icon
815
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$1.32B
$61.9M 0.03%
1,703,195
-21,633
-1% -$787K
STOR
816
DELISTED
STORE Capital Corporation
STOR
$61.9M 0.03%
3,415,044
+41,991
+1% +$761K
NJR icon
817
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$4.69B
$61.8M 0.03%
1,819,337
+19,719
+1% +$670K
HLT icon
818
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$64.3B
$61.8M 0.03%
904,883
-57,342
-6% -$3.91M
RBC icon
819
RBC Bearings
RBC
$11.9B
$61.8M 0.03%
547,491
+1,937
+0.4% +$218K
CALM icon
820
Cal-Maine
CALM
$5.23B
$61.7M 0.03%
1,403,136
-85,511
-6% -$3.76M
SRE icon
821
Sempra
SRE
$53.2B
$61.7M 0.03%
1,091,026
+26,508
+2% +$1.5M
BMI icon
822
Badger Meter
BMI
$5.22B
$61.6M 0.03%
1,148,401
-14,601
-1% -$783K
MRO
823
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$61.5M 0.03%
18,709,179
+5,405,016
+41% +$17.8M
EXPD icon
824
Expeditors International
EXPD
$16.3B
$61.5M 0.03%
922,351
+25,821
+3% +$1.72M
ATR icon
825
AptarGroup
ATR
$8.91B
$61.5M 0.03%
618,074
-4,420
-0.7% -$440K