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
KALU icon
826
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$1.21B
$61.5M 0.03%
887,558
ALG icon
827
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.52B
$61.5M 0.03%
692,281
-13,453
-2% -$1.19M
MOG.A icon
828
Moog
MOG.A
$6.07B
$61.4M 0.03%
1,215,814
+10,958
+0.9% +$554K
SASR
829
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$61.3M 0.03%
2,708,510
+24,565
+0.9% +$556K
SCI icon
830
Service Corp International
SCI
$11.1B
$61.3M 0.03%
1,566,583
-150,913
-9% -$5.9M
NUVA
831
DELISTED
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
$61.2M 0.03%
1,208,821
+8,593
+0.7% +$435K
CHRW icon
832
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$14.9B
$61.1M 0.03%
923,082
+67,513
+8% +$4.47M
CIT
833
DELISTED
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
$61.1M 0.03%
3,538,307
+282,357
+9% +$4.87M
WMB icon
834
Williams Companies
WMB
$70.3B
$61.1M 0.03%
4,316,967
+988,815
+30% +$14M
MD icon
835
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$1.48B
$61.1M 0.03%
5,245,266
+239,271
+5% +$2.79M
JBHT icon
836
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$13.6B
$61.1M 0.03%
661,919
+9,415
+1% +$868K
WING icon
837
Wingstop
WING
$8.03B
$61M 0.03%
765,809
-19,913
-3% -$1.59M
SEDG icon
838
SolarEdge
SEDG
$1.78B
$60.8M 0.03%
742,086
-97,864
-12% -$8.01M
CINF icon
839
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$24B
$60.8M 0.03%
804,940
+22,321
+3% +$1.68M
BBT
840
Beacon Financial Corporation
BBT
$2.22B
$60.7M 0.03%
4,081,880
-48,233
-1% -$717K
TDY icon
841
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$25.5B
$60.6M 0.03%
203,720
-40,263
-17% -$12M
COO icon
842
Cooper Companies
COO
$13.6B
$60.5M 0.03%
878,176
-1,296
-0.1% -$89.3K
MANH icon
843
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$13B
$60.5M 0.03%
1,214,017
-37,962
-3% -$1.89M
LZB icon
844
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.45B
$60.5M 0.03%
2,942,544
-50,018
-2% -$1.03M
RMBS icon
845
Rambus
RMBS
$8.02B
$60.4M 0.03%
5,442,453
-646,401
-11% -$7.18M
WLY icon
846
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.23B
$60.4M 0.03%
1,611,366
+2,536
+0.2% +$95.1K
EQC
847
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
$60.4M 0.03%
1,904,665
-28,533
-1% -$905K
HTLD icon
848
Heartland Express
HTLD
$673M
$60.4M 0.03%
3,251,505
-1,661
-0.1% -$30.8K
MODG icon
849
Topgolf Callaway Brands
MODG
$1.68B
$60.4M 0.03%
5,907,027
-454,946
-7% -$4.65M
NWE icon
850
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$3.48B
$60.3M 0.03%
1,007,406
-19,939
-2% -$1.19M