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
MXIM
851
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
$60.3M 0.03%
1,239,618
-14,837
-1% -$721K
ATI icon
852
ATI
ATI
$10.7B
$60.3M 0.03%
7,088,648
+466,990
+7% +$3.97M
MFC icon
853
Manulife Financial
MFC
$52.2B
$60.2M 0.03%
4,797,486
-213,358
-4% -$2.68M
SATS icon
854
EchoStar
SATS
$23.2B
$60M 0.03%
1,877,924
+17,370
+0.9% +$555K
CSFL
855
DELISTED
CenterState Bank Corporation Common Stock
CSFL
$60M 0.03%
3,482,487
+59,156
+2% +$1.02M
AXON icon
856
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$58.1B
$60M 0.03%
847,323
+229
+0% +$16.2K
SFM icon
857
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$13.6B
$59.9M 0.03%
3,222,296
+83,962
+3% +$1.56M
CCK icon
858
Crown Holdings
CCK
$10.9B
$59.9M 0.03%
1,031,765
-25,402
-2% -$1.47M
WGO icon
859
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$1.02B
$59.9M 0.03%
2,152,472
+6,315
+0.3% +$176K
CRL icon
860
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$7.97B
$59.7M 0.03%
473,136
-12,536
-3% -$1.58M
STNG icon
861
Scorpio Tankers
STNG
$2.99B
$59.7M 0.03%
3,122,332
+177,606
+6% +$3.4M
MMSI icon
862
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.47B
$59.7M 0.03%
1,909,687
-3,388
-0.2% -$106K
FHN icon
863
First Horizon
FHN
$11.3B
$59.6M 0.03%
7,399,152
+757,743
+11% +$6.11M
WAT icon
864
Waters Corp
WAT
$18.4B
$59.6M 0.03%
327,535
+22,075
+7% +$4.02M
AIT icon
865
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$10.1B
$59.5M 0.03%
1,301,663
+10,220
+0.8% +$467K
FDS icon
866
Factset
FDS
$14.2B
$59.4M 0.03%
227,932
-5,582
-2% -$1.46M
CMG icon
867
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$53.2B
$59.4M 0.03%
4,538,100
-243,650
-5% -$3.19M
HRC
868
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
$59.4M 0.03%
590,000
-24,684
-4% -$2.48M
FMC icon
869
FMC
FMC
$4.73B
$59.3M 0.03%
725,662
+3,986
+0.6% +$326K
PEG icon
870
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$40B
$59.2M 0.03%
1,319,092
+71,061
+6% +$3.19M
FUL icon
871
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3.39B
$59.1M 0.03%
2,117,442
+30,191
+1% +$843K
ITT icon
872
ITT
ITT
$13.5B
$59.1M 0.03%
1,302,774
-128,582
-9% -$5.83M
SIVB
873
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$59.1M 0.03%
391,080
+14,141
+4% +$2.14M
WBC
874
DELISTED
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
WBC
$59M 0.03%
437,128
-23,773
-5% -$3.21M
UCB
875
United Community Banks, Inc.
UCB
$4.02B
$59M 0.03%
3,221,049
-102,906
-3% -$1.88M