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
STRA icon
876
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.99B
$58.9M 0.03%
421,140
+9,705
+2% +$1.36M
EXLS icon
877
EXL Service
EXLS
$7.14B
$58.8M 0.03%
5,652,725
-108,990
-2% -$1.13M
TPR icon
878
Tapestry
TPR
$21.8B
$58.8M 0.03%
4,541,886
+686,134
+18% +$8.89M
HL icon
879
Hecla Mining
HL
$6.78B
$58.7M 0.03%
32,277,740
+3,394,258
+12% +$6.18M
FIX icon
880
Comfort Systems
FIX
$25.3B
$58.6M 0.03%
1,602,369
+9,926
+0.6% +$363K
TRS icon
881
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.59B
$58.5M 0.03%
2,533,728
-2,581
-0.1% -$59.6K
HURN icon
882
Huron Consulting
HURN
$2.41B
$58.5M 0.03%
1,289,101
-29,637
-2% -$1.34M
LNC icon
883
Lincoln National
LNC
$7.9B
$58.4M 0.03%
2,219,750
-43,652
-2% -$1.15M
MKL icon
884
Markel Group
MKL
$24.4B
$58.4M 0.03%
62,939
+2,379
+4% +$2.21M
HR
885
DELISTED
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
HR
$58.4M 0.03%
2,090,966
+17,281
+0.8% +$483K
XYL icon
886
Xylem
XYL
$34.1B
$58.4M 0.03%
896,522
-96,293
-10% -$6.27M
TER icon
887
Teradyne
TER
$18.9B
$58.1M 0.03%
1,073,332
-302,695
-22% -$16.4M
SAVE
888
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$58.1M 0.03%
4,507,192
+203,904
+5% +$2.63M
S
889
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
$58M 0.03%
6,735,628
-29,557
-0.4% -$255K
ACC
890
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
$57.9M 0.03%
2,086,675
-19,385
-0.9% -$538K
MGEE icon
891
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3.04B
$57.8M 0.03%
882,421
-728
-0.1% -$47.7K
RGLD icon
892
Royal Gold
RGLD
$12.3B
$57.7M 0.03%
657,905
-10,011
-1% -$878K
SWN
893
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
$57.7M 0.03%
34,118,000
-1,989,310
-6% -$3.36M
HIW icon
894
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.45B
$57.6M 0.03%
1,626,556
+4,120
+0.3% +$146K
MGM icon
895
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$9.85B
$57.6M 0.03%
4,880,215
-137,537
-3% -$1.62M
YUM icon
896
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.1B
$57.5M 0.03%
838,497
+73,112
+10% +$5.01M
MTRN icon
897
Materion
MTRN
$2.34B
$57.4M 0.03%
1,639,277
+5,842
+0.4% +$205K
RAMP icon
898
LiveRamp
RAMP
$1.81B
$57.4M 0.03%
1,742,459
-215,079
-11% -$7.08M
PLAB icon
899
Photronics
PLAB
$1.36B
$57.3M 0.03%
5,587,554
-44,545
-0.8% -$457K
AMX icon
900
America Movil
AMX
$59.4B
$57.3M 0.03%
4,860,863
+59,655
+1% +$703K