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
AEIS icon
901
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$5.84B
$57.2M 0.03%
1,178,889
-46,695
-4% -$2.26M
AEE icon
902
Ameren
AEE
$27B
$57.1M 0.03%
783,893
+2,669
+0.3% +$194K
AVA icon
903
Avista
AVA
$2.93B
$57M 0.03%
1,341,950
-1,513
-0.1% -$64.3K
GEF icon
904
Greif
GEF
$3.56B
$57M 0.03%
1,833,163
-15,954
-0.9% -$496K
UMBF icon
905
UMB Financial
UMBF
$9.54B
$56.9M 0.03%
1,225,928
+971
+0.1% +$45K
ETR icon
906
Entergy
ETR
$38.8B
$56.8M 0.03%
1,208,216
+21,440
+2% +$1.01M
CW icon
907
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$18.2B
$56.8M 0.03%
614,318
-25,196
-4% -$2.33M
HMSY
908
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
$56.8M 0.03%
2,245,886
+19,924
+0.9% +$503K
DDS icon
909
Dillards
DDS
$9.03B
$56.7M 0.03%
1,535,159
-22,870
-1% -$845K
MNST icon
910
Monster Beverage
MNST
$61.9B
$56.6M 0.03%
2,012,120
-3,856
-0.2% -$108K
THG icon
911
Hanover Insurance
THG
$6.36B
$56.6M 0.03%
624,934
-118,886
-16% -$10.8M
GGG icon
912
Graco
GGG
$14.2B
$56.5M 0.03%
1,159,348
-33,405
-3% -$1.63M
ATSG
913
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.
ATSG
$56.5M 0.03%
3,089,980
-34,615
-1% -$633K
BIO icon
914
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$7.86B
$56.4M 0.03%
160,850
-15,131
-9% -$5.3M
CASY icon
915
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$19.4B
$56.4M 0.03%
425,430
-54,729
-11% -$7.25M
XRAY icon
916
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.77B
$56.3M 0.03%
1,449,905
+12,682
+0.9% +$492K
FRC
917
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$56.3M 0.03%
683,943
+12,150
+2% +$1M
SLG icon
918
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.32B
$56.2M 0.03%
1,347,753
-44,290
-3% -$1.85M
SHOO icon
919
Steven Madden
SHOO
$2.22B
$56.2M 0.03%
2,420,290
+3,865
+0.2% +$89.8K
REGI
920
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
$56M 0.03%
2,727,323
-320,914
-11% -$6.59M
AAWW
921
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
$55.9M 0.03%
2,178,446
+13,366
+0.6% +$343K
SFL icon
922
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.1B
$55.9M 0.03%
5,897,896
+367,700
+7% +$3.48M
VALE icon
923
Vale
VALE
$44.2B
$55.8M 0.03%
6,730,427
-1,917,677
-22% -$15.9M
FICO icon
924
Fair Isaac
FICO
$36.9B
$55.8M 0.03%
181,196
-29,630
-14% -$9.12M
SMTC icon
925
Semtech
SMTC
$5.26B
$55.8M 0.03%
1,486,820
-51,342
-3% -$1.93M