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
CBSH icon
976
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$8B
$53.3M 0.03%
1,350,121
-9,991
-0.7% -$394K
TRNO icon
977
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$5.92B
$53.3M 0.03%
1,029,191
+2,935
+0.3% +$152K
BURL icon
978
Burlington
BURL
$17.6B
$53.2M 0.03%
335,451
+6,380
+2% +$1.01M
FSLR icon
979
First Solar
FSLR
$21.9B
$53.1M 0.03%
1,473,890
+5,714
+0.4% +$206K
NPO icon
980
Enpro
NPO
$4.61B
$53.1M 0.03%
1,342,195
-1,007
-0.1% -$39.9K
IEX icon
981
IDEX
IEX
$12.1B
$53.1M 0.03%
384,704
+9,584
+3% +$1.32M
RVTY icon
982
Revvity
RVTY
$9.58B
$53.1M 0.03%
705,406
+18,534
+3% +$1.4M
LSXMK
983
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMK
$53.1M 0.03%
2,204,375
+72,359
+3% +$1.74M
JD icon
984
JD.com
JD
$47.2B
$53M 0.03%
1,309,562
-250,639
-16% -$10.1M
PPL icon
985
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.5B
$53M 0.03%
2,147,231
+80,758
+4% +$1.99M
DXC icon
986
DXC Technology
DXC
$2.55B
$53M 0.03%
4,054,944
+177,324
+5% +$2.32M
NHC icon
987
National Healthcare
NHC
$1.76B
$52.9M 0.03%
738,115
+5,143
+0.7% +$369K
NDSN icon
988
Nordson
NDSN
$12.6B
$52.9M 0.03%
391,695
-78,675
-17% -$10.6M
JJSF icon
989
J&J Snack Foods
JJSF
$2.08B
$52.9M 0.03%
437,152
+6,266
+1% +$758K
CLGX
990
DELISTED
Corelogic, Inc.
CLGX
$52.8M 0.03%
1,729,916
-48,084
-3% -$1.47M
LPLA icon
991
LPL Financial
LPLA
$27.4B
$52.8M 0.03%
970,415
-59,000
-6% -$3.21M
KBH icon
992
KB Home
KBH
$4.46B
$52.8M 0.03%
2,916,302
+62,764
+2% +$1.14M
SHG icon
993
Shinhan Financial Group
SHG
$23.7B
$52.7M 0.03%
2,259,392
-68,319
-3% -$1.59M
EGOV
994
DELISTED
NIC Inc
EGOV
$52.5M 0.03%
2,284,099
-18,998
-0.8% -$437K
LCII icon
995
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.47B
$52.4M 0.03%
783,906
-4,595
-0.6% -$307K
RJF icon
996
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$33.2B
$52.2M 0.03%
1,238,765
+275
+0% +$11.6K
CNS icon
997
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$3.63B
$52.2M 0.03%
1,148,461
-2,076
-0.2% -$94.4K
PRSP
998
DELISTED
Perspecta Inc. Common Stock
PRSP
$52.2M 0.03%
2,859,441
+231,715
+9% +$4.23M
HSIC icon
999
Henry Schein
HSIC
$8.17B
$52.1M 0.03%
1,031,346
+40,231
+4% +$2.03M
AIR icon
1000
AAR Corp
AIR
$2.66B
$52.1M 0.03%
2,931,731
+4,215
+0.1% +$74.9K