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
PBF icon
1001
PBF Energy
PBF
$3.26B
$51.9M 0.03%
7,330,415
-578,441
-7% -$4.1M
DORM icon
1002
Dorman Products
DORM
$4.86B
$51.9M 0.03%
938,910
+3,937
+0.4% +$218K
OCFC icon
1003
OceanFirst Financial
OCFC
$1.03B
$51.9M 0.03%
3,259,386
+95,853
+3% +$1.52M
DPZ icon
1004
Domino's
DPZ
$15.3B
$51.8M 0.03%
159,703
-2,645
-2% -$858K
ADUS icon
1005
Addus HomeCare
ADUS
$2.03B
$51.6M 0.03%
763,525
-22,791
-3% -$1.54M
TIVO
1006
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
$51.5M 0.03%
7,276,630
QTS
1007
DELISTED
QTS REALTY TRUST, INC.
QTS
$51.5M 0.03%
887,918
+3,361
+0.4% +$195K
CMA icon
1008
Comerica
CMA
$8.9B
$51.4M 0.03%
1,751,440
+458,818
+35% +$13.5M
SNV icon
1009
Synovus
SNV
$7.13B
$51.4M 0.03%
2,924,250
+393,356
+16% +$6.91M
CUB
1010
DELISTED
Cubic Corporation
CUB
$51.4M 0.03%
1,242,990
-2,735
-0.2% -$113K
TWTR
1011
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
$51.3M 0.03%
2,090,182
+10,034
+0.5% +$246K
DAN icon
1012
Dana Inc
DAN
$2.73B
$51.3M 0.03%
6,573,946
+725,763
+12% +$5.67M
TTC icon
1013
Toro Company
TTC
$7.68B
$51.3M 0.03%
788,183
-62,680
-7% -$4.08M
EVRG icon
1014
Evergy
EVRG
$16.5B
$51.2M 0.03%
929,820
-59,478
-6% -$3.28M
NGHC
1015
DELISTED
National General Holdings Corp
NGHC
$51.1M 0.03%
3,090,163
+98,824
+3% +$1.64M
STBA icon
1016
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.49B
$51M 0.03%
1,868,031
-19,139
-1% -$523K
GRC icon
1017
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$1.12B
$50.9M 0.03%
1,630,319
-29,321
-2% -$915K
PFGC icon
1018
Performance Food Group
PFGC
$16.3B
$50.8M 0.03%
2,055,916
+8,191
+0.4% +$202K
DISH
1019
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
$50.6M 0.03%
2,530,815
+79,385
+3% +$1.59M
KMT icon
1020
Kennametal
KMT
$1.59B
$50.4M 0.03%
2,706,367
-19,438
-0.7% -$362K
TD icon
1021
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$130B
$50.4M 0.03%
1,188,670
+112,109
+10% +$4.75M
TXRH icon
1022
Texas Roadhouse
TXRH
$11B
$50.4M 0.03%
1,219,797
+37,107
+3% +$1.53M
EDU icon
1023
New Oriental
EDU
$9.04B
$50.4M 0.03%
465,425
+132,606
+40% +$14.4M
MLI icon
1024
Mueller Industries
MLI
$10.8B
$50.3M 0.03%
4,202,156
-8,152
-0.2% -$97.6K
BTI icon
1025
British American Tobacco
BTI
$123B
$50.3M 0.03%
1,470,341
-332,390
-18% -$11.4M