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
HOMB icon
1026
Home BancShares
HOMB
$5.82B
$50.2M 0.03%
4,183,183
+49,577
+1% +$594K
KAMN
1027
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$50.1M 0.03%
1,301,632
-41,776
-3% -$1.61M
THRM icon
1028
Gentherm
THRM
$1.07B
$49.9M 0.03%
1,589,946
-41,217
-3% -$1.29M
SXT icon
1029
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$4.51B
$49.9M 0.03%
1,146,844
+2,943
+0.3% +$128K
TOWN icon
1030
Towne Bank
TOWN
$2.84B
$49.9M 0.03%
2,755,866
+39,373
+1% +$712K
DVN icon
1031
Devon Energy
DVN
$22.5B
$49.6M 0.03%
7,188,654
+1,815,359
+34% +$12.5M
JEF icon
1032
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$13.5B
$49.6M 0.03%
3,793,393
-109,776
-3% -$1.43M
STC icon
1033
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.04B
$49.6M 0.03%
1,858,687
-64,871
-3% -$1.73M
MEDP icon
1034
Medpace
MEDP
$13.4B
$49.5M 0.03%
674,166
-77,500
-10% -$5.69M
NEOG icon
1035
Neogen
NEOG
$1.21B
$49.3M 0.03%
1,473,216
+10,622
+0.7% +$356K
OPB
1036
DELISTED
Opus Bank Common Stock
OPB
$49.3M 0.03%
2,844,427
+54,875
+2% +$951K
BCO icon
1037
Brink's
BCO
$4.76B
$49.3M 0.03%
946,748
+11,146
+1% +$580K
OGS icon
1038
ONE Gas
OGS
$4.5B
$49.2M 0.03%
588,674
-9,702
-2% -$811K
PDCE
1039
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$49.1M 0.03%
7,913,105
+2,733,888
+53% +$17M
MBI icon
1040
MBIA
MBI
$374M
$49.1M 0.03%
6,876,900
STAG icon
1041
STAG Industrial
STAG
$6.68B
$49.1M 0.03%
2,179,935
+193,185
+10% +$4.35M
MWA icon
1042
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$3.86B
$49M 0.03%
6,115,907
-250,384
-4% -$2.01M
WST icon
1043
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$18.4B
$48.9M 0.03%
320,886
-9,809
-3% -$1.49M
BLDR icon
1044
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$15.5B
$48.9M 0.03%
3,994,017
+87,106
+2% +$1.07M
BERY
1045
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
$48.8M 0.03%
1,577,411
+161,048
+11% +$4.99M
FTNT icon
1046
Fortinet
FTNT
$60.9B
$48.8M 0.03%
2,411,445
+21,945
+0.9% +$444K
TDG icon
1047
TransDigm Group
TDG
$72.5B
$48.7M 0.03%
152,065
-10,502
-6% -$3.36M
LILAK icon
1048
Liberty Latin America Class C
LILAK
$1.54B
$48.7M 0.03%
5,040,033
+531,853
+12% +$5.14M
GFF icon
1049
Griffon
GFF
$3.65B
$48.7M 0.03%
3,846,962
+3,763
+0.1% +$47.6K
BKH icon
1050
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$4.28B
$48.6M 0.03%
759,221
-14,827
-2% -$950K