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
MUR icon
1076
Murphy Oil
MUR
$3.72B
$47.2M 0.02%
7,705,505
+161,054
+2% +$987K
SLM icon
1077
SLM Corp
SLM
$6.01B
$47.1M 0.02%
6,551,511
+436,895
+7% +$3.14M
ALE icon
1078
Allete
ALE
$3.7B
$47M 0.02%
775,100
-15,960
-2% -$969K
CACC icon
1079
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$5.8B
$46.9M 0.02%
183,394
-175
-0.1% -$44.8K
TNET icon
1080
TriNet
TNET
$3.3B
$46.9M 0.02%
1,244,672
+22,594
+2% +$851K
MATV icon
1081
Mativ Holdings
MATV
$666M
$46.8M 0.02%
1,684,101
-36,681
-2% -$1.02M
CPK icon
1082
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$2.91B
$46.8M 0.02%
546,251
-2,280
-0.4% -$195K
NVT icon
1083
nVent Electric
NVT
$15.3B
$46.7M 0.02%
2,769,516
+306,268
+12% +$5.17M
ABG icon
1084
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$4.86B
$46.7M 0.02%
845,586
-10,750
-1% -$594K
TRU icon
1085
TransUnion
TRU
$17.5B
$46.7M 0.02%
704,931
+61,347
+10% +$4.06M
ANDE icon
1086
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$1.37B
$46.6M 0.02%
2,487,781
+34,441
+1% +$646K
MASI icon
1087
Masimo
MASI
$7.92B
$46.6M 0.02%
262,917
-31,971
-11% -$5.66M
HE icon
1088
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.08B
$46.5M 0.02%
1,079,662
-42,947
-4% -$1.85M
MATW icon
1089
Matthews International
MATW
$761M
$46.4M 0.02%
1,919,463
+5,246
+0.3% +$127K
MCHB
1090
Mechanics Bancorp Class A Common Stock
MCHB
$2.96B
$46.3M 0.02%
2,081,970
-140,713
-6% -$3.13M
MSM icon
1091
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$5.1B
$46.3M 0.02%
841,747
+89,794
+12% +$4.94M
MDU icon
1092
MDU Resources
MDU
$3.36B
$46.3M 0.02%
5,658,997
+236,240
+4% +$1.93M
OFG icon
1093
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$1.96B
$46.2M 0.02%
4,132,965
+52,796
+1% +$590K
CSGP icon
1094
CoStar Group
CSGP
$36.6B
$46.2M 0.02%
786,640
-84,620
-10% -$4.97M
DNOW icon
1095
DNOW Inc
DNOW
$1.61B
$46.1M 0.02%
8,933,775
-152,578
-2% -$787K
SRCL
1096
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$45.9M 0.02%
945,496
-11,124
-1% -$540K
NBHC icon
1097
National Bank Holdings
NBHC
$1.47B
$45.9M 0.02%
1,919,546
-69,149
-3% -$1.65M
PZZA icon
1098
Papa John's
PZZA
$1.63B
$45.9M 0.02%
859,643
-57,084
-6% -$3.05M
SMG icon
1099
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.5B
$45.7M 0.02%
446,198
-92,103
-17% -$9.43M
EGBN icon
1100
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$596M
$45.5M 0.02%
1,507,144
+74,584
+5% +$2.25M