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
OMI icon
1101
Owens & Minor
OMI
$423M
$45.3M 0.02%
4,953,643
-93,361
-2% -$854K
G icon
1102
Genpact
G
$7.49B
$45.2M 0.02%
1,548,831
-4,455
-0.3% -$130K
MAGN
1103
Magnera Corporation
MAGN
$404M
$45.2M 0.02%
284,265
-34
-0% -$5.4K
AA icon
1104
Alcoa
AA
$8.01B
$45M 0.02%
7,306,341
-182,999
-2% -$1.13M
CROX icon
1105
Crocs
CROX
$4.43B
$45M 0.02%
2,647,974
-186,855
-7% -$3.17M
NVO icon
1106
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$242B
$45M 0.02%
1,493,704
-1,818
-0.1% -$54.7K
KNSL icon
1107
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
$9.92B
$44.9M 0.02%
429,748
+8,383
+2% +$876K
BBL
1108
DELISTED
BHP Group Plc American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares)
BBL
$44.9M 0.02%
1,479,247
+126,450
+9% +$3.84M
SCSC icon
1109
Scansource
SCSC
$948M
$44.8M 0.02%
2,094,719
-16,453
-0.8% -$352K
SKX icon
1110
Skechers
SKX
$9.5B
$44.8M 0.02%
1,884,884
-6,375
-0.3% -$151K
XEC
1111
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$44.7M 0.02%
2,657,411
+393,166
+17% +$6.61M
POR icon
1112
Portland General Electric
POR
$4.63B
$44.6M 0.02%
931,082
-14,101
-1% -$676K
DISCA
1113
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series A Common Stock
DISCA
$44.6M 0.02%
2,294,366
+83,236
+4% +$1.62M
SYNH
1114
DELISTED
Syneos Health, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SYNH
$44.6M 0.02%
1,130,465
-49,940
-4% -$1.97M
CRI icon
1115
Carter's
CRI
$1.04B
$44.5M 0.02%
677,754
+51,001
+8% +$3.35M
DRI icon
1116
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$24.7B
$44.5M 0.02%
817,681
+46,521
+6% +$2.53M
CTS icon
1117
CTS Corp
CTS
$1.22B
$44.5M 0.02%
1,786,716
-118,115
-6% -$2.94M
WABC icon
1118
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
$1.25B
$44.4M 0.02%
755,129
+4,397
+0.6% +$258K
BKD icon
1119
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$1.81B
$44.4M 0.02%
14,225,149
-670,379
-5% -$2.09M
AXTA icon
1120
Axalta
AXTA
$6.7B
$44.3M 0.02%
2,567,068
+217,463
+9% +$3.76M
CTRA icon
1121
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$18.6B
$44.3M 0.02%
2,578,326
-85,827
-3% -$1.48M
M icon
1122
Macy's
M
$4.56B
$44.3M 0.02%
9,021,772
-386,730
-4% -$1.9M
B
1123
Barrick Mining Corporation
B
$50.3B
$44.3M 0.02%
2,416,384
-931,385
-28% -$17.1M
BUSE icon
1124
First Busey Corp
BUSE
$2.19B
$44.3M 0.02%
2,586,460
+29,518
+1% +$505K
WOLF icon
1125
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$230M
$44.3M 0.02%
1,247,713
-185,782
-13% -$6.59M