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
SGI
1126
Somnigroup International Inc.
SGI
$18.1B
$44.2M 0.02%
4,047,416
-10,544
-0.3% -$115K
MODV
1127
DELISTED
ModivCare
MODV
$44.2M 0.02%
805,339
-37,985
-5% -$2.08M
PSB
1128
DELISTED
PS Business Parks, Inc.
PSB
$44.2M 0.02%
325,897
-1,666
-0.5% -$226K
TEX icon
1129
Terex
TEX
$3.49B
$44.1M 0.02%
3,069,838
-86,465
-3% -$1.24M
NTGR icon
1130
NETGEAR
NTGR
$838M
$44.1M 0.02%
1,929,811
-127,415
-6% -$2.91M
ATO icon
1131
Atmos Energy
ATO
$26.6B
$44M 0.02%
443,755
-8,703
-2% -$864K
MOMO
1132
Hello Group
MOMO
$1.2B
$44M 0.02%
2,032,086
+321,773
+19% +$6.97M
ECPG icon
1133
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.01B
$44M 0.02%
1,881,680
+15,177
+0.8% +$355K
PLOW icon
1134
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$765M
$43.9M 0.02%
1,237,384
-32,110
-3% -$1.14M
IPHI
1135
DELISTED
INPHI CORPORATION
IPHI
$43.9M 0.02%
554,133
-4,345
-0.8% -$344K
EQT icon
1136
EQT Corp
EQT
$31.8B
$43.9M 0.02%
6,203,192
+3,243,650
+110% +$22.9M
SPTN icon
1137
SpartanNash
SPTN
$897M
$43.8M 0.02%
3,060,755
+21,882
+0.7% +$313K
JBSS icon
1138
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$745M
$43.8M 0.02%
489,933
-97,299
-17% -$8.7M
SEIC icon
1139
SEI Investments
SEIC
$10.9B
$43.8M 0.02%
945,117
-43,926
-4% -$2.04M
BC icon
1140
Brunswick
BC
$4.35B
$43.8M 0.02%
1,237,042
+56,412
+5% +$2M
KW icon
1141
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
$1.26B
$43.7M 0.02%
3,255,063
+85,699
+3% +$1.15M
BEN icon
1142
Franklin Resources
BEN
$12.9B
$43.6M 0.02%
2,612,771
+284,006
+12% +$4.74M
WPX
1143
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
$43.6M 0.02%
14,310,468
-375,472
-3% -$1.14M
MTOR
1144
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
$43.6M 0.02%
3,290,463
-139,317
-4% -$1.85M
NEO icon
1145
NeoGenomics
NEO
$1.08B
$43.4M 0.02%
1,570,678
+106,045
+7% +$2.93M
NBL
1146
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$43.3M 0.02%
7,176,882
+925,647
+15% +$5.59M
VIAV icon
1147
Viavi Solutions
VIAV
$2.72B
$43.2M 0.02%
3,857,757
+143,730
+4% +$1.61M
SJI
1148
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
$43.2M 0.02%
1,729,307
+4,085
+0.2% +$102K
HLIO icon
1149
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$1.85B
$43.2M 0.02%
1,140,190
+8,181
+0.7% +$310K
NWLI
1150
DELISTED
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
$43.1M 0.02%
250,345
+1,005
+0.4% +$173K