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
HAE icon
1176
Haemonetics
HAE
$2.6B
$42.1M 0.02%
421,970
-8,773
-2% -$874K
MMS icon
1177
Maximus
MMS
$5.04B
$42M 0.02%
721,974
+23,513
+3% +$1.37M
BJ icon
1178
BJs Wholesale Club
BJ
$12.9B
$42M 0.02%
1,649,028
+31,112
+2% +$792K
GLDD icon
1179
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
$831M
$41.9M 0.02%
5,049,254
+1,566
+0% +$13K
TG icon
1180
Tredegar Corp
TG
$275M
$41.9M 0.02%
2,680,315
+24,675
+0.9% +$386K
MGP
1181
DELISTED
MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A common shares representing limited liability company interests
MGP
$41.9M 0.02%
1,769,052
+113,385
+7% +$2.68M
SSP icon
1182
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$250M
$41.8M 0.02%
5,546,465
-39,666
-0.7% -$299K
FFIV icon
1183
F5
FFIV
$19.2B
$41.8M 0.02%
391,734
-3,444
-0.9% -$367K
GVA icon
1184
Granite Construction
GVA
$4.78B
$41.8M 0.02%
2,751,183
-132,809
-5% -$2.02M
COLM icon
1185
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$3.04B
$41.7M 0.02%
598,005
+32,854
+6% +$2.29M
EVR icon
1186
Evercore
EVR
$13.1B
$41.6M 0.02%
903,186
-5,567
-0.6% -$256K
JOUT icon
1187
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$424M
$41.6M 0.02%
663,217
-13,416
-2% -$841K
SINA
1188
DELISTED
Sina Corp
SINA
$41.6M 0.02%
1,306,131
+230,371
+21% +$7.33M
NCLH icon
1189
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$12.2B
$41.3M 0.02%
3,771,727
+479,924
+15% +$5.26M
COHR
1190
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
$41.3M 0.02%
388,177
+10,921
+3% +$1.16M
ALSN icon
1191
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$7.62B
$41.3M 0.02%
1,265,670
+36,080
+3% +$1.18M
ACCO icon
1192
Acco Brands
ACCO
$369M
$41.2M 0.02%
8,166,703
-74,685
-0.9% -$377K
DCI icon
1193
Donaldson
DCI
$9.43B
$41.2M 0.02%
1,066,738
+385
+0% +$14.9K
TREE icon
1194
LendingTree
TREE
$988M
$41.1M 0.02%
224,251
+8,304
+4% +$1.52M
ADC icon
1195
Agree Realty
ADC
$8.13B
$41.1M 0.02%
663,994
+12,752
+2% +$789K
ZTO icon
1196
ZTO Express
ZTO
$15.4B
$41M 0.02%
1,551,813
+206,345
+15% +$5.46M
VEEV icon
1197
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$46B
$41M 0.02%
262,200
-20,741
-7% -$3.24M
FND icon
1198
Floor & Decor
FND
$9.67B
$41M 0.02%
1,276,398
+32,609
+3% +$1.05M
JRVR icon
1199
James River Group
JRVR
$244M
$41M 0.02%
1,130,221
-30,299
-3% -$1.1M
WSM icon
1200
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$24.9B
$40.9M 0.02%
1,925,102
+33,110
+2% +$704K