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
EBF icon
1201
Ennis
EBF
$469M
$40.9M 0.02%
2,178,400
+4,477
+0.2% +$84.1K
ATRI
1202
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
$40.8M 0.02%
62,820
-217
-0.3% -$141K
COTY icon
1203
Coty
COTY
$3.6B
$40.8M 0.02%
7,909,304
+257,710
+3% +$1.33M
FTI icon
1204
TechnipFMC
FTI
$16.8B
$40.7M 0.02%
8,123,209
+1,991,924
+32% +$9.99M
AVTA
1205
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$40.7M 0.02%
3,374,652
PFC
1206
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
$40.6M 0.02%
2,756,984
+1,139,221
+70% +$16.8M
DCOM
1207
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
$40.6M 0.02%
2,962,550
-65,506
-2% -$898K
BPFH
1208
DELISTED
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
BPFH
$40.6M 0.02%
5,680,134
-83,915
-1% -$600K
LYV icon
1209
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$40.3B
$40.6M 0.02%
893,289
-31,536
-3% -$1.43M
SFBS icon
1210
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.61B
$40.5M 0.02%
1,383,007
+11,843
+0.9% +$347K
AZPN
1211
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
$40.5M 0.02%
426,354
-32,807
-7% -$3.12M
EWBC icon
1212
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$15B
$40.5M 0.02%
1,574,335
+117,629
+8% +$3.03M
TECK icon
1213
Teck Resources
TECK
$20.4B
$40.5M 0.02%
5,361,040
-561,184
-9% -$4.24M
FNF icon
1214
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$16.5B
$40.3M 0.02%
1,685,196
+119,786
+8% +$2.87M
PRAH
1215
DELISTED
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
PRAH
$40.3M 0.02%
485,162
+12,145
+3% +$1.01M
UI icon
1216
Ubiquiti
UI
$37.5B
$40.3M 0.02%
284,508
-31,037
-10% -$4.39M
WAL icon
1217
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$9.92B
$40.3M 0.02%
1,315,896
+15,452
+1% +$473K
DB icon
1218
Deutsche Bank
DB
$71.2B
$40.3M 0.02%
6,271,999
-27,940
-0.4% -$179K
KAI icon
1219
Kadant
KAI
$3.82B
$40.2M 0.02%
537,927
+493
+0.1% +$36.8K
WU icon
1220
Western Union
WU
$2.73B
$40.1M 0.02%
2,212,353
-306,315
-12% -$5.56M
THC icon
1221
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$17.1B
$40.1M 0.02%
2,783,462
-71,833
-3% -$1.03M
SCS icon
1222
Steelcase
SCS
$1.95B
$39.9M 0.02%
4,046,609
-124,894
-3% -$1.23M
AOS icon
1223
A.O. Smith
AOS
$10.4B
$39.9M 0.02%
1,055,310
+7,499
+0.7% +$284K
CBT icon
1224
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.32B
$39.9M 0.02%
1,527,044
+34,997
+2% +$914K
HTO
1225
H2O America Common Stock
HTO
$1.74B
$39.8M 0.02%
689,669
-58,239
-8% -$3.36M