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
MLKN icon
1251
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.44B
$38.8M 0.02%
1,749,155
+9,469
+0.5% +$210K
LFUS icon
1252
Littelfuse
LFUS
$6.72B
$38.8M 0.02%
291,028
+4,337
+2% +$579K
GDOT icon
1253
Green Dot
GDOT
$753M
$38.8M 0.02%
1,528,373
-103,204
-6% -$2.62M
PRIM icon
1254
Primoris Services
PRIM
$6.63B
$38.8M 0.02%
2,441,083
-22,982
-0.9% -$365K
MNRO icon
1255
Monro
MNRO
$538M
$38.7M 0.02%
883,814
+68,701
+8% +$3.01M
CHDN icon
1256
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.93B
$38.7M 0.02%
751,314
+24,854
+3% +$1.28M
IBP icon
1257
Installed Building Products
IBP
$7.39B
$38.6M 0.02%
969,225
+8,675
+0.9% +$346K
VG
1258
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$38.6M 0.02%
5,332,917
-227,137
-4% -$1.64M
WSO icon
1259
Watsco
WSO
$16.1B
$38.5M 0.02%
243,702
-9,017
-4% -$1.42M
BKI
1260
DELISTED
Black Knight, Inc. Common Stock
BKI
$38.4M 0.02%
660,576
-58,165
-8% -$3.38M
SWBI icon
1261
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$415M
$38.3M 0.02%
5,999,787
+34,304
+0.6% +$219K
CDP icon
1262
COPT Defense Properties
CDP
$3.45B
$38.2M 0.02%
1,725,869
-7,217
-0.4% -$160K
VGR
1263
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
$38.1M 0.02%
5,705,781
-56,518
-1% -$378K
VSTO
1264
DELISTED
Vista Outdoor Inc.
VSTO
$38.1M 0.02%
4,330,068
+2,088
+0% +$18.4K
SLF icon
1265
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$33.5B
$38.1M 0.02%
1,187,011
-141,760
-11% -$4.55M
FLIR
1266
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
$38M 0.02%
1,192,531
+60,134
+5% +$1.92M
ADSW
1267
DELISTED
Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.
ADSW
$38M 0.02%
1,158,658
-90,410
-7% -$2.97M
ECHO
1268
DELISTED
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
ECHO
$38M 0.02%
2,222,421
-42,898
-2% -$733K
LNT icon
1269
Alliant Energy
LNT
$16.6B
$37.9M 0.02%
785,282
+10,448
+1% +$505K
FARO
1270
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$37.9M 0.02%
851,465
-68,824
-7% -$3.06M
HA
1271
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
$37.9M 0.02%
3,627,190
+63,598
+2% +$664K
PHG icon
1272
Philips
PHG
$27.2B
$37.9M 0.02%
1,143,550
-52,036
-4% -$1.72M
KELYA icon
1273
Kelly Services Class A
KELYA
$485M
$37.8M 0.02%
2,980,377
+1,591
+0.1% +$20.2K
LOPE icon
1274
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$5.88B
$37.8M 0.02%
495,751
+49,934
+11% +$3.81M
IART icon
1275
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.2B
$37.8M 0.02%
845,357
+34,507
+4% +$1.54M