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
FWONK icon
1276
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$25.5B
$37.8M 0.02%
1,434,385
+76,929
+6% +$2.02M
DXCM icon
1277
DexCom
DXCM
$29.8B
$37.8M 0.02%
560,640
+7,600
+1% +$512K
WDR
1278
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
$37.7M 0.02%
3,316,940
-69,035
-2% -$786K
VRTS icon
1279
Virtus Investment Partners
VRTS
$1.36B
$37.7M 0.02%
495,267
-71,329
-13% -$5.43M
LEG icon
1280
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.34B
$37.7M 0.02%
1,411,720
+136,872
+11% +$3.65M
SBNY
1281
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$37.6M 0.02%
468,219
-18,199
-4% -$1.46M
DY icon
1282
Dycom Industries
DY
$7.49B
$37.6M 0.02%
1,466,216
+205,590
+16% +$5.27M
ROL icon
1283
Rollins
ROL
$28.2B
$37.6M 0.02%
1,560,512
-62,773
-4% -$1.51M
LKFN icon
1284
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.68B
$37.6M 0.02%
1,022,447
-7,697
-0.7% -$283K
HAIN icon
1285
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$191M
$37.6M 0.02%
1,446,268
+108,694
+8% +$2.82M
ARCB icon
1286
ArcBest
ARCB
$1.67B
$37.6M 0.02%
2,143,659
-2,950
-0.1% -$51.7K
ZUMZ icon
1287
Zumiez
ZUMZ
$362M
$37.5M 0.02%
2,167,908
+18,559
+0.9% +$321K
CVGW icon
1288
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$496M
$37.5M 0.02%
650,859
-5,428
-0.8% -$313K
EXEL icon
1289
Exelixis
EXEL
$10.5B
$37.5M 0.02%
2,178,701
+87,181
+4% +$1.5M
TMP icon
1290
Tompkins Financial
TMP
$1.02B
$37.5M 0.02%
522,155
-11,097
-2% -$797K
VAR
1291
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$37.4M 0.02%
364,713
-10,220
-3% -$1.05M
PDM
1292
Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc.
PDM
$1.09B
$37.4M 0.02%
2,119,459
-42,502
-2% -$751K
SPXC icon
1293
SPX Corp
SPXC
$9.4B
$37.4M 0.02%
1,145,274
+2,657
+0.2% +$86.7K
PEBO icon
1294
Peoples Bancorp
PEBO
$1.09B
$37.3M 0.02%
1,685,036
+29,364
+2% +$650K
CCXI
1295
DELISTED
ChemoCentryx, Inc.
CCXI
$37.2M 0.02%
925,924
-46,386
-5% -$1.86M
CTBI icon
1296
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.04B
$37.2M 0.02%
1,170,189
-13,461
-1% -$428K
COHR icon
1297
Coherent
COHR
$16.1B
$37.2M 0.02%
1,303,724
-1,905,867
-59% -$54.3M
CBRL icon
1298
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.16B
$37M 0.02%
444,678
+3,845
+0.9% +$320K
AROC icon
1299
Archrock
AROC
$4.36B
$37M 0.02%
9,835,709
+256,580
+3% +$965K
AES icon
1300
AES
AES
$9.15B
$37M 0.02%
2,719,061
-191,532
-7% -$2.6M