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
NUS icon
1301
Nu Skin
NUS
$579M
$36.9M 0.02%
1,688,126
+215,445
+15% +$4.71M
ENTA icon
1302
Enanta Pharmaceuticals
ENTA
$185M
$36.8M 0.02%
715,503
+14,712
+2% +$757K
GMED icon
1303
Globus Medical
GMED
$8.05B
$36.7M 0.02%
863,484
-76,877
-8% -$3.27M
CBOE icon
1304
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$24.7B
$36.7M 0.02%
410,721
+42,802
+12% +$3.82M
AVD icon
1305
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$159M
$36.6M 0.02%
2,532,263
+946
+0% +$13.7K
MORN icon
1306
Morningstar
MORN
$10.8B
$36.6M 0.02%
314,904
+2,649
+0.8% +$308K
WWD icon
1307
Woodward
WWD
$14.4B
$36.6M 0.02%
615,906
+20,169
+3% +$1.2M
CLF icon
1308
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$5.83B
$36.6M 0.02%
9,263,028
+2,603,169
+39% +$10.3M
AMWD icon
1309
American Woodmark
AMWD
$997M
$36.5M 0.02%
801,814
+42
+0% +$1.91K
ERIE icon
1310
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$17.7B
$36.5M 0.02%
245,608
-5,420
-2% -$804K
USNA icon
1311
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$564M
$36.4M 0.02%
630,287
-12,687
-2% -$733K
AYI icon
1312
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.4B
$36.4M 0.02%
424,878
-13,304
-3% -$1.14M
BOKF icon
1313
BOK Financial
BOKF
$7.08B
$36.4M 0.02%
855,238
+107,294
+14% +$4.57M
SITE icon
1314
SiteOne Landscape Supply
SITE
$6.33B
$36.4M 0.02%
494,075
+20,567
+4% +$1.51M
BRKR icon
1315
Bruker
BRKR
$4.87B
$36.2M 0.02%
1,010,339
-25,816
-2% -$926K
MERC icon
1316
Mercer International
MERC
$209M
$36.2M 0.02%
4,999,634
+58,180
+1% +$421K
MYRG icon
1317
MYR Group
MYRG
$2.78B
$36.2M 0.02%
1,381,580
-642
-0% -$16.8K
FIT
1318
DELISTED
Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock
FIT
$36.2M 0.02%
5,431,476
EEFT icon
1319
Euronet Worldwide
EEFT
$3.62B
$36.1M 0.02%
421,561
+10,092
+2% +$865K
MSEX icon
1320
Middlesex Water
MSEX
$971M
$36.1M 0.02%
600,206
-16,657
-3% -$1M
BFAM icon
1321
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$6.49B
$36M 0.02%
353,365
-28,239
-7% -$2.88M
TAL icon
1322
TAL Education Group
TAL
$6.54B
$35.9M 0.02%
674,784
-217,225
-24% -$11.6M
GMS
1323
DELISTED
GMS Inc
GMS
$35.9M 0.02%
2,281,155
+83,811
+4% +$1.32M
TRMB icon
1324
Trimble
TRMB
$19.7B
$35.9M 0.02%
1,126,881
+64,700
+6% +$2.06M
NEU icon
1325
NewMarket
NEU
$7.98B
$35.8M 0.02%
93,604
+4,013
+4% +$1.54M