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
ELAN icon
1351
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$9.33B
$34.6M 0.02%
1,544,410
+293,649
+23% +$6.58M
WUBA
1352
DELISTED
58.COM INC
WUBA
$34.6M 0.02%
710,795
+164,882
+30% +$8.02M
RH icon
1353
RH
RH
$4.27B
$34.5M 0.02%
343,202
-26,433
-7% -$2.66M
EVTC icon
1354
Evertec
EVTC
$2.19B
$34.5M 0.02%
1,517,244
+16,193
+1% +$368K
SHYF
1355
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
$34.2M 0.02%
2,652,058
-89,415
-3% -$1.15M
UVSP icon
1356
Univest Financial
UVSP
$901M
$34.2M 0.02%
2,096,866
+8,477
+0.4% +$138K
UEIC icon
1357
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$64M
$34.2M 0.02%
891,629
-74,868
-8% -$2.87M
HFWA icon
1358
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$845M
$34.2M 0.02%
1,709,342
-29,272
-2% -$585K
NWS icon
1359
News Corp Class B
NWS
$18.2B
$34.1M 0.02%
3,790,391
+263,878
+7% +$2.37M
EPAM icon
1360
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$8.79B
$34.1M 0.02%
183,461
-7,070
-4% -$1.31M
AXL icon
1361
American Axle
AXL
$718M
$34M 0.02%
9,422,299
+87,070
+0.9% +$314K
FBNC icon
1362
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.29B
$34M 0.02%
1,473,373
-18,935
-1% -$437K
MEET
1363
DELISTED
The Meet Group, Inc. Common Stock
MEET
$34M 0.02%
5,791,507
-33,900
-0.6% -$199K
LAZ icon
1364
Lazard
LAZ
$5.35B
$34M 0.02%
1,442,915
+87,687
+6% +$2.07M
WTRG icon
1365
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$10.7B
$34M 0.02%
833,901
-48,809
-6% -$1.99M
PRLB icon
1366
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.2B
$33.9M 0.02%
444,919
-852
-0.2% -$64.9K
APOG icon
1367
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$941M
$33.9M 0.02%
1,626,138
+61,320
+4% +$1.28M
SAH icon
1368
Sonic Automotive
SAH
$2.83B
$33.9M 0.02%
2,549,428
-50,585
-2% -$672K
INFN
1369
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
$33.8M 0.02%
6,385,571
-230,797
-3% -$1.22M
NHI icon
1370
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.76B
$33.8M 0.02%
682,864
+7,265
+1% +$360K
PTEN icon
1371
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$2.14B
$33.8M 0.02%
14,384,245
+672,620
+5% +$1.58M
AMBA icon
1372
Ambarella
AMBA
$3.55B
$33.8M 0.02%
695,791
-12,035
-2% -$584K
NTUS
1373
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
$33.8M 0.02%
1,460,714
-69,381
-5% -$1.6M
IT icon
1374
Gartner
IT
$18.3B
$33.8M 0.02%
338,871
+10,558
+3% +$1.05M
DOOR
1375
DELISTED
MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORP
DOOR
$33.7M 0.02%
710,866
-12,161
-2% -$577K