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
ADNT icon
1376
Adient
ADNT
$1.92B
$33.6M 0.02%
3,708,274
+240,007
+7% +$2.18M
PFSI icon
1377
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$6.22B
$33.6M 0.02%
1,520,575
+58,912
+4% +$1.3M
LGND icon
1378
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.24B
$33.6M 0.02%
740,766
-11,629
-2% -$528K
FOE
1379
DELISTED
Ferro Corporation
FOE
$33.6M 0.02%
3,584,648
+4,650
+0.1% +$43.5K
NI icon
1380
NiSource
NI
$19.2B
$33.5M 0.02%
1,342,495
-95,387
-7% -$2.38M
SNDR icon
1381
Schneider National
SNDR
$4.18B
$33.5M 0.02%
1,732,638
+37,845
+2% +$732K
EBSB
1382
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
$33.5M 0.02%
2,986,180
-41,964
-1% -$471K
AZZ icon
1383
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$3.46B
$33.5M 0.02%
1,189,874
-2,706
-0.2% -$76.1K
PATK icon
1384
Patrick Industries
PATK
$3.72B
$33.4M 0.02%
1,781,520
-28,410
-2% -$533K
GCP
1385
DELISTED
GCP Applied Technologies Inc.
GCP
$33.4M 0.02%
1,877,881
+6,729
+0.4% +$120K
CXT icon
1386
Crane NXT
CXT
$3.56B
$33.4M 0.02%
1,955,659
+210,850
+12% +$3.6M
TECH icon
1387
Bio-Techne
TECH
$7.93B
$33.4M 0.02%
704,064
-87,408
-11% -$4.14M
IAA
1388
DELISTED
IAA, Inc. Common Stock
IAA
$33.4M 0.02%
1,113,168
-153,806
-12% -$4.61M
LBAI
1389
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
$33.3M 0.02%
3,084,103
+17,944
+0.6% +$194K
HTHT icon
1390
Huazhu Hotels Group
HTHT
$11.3B
$33.3M 0.02%
1,161,090
+126,074
+12% +$3.61M
NRC icon
1391
National Research Corp
NRC
$366M
$33.3M 0.02%
731,108
-3,535
-0.5% -$161K
LAUR icon
1392
Laureate Education
LAUR
$4.09B
$33.2M 0.02%
3,161,973
+498,287
+19% +$5.24M
PRSU
1393
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality, Inc.
PRSU
$1.02B
$33.2M 0.02%
1,565,120
-5,696
-0.4% -$121K
LII icon
1394
Lennox International
LII
$19.9B
$33.2M 0.02%
182,522
-12,686
-6% -$2.31M
MHO icon
1395
M/I Homes
MHO
$4B
$33.2M 0.02%
2,006,595
BHP icon
1396
BHP
BHP
$138B
$33.2M 0.02%
1,013,135
+89,203
+10% +$2.92M
PNW icon
1397
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$10.6B
$33M 0.02%
434,877
-36,480
-8% -$2.77M
ENPH icon
1398
Enphase Energy
ENPH
$4.88B
$33M 0.02%
1,021,018
-214,710
-17% -$6.93M
HLIT icon
1399
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.15B
$33M 0.02%
5,722,133
-248,688
-4% -$1.43M
SNEX icon
1400
StoneX
SNEX
$5.02B
$32.9M 0.02%
2,044,269
+11,326
+0.6% +$183K