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
APLE icon
1426
Apple Hospitality REIT
APLE
$2.97B
$31.6M 0.02%
3,450,189
-5,486
-0.2% -$50.3K
BMRN icon
1427
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$10.5B
$31.6M 0.02%
374,405
+179
+0% +$15.1K
BWXT icon
1428
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.2B
$31.6M 0.02%
648,410
-46,100
-7% -$2.24M
APEI icon
1429
American Public Education
APEI
$596M
$31.5M 0.02%
1,315,291
-43,668
-3% -$1.04M
STAY
1430
DELISTED
Extended Stay America, Inc. Paired Share Unit
STAY
$31.3M 0.02%
4,284,650
+366,837
+9% +$2.68M
MPWR icon
1431
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$41B
$31.3M 0.02%
187,051
-8,166
-4% -$1.37M
HSII icon
1432
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$1.02B
$31.2M 0.02%
1,387,043
-25,105
-2% -$565K
DLX icon
1433
Deluxe
DLX
$858M
$31.2M 0.02%
1,202,983
-333,820
-22% -$8.66M
FLWS icon
1434
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$326M
$31.2M 0.02%
2,357,290
-197,482
-8% -$2.61M
FF icon
1435
Future Fuel
FF
$171M
$31.2M 0.02%
2,764,988
+47,729
+2% +$538K
VREX icon
1436
Varex Imaging
VREX
$455M
$31.2M 0.02%
1,372,209
+360
+0% +$8.17K
LPL icon
1437
LG Display
LPL
$4.33B
$31.1M 0.02%
6,997,568
-371,467
-5% -$1.65M
CVA
1438
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$31.1M 0.02%
3,632,051
-104,637
-3% -$895K
MED icon
1439
Medifast
MED
$152M
$31M 0.02%
496,745
-28,709
-5% -$1.79M
SHO icon
1440
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$1.76B
$31M 0.02%
3,564,179
-34,555
-1% -$301K
RRC icon
1441
Range Resources
RRC
$8.3B
$31M 0.02%
13,597,017
-1,115,663
-8% -$2.54M
LIVN icon
1442
LivaNova
LIVN
$3.13B
$31M 0.02%
684,398
+20,789
+3% +$941K
GIII icon
1443
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.13B
$30.9M 0.02%
4,019,467
-49,479
-1% -$381K
SMPL icon
1444
Simply Good Foods
SMPL
$2.78B
$30.9M 0.02%
1,606,256
+105,877
+7% +$2.04M
VVX icon
1445
V2X
VVX
$1.73B
$30.9M 0.02%
746,800
-63,362
-8% -$2.62M
Z icon
1446
Zillow
Z
$21.6B
$30.9M 0.02%
858,144
-24,786
-3% -$893K
BX icon
1447
Blackstone
BX
$144B
$30.9M 0.02%
677,703
+123,949
+22% +$5.65M
PIPR icon
1448
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$5.95B
$30.8M 0.02%
608,731
-9,967
-2% -$504K
BMTC
1449
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
$30.8M 0.02%
1,083,942
-9,612
-0.9% -$273K
TRST icon
1450
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$744M
$30.7M 0.02%
1,135,665
-24,526
-2% -$663K