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
JOE icon
1501
St. Joe Company
JOE
$3B
$28.8M 0.02%
1,717,673
-2,236
-0.1% -$37.5K
UTL icon
1502
Unitil
UTL
$830M
$28.8M 0.02%
550,344
-19,736
-3% -$1.03M
RHP icon
1503
Ryman Hospitality Properties
RHP
$6.32B
$28.7M 0.01%
799,893
+16,150
+2% +$579K
PPC icon
1504
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$10.4B
$28.6M 0.01%
1,579,310
+20,557
+1% +$373K
CVI icon
1505
CVR Energy
CVI
$3.2B
$28.5M 0.01%
1,724,769
+191,377
+12% +$3.16M
CPRI icon
1506
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$2.52B
$28.5M 0.01%
2,639,762
+395,311
+18% +$4.27M
TMX
1507
DELISTED
Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.
TMX
$28.4M 0.01%
1,052,617
-19,782
-2% -$534K
CUBI icon
1508
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.31B
$28.4M 0.01%
2,594,875
-39,134
-1% -$428K
CZR
1509
DELISTED
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
CZR
$28.4M 0.01%
4,197,678
-128,167
-3% -$866K
TDC icon
1510
Teradata
TDC
$2.01B
$28.3M 0.01%
1,383,313
-69,182
-5% -$1.42M
DEA
1511
Easterly Government Properties
DEA
$1.06B
$28.3M 0.01%
459,944
+23,849
+5% +$1.47M
GTS
1512
DELISTED
Triple-S Management Corporation
GTS
$28.3M 0.01%
2,008,836
+37,154
+2% +$524K
CX icon
1513
Cemex
CX
$13.7B
$28.3M 0.01%
13,382,391
-1,726,559
-11% -$3.65M
NX icon
1514
Quanex
NX
$678M
$28.2M 0.01%
2,799,240
-73,356
-3% -$739K
GABC icon
1515
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.52B
$28.2M 0.01%
1,027,325
-15,552
-1% -$427K
NAV
1516
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
$28.2M 0.01%
1,710,197
+18,246
+1% +$301K
OSPN icon
1517
OneSpan
OSPN
$585M
$28.2M 0.01%
1,553,070
+22,751
+1% +$413K
RBCAA icon
1518
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.51B
$28.1M 0.01%
852,015
+6,171
+0.7% +$204K
ATKR icon
1519
Atkore
ATKR
$2.06B
$28M 0.01%
1,330,750
+23,557
+2% +$496K
NTCO
1520
DELISTED
Natura &Co Holding S.A. American Depositary Shares (each representing two Common Shares)
NTCO
$28M 0.01%
+2,843,834
New +$28M
CHNG
1521
DELISTED
Change Healthcare Inc. Common Stock
CHNG
$28M 0.01%
+2,793,395
New +$28M
DCPH
1522
DELISTED
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
DCPH
$27.9M 0.01%
677,686
+14,952
+2% +$616K
FMX icon
1523
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$31.4B
$27.9M 0.01%
460,287
-267,707
-37% -$16.2M
RGP icon
1524
Resources Connection
RGP
$170M
$27.8M 0.01%
2,537,620
-20,840
-0.8% -$229K
WRI
1525
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
$27.7M 0.01%
1,922,231
+12,890
+0.7% +$186K