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
CBB
1526
DELISTED
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
CBB
$27.7M 0.01%
1,893,830
TFIN icon
1527
Triumph Financial, Inc.
TFIN
$1.4B
$27.7M 0.01%
1,064,095
-38,558
-3% -$1M
SGEN
1528
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
$27.6M 0.01%
239,516
+5,929
+3% +$684K
CCF
1529
DELISTED
Chase Corporation
CCF
$27.6M 0.01%
335,057
-80
-0% -$6.58K
ENVA icon
1530
Enova International
ENVA
$2.88B
$27.6M 0.01%
1,901,491
-25,144
-1% -$364K
TARO
1531
DELISTED
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
TARO
$27.5M 0.01%
450,003
+52,079
+13% +$3.19M
HAFC icon
1532
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$748M
$27.5M 0.01%
2,536,016
-72,953
-3% -$792K
MDP
1533
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$27.5M 0.01%
2,251,356
-44,617
-2% -$545K
OI icon
1534
O-I Glass
OI
$1.99B
$27.5M 0.01%
3,868,950
-7,751
-0.2% -$55.1K
HBI icon
1535
Hanesbrands
HBI
$2.2B
$27.5M 0.01%
3,491,052
+146,531
+4% +$1.15M
TWLO icon
1536
Twilio
TWLO
$15.7B
$27.5M 0.01%
306,767
+91,178
+42% +$8.16M
AMPH icon
1537
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals
AMPH
$1.3B
$27.4M 0.01%
1,847,353
+38,675
+2% +$574K
MIDD icon
1538
Middleby
MIDD
$6.82B
$27.4M 0.01%
481,653
+26,285
+6% +$1.5M
FANG icon
1539
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$39.6B
$27.4M 0.01%
1,045,829
-451,731
-30% -$11.8M
DGICA icon
1540
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$711M
$27.3M 0.01%
1,796,734
+8,844
+0.5% +$134K
FHB icon
1541
First Hawaiian
FHB
$3.19B
$27.2M 0.01%
1,648,123
+94,305
+6% +$1.56M
ANIK icon
1542
Anika Therapeutics
ANIK
$125M
$27.2M 0.01%
942,233
-59,061
-6% -$1.71M
TLK icon
1543
Telkom Indonesia
TLK
$19B
$27.2M 0.01%
1,412,823
-61,213
-4% -$1.18M
SSTK icon
1544
Shutterstock
SSTK
$742M
$27.2M 0.01%
844,846
+10,951
+1% +$352K
PDLI
1545
DELISTED
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
$27.1M 0.01%
9,621,059
+90,110
+0.9% +$254K
AMRC icon
1546
Ameresco
AMRC
$1.44B
$27.1M 0.01%
1,593,025
+2,605
+0.2% +$44.4K
NSA icon
1547
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
$2.45B
$27.1M 0.01%
915,979
+9,862
+1% +$292K
PGRE
1548
Paramount Group
PGRE
$1.57B
$27.1M 0.01%
3,079,347
-69,587
-2% -$612K
CMTL icon
1549
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$69.1M
$27M 0.01%
2,033,917
+22,694
+1% +$302K
SBSW icon
1550
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$6.17B
$27M 0.01%
5,722,029
-83,960
-1% -$396K