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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$6.46B
Cap. Flow
+$965M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,925
Reduced
1,177
Closed
58

Top Buys

1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$245M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$193M
3
DOW icon
Dow Inc
DOW
+$175M
4
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$118M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$113M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PUK icon
1551
Prudential
PUK
$35.5B
$43.7M 0.02%
1,029,256
+92,536
+10% +$3.93M
LIVN icon
1552
LivaNova
LIVN
$3.07B
$43.7M 0.02%
607,044
-60,966
-9% -$4.39M
EFSC icon
1553
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC
$2.24B
$43.6M 0.02%
1,048,646
+1,963
+0.2% +$81.7K
CTRA icon
1554
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$18.6B
$43.6M 0.02%
1,899,734
+415,011
+28% +$9.53M
VIPS icon
1555
Vipshop
VIPS
$8.97B
$43.5M 0.02%
5,040,628
+51,362
+1% +$443K
EXTN
1556
DELISTED
Exterran Corporation
EXTN
$43.4M 0.02%
3,053,698
+6,291
+0.2% +$89.5K
TERP
1557
DELISTED
TerraForm Power, Inc
TERP
$43.4M 0.02%
3,034,093
+801,591
+36% +$11.5M
CHDN icon
1558
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.75B
$43.4M 0.02%
753,842
-23,042
-3% -$1.33M
NUAN
1559
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
$43.3M 0.02%
3,129,321
+157,794
+5% +$2.18M
DCO icon
1560
Ducommun
DCO
$1.39B
$43.2M 0.02%
959,486
+4,802
+0.5% +$216K
FHB icon
1561
First Hawaiian
FHB
$3.19B
$43.2M 0.02%
1,671,097
+243,437
+17% +$6.3M
MOMO
1562
Hello Group
MOMO
$1.19B
$43.2M 0.02%
1,206,039
-46,610
-4% -$1.67M
WMS icon
1563
Advanced Drainage Systems
WMS
$11B
$43.1M 0.02%
1,315,648
-19,460
-1% -$638K
HGV icon
1564
Hilton Grand Vacations
HGV
$3.98B
$43M 0.02%
1,352,561
+110,450
+9% +$3.51M
WST icon
1565
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$18.2B
$42.8M 0.02%
342,346
-7,807
-2% -$977K
LMNX
1566
DELISTED
Luminex Corp
LMNX
$42.8M 0.02%
2,075,072
+45,220
+2% +$933K
NVEE
1567
DELISTED
NV5 Global
NVEE
$42.8M 0.02%
2,104,084
-2,152
-0.1% -$43.8K
MSM icon
1568
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$5.09B
$42.8M 0.02%
576,178
+33,973
+6% +$2.52M
JOYY
1569
JOYY Inc. American Depositary Shares
JOYY
$3.21B
$42.7M 0.02%
612,421
+37,496
+7% +$2.61M
SBCF icon
1570
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$2.71B
$42.7M 0.02%
1,677,058
-1,864
-0.1% -$47.4K
ANIK icon
1571
Anika Therapeutics
ANIK
$125M
$42.6M 0.02%
1,049,305
+25,126
+2% +$1.02M
NI icon
1572
NiSource
NI
$19.3B
$42.6M 0.02%
1,478,828
+26,981
+2% +$777K
BRSS
1573
DELISTED
Global Brass & Copper Hldgs, Inc
BRSS
$42.4M 0.02%
970,481
-15,884
-2% -$695K
NWS icon
1574
News Corp Class B
NWS
$18.2B
$42.4M 0.02%
3,034,848
+460,587
+18% +$6.43M
RH icon
1575
RH
RH
$4.08B
$42.1M 0.02%
364,381
+52,903
+17% +$6.12M