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
VSAT icon
1551
Viasat
VSAT
$4.02B
$27M 0.01%
751,891
+5,952
+0.8% +$214K
RELX icon
1552
RELX
RELX
$85.1B
$27M 0.01%
1,260,388
+115,995
+10% +$2.48M
GDDY icon
1553
GoDaddy
GDDY
$20.2B
$26.9M 0.01%
471,604
+20,578
+5% +$1.18M
ARNA
1554
DELISTED
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARNA
$26.9M 0.01%
640,765
-9,560
-1% -$402K
SNBR icon
1555
Sleep Number
SNBR
$212M
$26.9M 0.01%
1,402,987
-194,870
-12% -$3.73M
LSXMA
1556
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMA
$26.8M 0.01%
1,172,021
+4,305
+0.4% +$98.5K
HCI icon
1557
HCI Group
HCI
$2.35B
$26.7M 0.01%
664,390
-33,494
-5% -$1.35M
TSE icon
1558
Trinseo
TSE
$87.7M
$26.7M 0.01%
1,474,532
+112,454
+8% +$2.04M
CRMT icon
1559
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$290M
$26.7M 0.01%
473,712
-32,273
-6% -$1.82M
PLNT icon
1560
Planet Fitness
PLNT
$8.55B
$26.7M 0.01%
547,464
-98,116
-15% -$4.78M
CHT icon
1561
Chunghwa Telecom
CHT
$34.7B
$26.7M 0.01%
749,741
-69,271
-8% -$2.46M
WASH icon
1562
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$574M
$26.6M 0.01%
727,359
+10,217
+1% +$374K
INVA icon
1563
Innoviva
INVA
$1.21B
$26.6M 0.01%
2,259,013
-152,623
-6% -$1.79M
MSTR icon
1564
Strategy Inc Common Stock Class A
MSTR
$94.2B
$26.6M 0.01%
2,249,560
-75,480
-3% -$891K
MLR icon
1565
Miller Industries
MLR
$464M
$26.6M 0.01%
938,921
-4,598
-0.5% -$130K
NXGN
1566
DELISTED
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock
NXGN
$26.5M 0.01%
2,541,408
+23,353
+0.9% +$244K
AY
1567
DELISTED
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc Ordinary Shares
AY
$26.5M 0.01%
1,186,379
-7,229
-0.6% -$161K
WH icon
1568
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
WH
$6.61B
$26.3M 0.01%
834,505
+53,026
+7% +$1.67M
ECOL
1569
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
$26.1M 0.01%
857,187
VECO icon
1570
Veeco
VECO
$1.54B
$26.1M 0.01%
2,722,317
-218,893
-7% -$2.09M
HHH icon
1571
Howard Hughes
HHH
$4.86B
$26M 0.01%
539,894
+99,767
+23% +$4.81M
AMBC icon
1572
Ambac
AMBC
$412M
$26M 0.01%
2,103,318
-4,825
-0.2% -$59.5K
NFG icon
1573
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.97B
$25.9M 0.01%
694,106
-24,585
-3% -$917K
TEVA icon
1574
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$22.7B
$25.8M 0.01%
2,873,290
+1,187,765
+70% +$10.7M
AORT icon
1575
Artivion
AORT
$1.92B
$25.8M 0.01%
1,522,790
-95,769
-6% -$1.62M