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
GBT
1601
DELISTED
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.
GBT
$24.7M 0.01%
482,863
-7,629
-2% -$390K
FLS icon
1602
Flowserve
FLS
$7.36B
$24.6M 0.01%
1,030,720
+39,649
+4% +$947K
OFLX icon
1603
Omega Flex
OFLX
$340M
$24.6M 0.01%
291,171
-1,291
-0.4% -$109K
SP
1604
DELISTED
SP Plus Corporation
SP
$24.5M 0.01%
1,182,870
-400
-0% -$8.3K
JACK icon
1605
Jack in the Box
JACK
$350M
$24.5M 0.01%
700,031
-37,914
-5% -$1.33M
GRUB
1606
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
$24.5M 0.01%
300,918
+61,184
+26% +$4.98M
CAKE icon
1607
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$2.82B
$24.4M 0.01%
1,430,036
-52,621
-4% -$899K
FISI icon
1608
Financial Institutions
FISI
$545M
$24.4M 0.01%
1,345,383
+7,482
+0.6% +$136K
SPLK
1609
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$24.4M 0.01%
193,352
+16,121
+9% +$2.03M
SCVL icon
1610
Shoe Carnival
SCVL
$636M
$24.4M 0.01%
2,346,270
-100,962
-4% -$1.05M
CNSL
1611
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
$24.3M 0.01%
5,346,158
+326,644
+7% +$1.49M
LGF.A
1612
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A Voting Shares
LGF.A
$24.2M 0.01%
3,987,351
+297,859
+8% +$1.81M
AMCX icon
1613
AMC Networks
AMCX
$357M
$24.2M 0.01%
996,622
+46,954
+5% +$1.14M
JWN
1614
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$24.2M 0.01%
1,577,534
+192,194
+14% +$2.95M
TROX icon
1615
Tronox
TROX
$767M
$24.2M 0.01%
4,852,002
+351,990
+8% +$1.75M
DCO icon
1616
Ducommun
DCO
$1.39B
$24.2M 0.01%
972,336
+8,753
+0.9% +$218K
HRI icon
1617
Herc Holdings
HRI
$4.2B
$24.2M 0.01%
1,180,840
+4,553
+0.4% +$93.1K
TPC
1618
Tutor Perini Corporation
TPC
$3.37B
$24.1M 0.01%
3,593,159
-204,925
-5% -$1.38M
VICR icon
1619
Vicor
VICR
$2.28B
$24.1M 0.01%
540,146
-144
-0% -$6.41K
XNCR icon
1620
Xencor
XNCR
$613M
$24.1M 0.01%
805,009
+28,861
+4% +$862K
HEI.A icon
1621
HEICO Class A
HEI.A
$34.9B
$24M 0.01%
375,490
-76,291
-17% -$4.88M
KBAL
1622
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
$24M 0.01%
2,012,904
-73,681
-4% -$877K
CMRE icon
1623
Costamare
CMRE
$1.48B
$24M 0.01%
5,298,928
+382,474
+8% +$1.73M
YELP icon
1624
Yelp
YELP
$1.95B
$23.9M 0.01%
1,328,176
+61,789
+5% +$1.11M
UGI icon
1625
UGI
UGI
$7.47B
$23.9M 0.01%
897,080
+59,295
+7% +$1.58M