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
ERJ icon
1626
Embraer
ERJ
$10.5B
$23.9M 0.01%
3,234,053
-433,879
-12% -$3.21M
LGF.B
1627
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B Non-Voting Shares
LGF.B
$23.9M 0.01%
4,286,190
+409,267
+11% +$2.28M
PEB icon
1628
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$1.38B
$23.8M 0.01%
2,189,747
-21,015
-1% -$229K
OFIX icon
1629
Orthofix Medical
OFIX
$589M
$23.8M 0.01%
850,588
-28,911
-3% -$810K
TBBK icon
1630
The Bancorp
TBBK
$3.5B
$23.8M 0.01%
3,919,853
+31,712
+0.8% +$192K
MT icon
1631
ArcelorMittal
MT
$26.4B
$23.8M 0.01%
2,546,781
+53,415
+2% +$498K
CSV icon
1632
Carriage Services
CSV
$670M
$23.7M 0.01%
1,467,774
-48,913
-3% -$790K
LNG icon
1633
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$51.9B
$23.7M 0.01%
707,897
+8,947
+1% +$300K
POWL icon
1634
Powell Industries
POWL
$3.47B
$23.7M 0.01%
923,268
-20,949
-2% -$538K
CARS icon
1635
Cars.com
CARS
$829M
$23.7M 0.01%
5,507,081
-19,744
-0.4% -$84.9K
JKS
1636
JinkoSolar
JKS
$1.3B
$23.7M 0.01%
1,592,729
+130,638
+9% +$1.94M
WEX icon
1637
WEX
WEX
$5.82B
$23.7M 0.01%
226,153
+4,594
+2% +$480K
CXP
1638
DELISTED
COLUMBIA PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
CXP
$23.6M 0.01%
1,885,756
-61,962
-3% -$775K
AAL icon
1639
American Airlines Group
AAL
$8.52B
$23.6M 0.01%
1,933,136
+133,287
+7% +$1.62M
CENX icon
1640
Century Aluminum
CENX
$2.44B
$23.5M 0.01%
6,489,043
-301,753
-4% -$1.09M
PETS icon
1641
PetMed Express
PETS
$57.8M
$23.3M 0.01%
810,613
-11,053
-1% -$318K
HRB icon
1642
H&R Block
HRB
$6.86B
$23.3M 0.01%
1,652,367
+54,129
+3% +$762K
KE icon
1643
Kimball Electronics
KE
$741M
$23.2M 0.01%
2,128,363
-16,515
-0.8% -$180K
HEES
1644
DELISTED
H&E Equipment Services
HEES
$23.2M 0.01%
1,581,120
-41,673
-3% -$612K
TNL icon
1645
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.02B
$23.2M 0.01%
1,067,669
-14,629
-1% -$317K
DBI icon
1646
Designer Brands
DBI
$225M
$23.1M 0.01%
4,642,194
-137,858
-3% -$687K
WRLD icon
1647
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$900M
$23.1M 0.01%
422,339
-21,596
-5% -$1.18M
MTW icon
1648
Manitowoc
MTW
$362M
$23M 0.01%
2,707,613
-177,163
-6% -$1.51M
SBH icon
1649
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.48B
$23M 0.01%
2,846,387
-106,922
-4% -$864K
H icon
1650
Hyatt Hotels
H
$13.7B
$23M 0.01%
480,018
+9,932
+2% +$476K