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
CVLT icon
1651
Commault Systems
CVLT
$7.82B
$23M 0.01%
567,438
+2,413
+0.4% +$97.7K
NSP icon
1652
Insperity
NSP
$1.99B
$22.8M 0.01%
610,257
-4,859
-0.8% -$181K
LMAT icon
1653
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
$2.09B
$22.7M 0.01%
912,792
-72,214
-7% -$1.8M
CVET
1654
DELISTED
Covetrus, Inc. Common Stock
CVET
$22.7M 0.01%
2,789,199
+744,746
+36% +$6.06M
CAR icon
1655
Avis
CAR
$5.47B
$22.7M 0.01%
1,631,638
-30,610
-2% -$425K
SPR icon
1656
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$4.54B
$22.6M 0.01%
945,588
+52,974
+6% +$1.27M
PGC icon
1657
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$517M
$22.6M 0.01%
1,259,080
-12,893
-1% -$231K
SHAK icon
1658
Shake Shack
SHAK
$4.06B
$22.6M 0.01%
598,457
+14,791
+3% +$558K
CNK icon
1659
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$3.25B
$22.5M 0.01%
2,212,093
+332,079
+18% +$3.38M
NGVT icon
1660
Ingevity
NGVT
$2.12B
$22.5M 0.01%
639,168
-10,946
-2% -$385K
PGTI
1661
DELISTED
PGT, Inc.
PGTI
$22.5M 0.01%
2,681,103
-39,089
-1% -$328K
SIRI icon
1662
SiriusXM
SIRI
$7.84B
$22.5M 0.01%
455,403
-108,795
-19% -$5.37M
MBUU icon
1663
Malibu Boats
MBUU
$629M
$22.5M 0.01%
780,611
-29,140
-4% -$839K
DGII icon
1664
Digi International
DGII
$1.33B
$22.5M 0.01%
2,354,135
+21,147
+0.9% +$202K
LC icon
1665
LendingClub
LC
$1.91B
$22.4M 0.01%
2,848,900
+48,126
+2% +$378K
GRA
1666
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
$22.3M 0.01%
626,330
+39,409
+7% +$1.4M
VRE
1667
Veris Residential
VRE
$1.49B
$22.3M 0.01%
1,464,263
+8,327
+0.6% +$127K
TRC icon
1668
Tejon Ranch
TRC
$448M
$22.3M 0.01%
1,585,736
+50,873
+3% +$715K
RGNX icon
1669
Regenxbio
RGNX
$465M
$22.2M 0.01%
686,799
-3,317
-0.5% -$107K
BBBY
1670
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$22.1M 0.01%
5,254,321
-1,803,771
-26% -$7.59M
KNL
1671
DELISTED
Knoll, Inc.
KNL
$22M 0.01%
2,136,291
-79,734
-4% -$823K
TNK icon
1672
Teekay Tankers
TNK
$1.8B
$22M 0.01%
990,511
+397,982
+67% +$8.85M
WB icon
1673
Weibo
WB
$3B
$22M 0.01%
663,441
-67,447
-9% -$2.23M
PODD icon
1674
Insulet
PODD
$24.1B
$21.9M 0.01%
132,378
+8,776
+7% +$1.45M
PEGA icon
1675
Pegasystems
PEGA
$9.93B
$21.9M 0.01%
615,496
-54,842
-8% -$1.95M