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
VMW
1676
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$21.9M 0.01%
180,724
+29,084
+19% +$3.52M
EYE icon
1677
National Vision
EYE
$1.82B
$21.9M 0.01%
1,125,234
+57,292
+5% +$1.11M
VIRT icon
1678
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$3.1B
$21.8M 0.01%
1,049,053
-32,842
-3% -$684K
AGYS icon
1679
Agilysys
AGYS
$2.97B
$21.8M 0.01%
1,307,103
-241,425
-16% -$4.03M
THFF icon
1680
First Financial Corporation Common Stock
THFF
$691M
$21.8M 0.01%
647,256
+23,662
+4% +$798K
CENT icon
1681
Central Garden & Pet
CENT
$2.24B
$21.8M 0.01%
991,216
-2,352
-0.2% -$51.7K
CRAI icon
1682
CRA International
CRAI
$1.3B
$21.8M 0.01%
652,000
-8,813
-1% -$294K
HWKN icon
1683
Hawkins
HWKN
$3.62B
$21.8M 0.01%
1,223,330
+2,266
+0.2% +$40.3K
GIC icon
1684
Global Industrial
GIC
$1.42B
$21.8M 0.01%
1,228,162
-3,520
-0.3% -$62.4K
SXC icon
1685
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$654M
$21.7M 0.01%
5,638,954
+88,141
+2% +$339K
MLAB icon
1686
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$339M
$21.7M 0.01%
95,814
-26,058
-21% -$5.89M
MXL icon
1687
MaxLinear
MXL
$1.37B
$21.7M 0.01%
1,855,343
-45,121
-2% -$527K
COOP icon
1688
Mr. Cooper
COOP
$14.1B
$21.6M 0.01%
2,952,001
+189,437
+7% +$1.39M
RP
1689
DELISTED
RealPage, Inc.
RP
$21.6M 0.01%
408,240
+8,201
+2% +$434K
WINA icon
1690
Winmark
WINA
$1.74B
$21.6M 0.01%
169,331
-1,652
-1% -$210K
NVST icon
1691
Envista
NVST
$3.49B
$21.6M 0.01%
1,443,126
+74,245
+5% +$1.11M
CTRE icon
1692
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$7.62B
$21.5M 0.01%
1,456,153
+8,361
+0.6% +$124K
PFBC icon
1693
Preferred Bank
PFBC
$1.16B
$21.5M 0.01%
636,810
-44,203
-6% -$1.49M
HGV icon
1694
Hilton Grand Vacations
HGV
$3.98B
$21.5M 0.01%
1,365,084
+101
+0% +$1.59K
BHC icon
1695
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.68B
$21.5M 0.01%
1,387,181
-793,367
-36% -$12.3M
CARO
1696
DELISTED
Carolina Financial Corp.
CARO
$21.5M 0.01%
830,550
+9,361
+1% +$242K
TR icon
1697
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$2.92B
$21.5M 0.01%
691,536
+17,442
+3% +$541K
ETD icon
1698
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$742M
$21.4M 0.01%
2,098,068
-82,483
-4% -$843K
OII icon
1699
Oceaneering
OII
$2.43B
$21.4M 0.01%
7,288,535
-646,603
-8% -$1.9M
GBLI icon
1700
Global Indemnity Group
GBLI
$428M
$21.4M 0.01%
840,198
+4,842
+0.6% +$123K