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
GWRE icon
1701
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$21.3B
$21.4M 0.01%
269,926
-11,301
-4% -$897K
ATCO
1702
DELISTED
Atlas Corp.
ATCO
$21.4M 0.01%
2,777,188
+272,144
+11% +$2.09M
HAYN
1703
DELISTED
Haynes International, Inc.
HAYN
$21.3M 0.01%
1,035,530
-11,461
-1% -$236K
LILA icon
1704
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.5B
$21.3M 0.01%
2,149,464
+78,180
+4% +$775K
LFCR icon
1705
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$281M
$21.3M 0.01%
2,448,711
+17,178
+0.7% +$149K
ICHR icon
1706
Ichor Holdings
ICHR
$579M
$21.2M 0.01%
1,108,755
-80,368
-7% -$1.54M
FORR icon
1707
Forrester Research
FORR
$195M
$21.2M 0.01%
726,335
-18,299
-2% -$535K
ESRT icon
1708
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$1.34B
$21.2M 0.01%
2,365,069
-23,773
-1% -$213K
RUSHB icon
1709
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$4.5B
$21.2M 0.01%
1,561,916
+3,847
+0.2% +$52.2K
KRA
1710
DELISTED
Kraton Corporation
KRA
$21.1M 0.01%
2,608,835
-56,115
-2% -$455K
SIG icon
1711
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.73B
$21.1M 0.01%
3,271,084
+266,095
+9% +$1.72M
FRPH icon
1712
FRP Holdings
FRPH
$483M
$21.1M 0.01%
980,122
+8,196
+0.8% +$176K
OPI
1713
Office Properties Income Trust
OPI
$40.8M
$21M 0.01%
772,496
+15,222
+2% +$415K
CGNX icon
1714
Cognex
CGNX
$7.45B
$21M 0.01%
496,810
-253,601
-34% -$10.7M
FFWM icon
1715
First Foundation Inc
FFWM
$493M
$21M 0.01%
2,050,062
+40,891
+2% +$418K
KPTI icon
1716
Karyopharm Therapeutics
KPTI
$55.9M
$20.9M 0.01%
72,607
-6,009
-8% -$1.73M
NVEE
1717
DELISTED
NV5 Global
NVEE
$20.9M 0.01%
2,023,692
-61,828
-3% -$638K
RLJ icon
1718
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.15B
$20.9M 0.01%
2,705,246
-95,551
-3% -$738K
SLP icon
1719
Simulations Plus
SLP
$303M
$20.8M 0.01%
595,901
-24,901
-4% -$870K
SNY icon
1720
Sanofi
SNY
$115B
$20.8M 0.01%
475,389
EVH icon
1721
Evolent Health
EVH
$1.05B
$20.7M 0.01%
3,814,741
+57,105
+2% +$310K
WCN icon
1722
Waste Connections
WCN
$45.3B
$20.7M 0.01%
267,263
+24,544
+10% +$1.9M
CAI
1723
DELISTED
CAI International, Inc.
CAI
$20.7M 0.01%
1,463,806
-212
-0% -$3K
JOBS
1724
DELISTED
51job, Inc.
JOBS
$20.7M 0.01%
337,262
+29,323
+10% +$1.8M
OLED icon
1725
Universal Display
OLED
$6.49B
$20.7M 0.01%
156,923
-29,584
-16% -$3.9M