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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CMP icon
1726
Compass Minerals
CMP
$768M
$25.6M 0.01%
724,686
-19,317
-3% -$684K
TPC
1727
Tutor Perini Corporation
TPC
$3.39B
$25.5M 0.01%
2,908,290
+249,326
+9% +$2.19M
WCN icon
1728
Waste Connections
WCN
$45.1B
$25.5M 0.01%
205,634
-27,952
-12% -$3.46M
BYD icon
1729
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$6.69B
$25.5M 0.01%
512,237
+20,398
+4% +$1.01M
MAC icon
1730
Macerich
MAC
$4.57B
$25.4M 0.01%
2,917,458
-24,502
-0.8% -$213K
TRIP icon
1731
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$2.19B
$25.4M 0.01%
1,426,596
+194,022
+16% +$3.45M
ELME
1732
Elme Communities
ELME
$1.49B
$25.4M 0.01%
1,190,759
-3,324
-0.3% -$70.8K
ALNY icon
1733
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$60.4B
$25.3M 0.01%
173,425
-7,846
-4% -$1.14M
KURA icon
1734
Kura Oncology
KURA
$713M
$25.3M 0.01%
1,379,615
+308,930
+29% +$5.66M
CENX icon
1735
Century Aluminum
CENX
$2.43B
$25.1M 0.01%
3,411,981
+36,549
+1% +$269K
WINA icon
1736
Winmark
WINA
$1.77B
$25M 0.01%
128,039
-770
-0.6% -$151K
USLM icon
1737
United States Lime & Minerals
USLM
$3.71B
$25M 0.01%
1,185,000
-5
-0% -$106
UTL icon
1738
Unitil
UTL
$829M
$24.9M 0.01%
424,603
+5,294
+1% +$311K
DBI icon
1739
Designer Brands
DBI
$218M
$24.8M 0.01%
1,899,831
+156,492
+9% +$2.04M
CTRE icon
1740
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$7.63B
$24.8M 0.01%
1,343,264
-3,303
-0.2% -$60.9K
ENTA icon
1741
Enanta Pharmaceuticals
ENTA
$159M
$24.8M 0.01%
523,709
-69,811
-12% -$3.3M
OLED icon
1742
Universal Display
OLED
$6.38B
$24.7M 0.01%
244,519
+42,034
+21% +$4.25M
SHAK icon
1743
Shake Shack
SHAK
$4.07B
$24.7M 0.01%
626,056
+148,001
+31% +$5.84M
HMY icon
1744
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$9.36B
$24.7M 0.01%
7,891,368
+10,457
+0.1% +$32.8K
PDD icon
1745
Pinduoduo
PDD
$181B
$24.7M 0.01%
399,522
-210,529
-35% -$13M
SP
1746
DELISTED
SP Plus Corporation
SP
$24.7M 0.01%
802,700
+4,796
+0.6% +$147K
TDW icon
1747
Tidewater
TDW
$2.9B
$24.6M 0.01%
1,167,164
+91,365
+8% +$1.93M
JD icon
1748
JD.com
JD
$47.7B
$24.5M 0.01%
381,931
-474,707
-55% -$30.5M
DRH icon
1749
DiamondRock Hospitality
DRH
$1.68B
$24.3M 0.01%
2,963,378
-8,955
-0.3% -$73.5K
UVE icon
1750
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$707M
$24.3M 0.01%
1,865,841
+138,997
+8% +$1.81M