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
MSGN
1801
DELISTED
MSG Networks Inc.
MSGN
$18.4M 0.01%
1,802,504
-262,389
-13% -$2.68M
ADVM icon
1802
Adverum Biotechnologies
ADVM
$63.4M
$18.4M 0.01%
187,825
-3,278
-2% -$320K
XHR
1803
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
XHR
$1.41B
$18.3M 0.01%
1,781,570
-2,622
-0.1% -$27K
CCBG icon
1804
Capital City Bank Group
CCBG
$739M
$18.3M 0.01%
911,212
-9,953
-1% -$200K
COMM icon
1805
CommScope
COMM
$3.61B
$18.3M 0.01%
2,012,235
-218,823
-10% -$1.99M
SKY icon
1806
Champion Homes, Inc.
SKY
$4.22B
$18.3M 0.01%
1,168,813
+5,939
+0.5% +$93.1K
QCRH icon
1807
QCR Holdings
QCRH
$1.3B
$18.3M 0.01%
676,500
+18,505
+3% +$501K
PUK icon
1808
Prudential
PUK
$35.5B
$18.2M 0.01%
756,707
-75,698
-9% -$1.82M
FIZZ icon
1809
National Beverage
FIZZ
$3.67B
$18.2M 0.01%
852,716
-17,856
-2% -$381K
CNA icon
1810
CNA Financial
CNA
$12.9B
$18.2M 0.01%
585,576
-1,666
-0.3% -$51.7K
RARE icon
1811
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
RARE
$2.92B
$18.1M 0.01%
408,518
+38,649
+10% +$1.72M
FGEN icon
1812
FibroGen
FGEN
$48.6M
$18.1M 0.01%
20,822
+3,714
+22% +$3.23M
EZPW icon
1813
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.04B
$18.1M 0.01%
4,336,951
+55,269
+1% +$230K
FSB
1814
DELISTED
Franklin Financial Network, Inc.
FSB
$18M 0.01%
883,556
+3,978
+0.5% +$81.1K
WW
1815
DELISTED
WW International
WW
$17.9M 0.01%
1,060,678
+32,298
+3% +$546K
HEI icon
1816
HEICO
HEI
$44.4B
$17.9M 0.01%
239,814
-39,286
-14% -$2.93M
PDFS icon
1817
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$765M
$17.9M 0.01%
1,526,162
-178,374
-10% -$2.09M
CNDT icon
1818
Conduent
CNDT
$445M
$17.9M 0.01%
7,291,763
-342,875
-4% -$840K
NWPX icon
1819
NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. Common Stock
NWPX
$495M
$17.9M 0.01%
802,710
-1,441
-0.2% -$32.1K
SRDX icon
1820
Surmodics
SRDX
$457M
$17.8M 0.01%
534,971
-39,529
-7% -$1.32M
VBTX icon
1821
Veritex Holdings
VBTX
$1.88B
$17.8M 0.01%
1,275,543
-163,297
-11% -$2.28M
UFI icon
1822
UNIFI
UFI
$82.8M
$17.8M 0.01%
1,539,630
-8,836
-0.6% -$102K
DCOM icon
1823
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
$1.35B
$17.7M 0.01%
838,738
+17,393
+2% +$368K
MYE icon
1824
Myers Industries
MYE
$587M
$17.7M 0.01%
1,649,867
-55,688
-3% -$599K
PKOH icon
1825
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$309M
$17.7M 0.01%
936,065
+13,845
+2% +$262K