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
DOCU icon
1826
DocuSign
DOCU
$16.1B
$17.7M 0.01%
191,938
-852
-0.4% -$78.7K
WIFI
1827
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
$17.7M 0.01%
1,670,301
-168,030
-9% -$1.78M
PCRX icon
1828
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$1.22B
$17.7M 0.01%
528,335
+22,550
+4% +$756K
TRIP icon
1829
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$2.06B
$17.7M 0.01%
1,017,548
+137,806
+16% +$2.4M
EXAS icon
1830
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$10.2B
$17.6M 0.01%
304,238
+27,338
+10% +$1.59M
PLPC icon
1831
Preformed Line Products
PLPC
$979M
$17.6M 0.01%
353,996
+1,128
+0.3% +$56.2K
TGH
1832
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
$17.6M 0.01%
2,145,747
+218,195
+11% +$1.79M
CAL icon
1833
Caleres
CAL
$503M
$17.6M 0.01%
3,387,339
-119,616
-3% -$622K
ACIC icon
1834
American Coastal Insurance
ACIC
$538M
$17.6M 0.01%
1,906,247
+68,917
+4% +$637K
CS
1835
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
$17.6M 0.01%
2,173,940
+483,453
+29% +$3.91M
PJT icon
1836
PJT Partners
PJT
$4.47B
$17.6M 0.01%
405,255
-37,348
-8% -$1.62M
UPBD icon
1837
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.45B
$17.6M 0.01%
1,242,579
+25,649
+2% +$363K
BSTC
1838
DELISTED
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.
BSTC
$17.6M 0.01%
310,424
-5,024
-2% -$284K
PSO icon
1839
Pearson
PSO
$9.15B
$17.6M 0.01%
2,547,546
+138,432
+6% +$954K
ILPT
1840
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust
ILPT
$424M
$17.5M 0.01%
996,220
+30,685
+3% +$538K
TVTX icon
1841
Travere Therapeutics
TVTX
$2.09B
$17.5M 0.01%
1,196,525
-43,356
-3% -$633K
RPAI
1842
DELISTED
RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.
RPAI
$17.4M 0.01%
3,371,132
-58,272
-2% -$301K
NPTN
1843
DELISTED
NEOPHOTONICS CORP
NPTN
$17.4M 0.01%
2,397,376
-67,502
-3% -$489K
LNTH icon
1844
Lantheus
LNTH
$3.6B
$17.3M 0.01%
1,354,316
-76,747
-5% -$979K
CCJ icon
1845
Cameco
CCJ
$34B
$17.2M 0.01%
2,255,635
+389,276
+21% +$2.97M
DENN icon
1846
Denny's
DENN
$264M
$17.1M 0.01%
2,230,708
-278,630
-11% -$2.14M
VIVO
1847
DELISTED
Meridian Bioscience Inc
VIVO
$17M 0.01%
2,028,217
+11,667
+0.6% +$98K
MSBI icon
1848
Midland States Bancorp
MSBI
$385M
$17M 0.01%
973,458
+79,944
+9% +$1.4M
SPOK icon
1849
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$360M
$17M 0.01%
1,590,637
-3,200
-0.2% -$34.2K
OKTA icon
1850
Okta
OKTA
$15.9B
$17M 0.01%
138,930
+2,930
+2% +$358K