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
BMRC icon
1901
Bank of Marin Bancorp
BMRC
$398M
$15.1M 0.01%
502,668
+2,411
+0.5% +$72.3K
NRIM icon
1902
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$504M
$15.1M 0.01%
557,455
-9,780
-2% -$264K
UNIT
1903
Uniti Group
UNIT
$1.71B
$15M 0.01%
2,495,792
GIB icon
1904
CGI
GIB
$20.8B
$15M 0.01%
275,941
+9,476
+4% +$516K
BOOM icon
1905
DMC Global
BOOM
$145M
$15M 0.01%
651,785
+18,020
+3% +$415K
HMC icon
1906
Honda
HMC
$43.8B
$14.9M 0.01%
663,970
-19,294
-3% -$433K
BSAC icon
1907
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$12.1B
$14.9M 0.01%
985,729
-168,231
-15% -$2.54M
BFH icon
1908
Bread Financial
BFH
$2.95B
$14.9M 0.01%
553,276
+40,933
+8% +$1.1M
RGS icon
1909
Regis Corp
RGS
$70.8M
$14.8M 0.01%
125,560
-13,507
-10% -$1.6M
PNTG icon
1910
Pennant Group
PNTG
$884M
$14.8M 0.01%
1,047,121
-9,691
-0.9% -$137K
REZI icon
1911
Resideo Technologies
REZI
$5.66B
$14.8M 0.01%
3,050,917
+314,169
+11% +$1.52M
TISI icon
1912
Team
TISI
$81.8M
$14.8M 0.01%
227,049
-6,137
-3% -$399K
EAF icon
1913
GrafTech
EAF
$261M
$14.7M 0.01%
181,614
+11,412
+7% +$927K
PAAS icon
1914
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$15.5B
$14.7M 0.01%
1,029,245
-91,257
-8% -$1.31M
EPRT icon
1915
Essential Properties Realty Trust
EPRT
$5.91B
$14.7M 0.01%
1,128,345
+248,569
+28% +$3.25M
DSGR icon
1916
Distribution Solutions Group
DSGR
$1.44B
$14.7M 0.01%
1,102,452
-34,716
-3% -$464K
DELL icon
1917
Dell
DELL
$84.1B
$14.7M 0.01%
734,031
-149,435
-17% -$3M
QNST icon
1918
QuinStreet
QNST
$930M
$14.7M 0.01%
1,825,199
-61,211
-3% -$493K
PLAY icon
1919
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$817M
$14.7M 0.01%
1,122,244
-69,747
-6% -$912K
CTO
1920
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$544M
$14.7M 0.01%
1,191,873
+30,824
+3% +$379K
BJRI icon
1921
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$684M
$14.7M 0.01%
1,055,513
-15,825
-1% -$220K
STRL icon
1922
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$9.54B
$14.6M 0.01%
1,540,430
-45,553
-3% -$433K
IMO icon
1923
Imperial Oil
IMO
$46.3B
$14.6M 0.01%
1,292,258
-19,580
-1% -$221K
GPRE icon
1924
Green Plains
GPRE
$631M
$14.5M 0.01%
2,999,332
-183,593
-6% -$890K
XLRN
1925
DELISTED
Acceleron Pharma Inc.
XLRN
$14.5M 0.01%
161,723
+40,139
+33% +$3.6M