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
INDA icon
1926
iShares MSCI India ETF
INDA
$9.38B
$14.4M 0.01%
599,298
+43,800
+8% +$1.06M
TBNK
1927
DELISTED
Territorial Bancorp Inc.
TBNK
$14.4M 0.01%
585,513
+5,042
+0.9% +$124K
LOGI icon
1928
Logitech
LOGI
$16B
$14.4M 0.01%
334,739
-3,331
-1% -$143K
VNET
1929
VNET Group
VNET
$2.57B
$14.3M 0.01%
1,034,275
-161,817
-14% -$2.24M
PFPT
1930
DELISTED
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
$14.3M 0.01%
139,461
+29,029
+26% +$2.98M
SVC
1931
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$476M
$14.3M 0.01%
2,649,855
-26,908
-1% -$145K
HUBS icon
1932
HubSpot
HUBS
$25.9B
$14.3M 0.01%
107,254
+16,866
+19% +$2.25M
NICE icon
1933
Nice
NICE
$8.82B
$14.3M 0.01%
99,443
-25,553
-20% -$3.67M
CHEF icon
1934
Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
$2.7B
$14.3M 0.01%
1,417,498
-38,873
-3% -$391K
CSOD
1935
DELISTED
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CSOD
$14.2M 0.01%
448,717
+6,588
+1% +$209K
AAMI
1936
Acadian Asset Management Inc.
AAMI
$1.74B
$14.2M 0.01%
2,225,062
-12,054
-0.5% -$77K
NBIX icon
1937
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$14.1B
$14.2M 0.01%
164,030
-11,848
-7% -$1.03M
TIPT icon
1938
Tiptree Inc
TIPT
$956M
$14.2M 0.01%
2,714,925
+11,081
+0.4% +$57.8K
SJR
1939
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$14.2M 0.01%
874,591
+82,425
+10% +$1.34M
DAKT icon
1940
Daktronics
DAKT
$1.14B
$14.1M 0.01%
2,869,308
-116,217
-4% -$573K
WPP icon
1941
WPP
WPP
$5.86B
$14.1M 0.01%
417,686
-6,900
-2% -$233K
IOVA icon
1942
Iovance Biotherapeutics
IOVA
$821M
$14.1M 0.01%
470,251
-304,740
-39% -$9.12M
SGMO icon
1943
Sangamo Therapeutics
SGMO
$152M
$14M 0.01%
2,196,935
+12,353
+0.6% +$78.7K
AKBA icon
1944
Akebia Therapeutics
AKBA
$782M
$14M 0.01%
1,844,423
+286,869
+18% +$2.17M
GCI icon
1945
Gannett
GCI
$620M
$14M 0.01%
9,444,060
-322,054
-3% -$477K
DLPH
1946
DELISTED
Delphi Technologies PLC Ordinary Shares
DLPH
$14M 0.01%
1,735,120
+30,472
+2% +$245K
PKE icon
1947
Park Aerospace
PKE
$372M
$14M 0.01%
1,107,559
-74,917
-6% -$944K
LOB icon
1948
Live Oak Bancshares
LOB
$1.67B
$14M 0.01%
1,118,754
+58,283
+5% +$727K
PENN icon
1949
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.86B
$13.9M 0.01%
1,102,242
+83,406
+8% +$1.05M
MOD icon
1950
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$7.86B
$13.9M 0.01%
4,268,763
+9,258
+0.2% +$30.1K