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
ECVT icon
1951
Ecovyst
ECVT
$1.06B
$13.9M 0.01%
1,272,779
+121,441
+11% +$1.32M
VNDA icon
1952
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
VNDA
$266M
$13.8M 0.01%
1,335,345
+137,624
+11% +$1.43M
DHC
1953
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$1.07B
$13.8M 0.01%
3,809,081
+4,113
+0.1% +$14.9K
XYZ
1954
Block, Inc.
XYZ
$44.4B
$13.8M 0.01%
263,170
+8,691
+3% +$455K
LFC
1955
DELISTED
China Life Insurance Company Ltd.
LFC
$13.8M 0.01%
1,410,758
-111,005
-7% -$1.08M
WLFC icon
1956
Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
$1.13B
$13.8M 0.01%
517,110
-100
-0% -$2.66K
TEAM icon
1957
Atlassian
TEAM
$45.9B
$13.7M 0.01%
100,072
-5,407
-5% -$742K
PAHC icon
1958
Phibro Animal Health
PAHC
$1.61B
$13.7M 0.01%
567,478
+14,334
+3% +$346K
AGIO icon
1959
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$2.14B
$13.7M 0.01%
385,146
+49,471
+15% +$1.76M
EGRX
1960
DELISTED
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
EGRX
$13.6M 0.01%
296,119
+6,875
+2% +$316K
ODC icon
1961
Oil-Dri
ODC
$959M
$13.6M 0.01%
813,308
-8,530
-1% -$143K
EXTN
1962
DELISTED
Exterran Corporation
EXTN
$13.6M 0.01%
2,830,603
-98,001
-3% -$470K
PTVCB
1963
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class B Common Stock
PTVCB
$13.5M 0.01%
984,266
+8,353
+0.9% +$115K
CHX
1964
DELISTED
ChampionX
CHX
$13.5M 0.01%
2,348,292
+153,332
+7% +$882K
COWN
1965
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$13.4M 0.01%
1,384,756
-9,520
-0.7% -$92K
XPRO icon
1966
Expro
XPRO
$1.43B
$13.2M 0.01%
851,106
+41,261
+5% +$641K
MDGL icon
1967
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
MDGL
$9.63B
$13.2M 0.01%
197,678
+12,134
+7% +$810K
GRBK icon
1968
Green Brick Partners
GRBK
$3.21B
$13.2M 0.01%
1,639,767
FLR icon
1969
Fluor
FLR
$6.63B
$13.2M 0.01%
1,905,894
-240,783
-11% -$1.66M
PRMW
1970
DELISTED
Primo Water Corporation
PRMW
$13.1M 0.01%
1,027,547
+128,213
+14% +$1.64M
SITC icon
1971
SITE Centers
SITC
$463M
$13.1M 0.01%
3,222,126
+39,225
+1% +$159K
ENR icon
1972
Energizer
ENR
$2.02B
$13.1M 0.01%
432,592
+362,177
+514% +$11M
MFSF
1973
DELISTED
MutualFirst Financial Inc
MFSF
$13.1M 0.01%
462,851
EQBK icon
1974
Equity Bancshares
EQBK
$800M
$13M 0.01%
755,594
+37,128
+5% +$640K
FNHC
1975
DELISTED
FedNat Holding Company Common Stock
FNHC
$13M 0.01%
1,134,912
+52,070
+5% +$598K