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
GTY
1976
Getty Realty Corp
GTY
$1.6B
$13M 0.01%
547,867
+10,309
+2% +$245K
SQM icon
1977
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$12B
$13M 0.01%
577,103
-42,700
-7% -$962K
BB icon
1978
BlackBerry
BB
$2.32B
$12.9M 0.01%
3,133,892
+2,013,443
+180% +$8.32M
IESC icon
1979
IES Holdings
IESC
$7.5B
$12.9M 0.01%
731,836
+5,159
+0.7% +$91.1K
NATH icon
1980
Nathan's Famous
NATH
$441M
$12.9M 0.01%
211,342
-2,140
-1% -$131K
AOSL icon
1981
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
AOSL
$853M
$12.9M 0.01%
2,008,333
+2,491
+0.1% +$16K
OTEX icon
1982
Open Text
OTEX
$9.07B
$12.8M 0.01%
366,937
+45,064
+14% +$1.57M
HMHC
1983
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
$12.8M 0.01%
6,812,997
+214,647
+3% +$404K
COUP
1984
DELISTED
Coupa Software Incorporated
COUP
$12.8M 0.01%
91,561
-2,313
-2% -$323K
KRG icon
1985
Kite Realty
KRG
$4.95B
$12.8M 0.01%
1,352,116
-7,446
-0.5% -$70.5K
NWG icon
1986
NatWest
NWG
$58.2B
$12.8M 0.01%
4,363,826
-107,215
-2% -$314K
ZG icon
1987
Zillow
ZG
$20.4B
$12.8M 0.01%
375,889
-16,819
-4% -$571K
PSTG icon
1988
Pure Storage
PSTG
$26.9B
$12.8M 0.01%
1,038,075
+185,509
+22% +$2.28M
NC icon
1989
NACCO Industries
NC
$297M
$12.8M 0.01%
455,882
ACBI
1990
DELISTED
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock
ACBI
$12.7M 0.01%
1,071,181
+31,748
+3% +$377K
DIN icon
1991
Dine Brands
DIN
$368M
$12.7M 0.01%
443,040
-23,727
-5% -$680K
BPYU
1992
DELISTED
Brookfield Property REIT Inc. Class A Common Stock
BPYU
$12.7M 0.01%
1,495,708
-402,410
-21% -$3.42M
RM icon
1993
Regional Management Corp
RM
$418M
$12.7M 0.01%
927,243
-34,094
-4% -$466K
EAT icon
1994
Brinker International
EAT
$6.84B
$12.7M 0.01%
1,054,524
-110,259
-9% -$1.32M
MNK
1995
DELISTED
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
$12.7M 0.01%
6,388,539
-3,064
-0% -$6.07K
CHS
1996
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
$12.6M 0.01%
9,792,757
-52,933
-0.5% -$68.3K
KOF icon
1997
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$18B
$12.6M 0.01%
314,188
-11,557
-4% -$465K
NIC icon
1998
Nicolet Bankshares
NIC
$2B
$12.6M 0.01%
231,243
+92
+0% +$5.02K
ATEX icon
1999
Anterix
ATEX
$395M
$12.6M 0.01%
276,203
+16,429
+6% +$750K
GLOG
2000
DELISTED
GASLOG LTD
GLOG
$12.6M 0.01%
3,484,078
-138,397
-4% -$501K