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
RCKY icon
2026
Rocky Brands
RCKY
$215M
$12M 0.01%
618,991
-1,103
-0.2% -$21.3K
SAP icon
2027
SAP
SAP
$299B
$11.9M 0.01%
107,830
+85
+0.1% +$9.39K
TPCO
2028
DELISTED
Tribune Publishing Company Common Stock
TPCO
$11.9M 0.01%
1,468,808
+82,579
+6% +$670K
WWE
2029
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
$11.9M 0.01%
349,547
+28,516
+9% +$967K
ASIX icon
2030
AdvanSix
ASIX
$576M
$11.9M 0.01%
1,242,816
+41,099
+3% +$392K
PAMT
2031
PAMT CORP Common Stock
PAMT
$258M
$11.8M 0.01%
1,539,268
+1,596
+0.1% +$12.3K
CHGG icon
2032
Chegg
CHGG
$167M
$11.8M 0.01%
330,494
+64,162
+24% +$2.3M
PLCE icon
2033
Children's Place
PLCE
$155M
$11.8M 0.01%
604,257
-32,454
-5% -$635K
PFBI
2034
DELISTED
Premier Financial Bancorp
PFBI
$11.8M 0.01%
951,972
+20,355
+2% +$252K
DDD icon
2035
3D Systems Corporation
DDD
$286M
$11.8M 0.01%
1,529,747
+23,937
+2% +$185K
WEYS icon
2036
Weyco Group
WEYS
$280M
$11.8M 0.01%
583,837
+13,133
+2% +$265K
FOSL icon
2037
Fossil Group
FOSL
$168M
$11.8M 0.01%
3,573,215
+241,116
+7% +$793K
CVLG icon
2038
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$576M
$11.7M 0.01%
2,709,078
+28,584
+1% +$124K
LTHM
2039
DELISTED
Livent Corporation
LTHM
$11.7M 0.01%
2,236,823
+356,638
+19% +$1.87M
GCAP
2040
DELISTED
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.
GCAP
$11.7M 0.01%
2,104,430
+34,169
+2% +$191K
SPOT icon
2041
Spotify
SPOT
$143B
$11.7M 0.01%
96,615
+51,163
+113% +$6.21M
VRA icon
2042
Vera Bradley
VRA
$61.5M
$11.7M 0.01%
2,847,117
-20,201
-0.7% -$83.2K
CLR
2043
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
$11.7M 0.01%
1,532,451
+480,008
+46% +$3.67M
UFPT icon
2044
UFP Technologies
UFPT
$1.54B
$11.7M 0.01%
307,074
+4,538
+1% +$173K
CWEN.A icon
2045
Clearway Energy Class A
CWEN.A
$3.21B
$11.7M 0.01%
679,788
-1,837
-0.3% -$31.5K
LYG icon
2046
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$67B
$11.6M 0.01%
7,694,649
+895,034
+13% +$1.35M
BHB icon
2047
Bar Harbor Bankshares
BHB
$540M
$11.6M 0.01%
671,750
+13,355
+2% +$231K
DHIL icon
2048
Diamond Hill
DHIL
$387M
$11.6M 0.01%
128,365
-1,667
-1% -$150K
GTT
2049
DELISTED
GTT Communications, Inc.
GTT
$11.6M 0.01%
1,454,847
-979
-0.1% -$7.78K
BRSL
2050
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$3.12B
$11.6M 0.01%
1,941,060
+86
+0% +$512