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
STM icon
2051
STMicroelectronics
STM
$23.1B
$11.5M 0.01%
540,206
+1,806
+0.3% +$38.6K
MCBC
2052
DELISTED
Macatawa Bank Corp
MCBC
$11.5M 0.01%
1,616,283
-3,656
-0.2% -$26K
SIX
2053
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$11.5M 0.01%
917,259
-35,519
-4% -$445K
ETRN
2054
DELISTED
Equitrans Midstream Corporation Common Stock
ETRN
$11.5M 0.01%
2,283,020
+461,960
+25% +$2.32M
BFIN icon
2055
BankFinancial
BFIN
$153M
$11.5M 0.01%
1,300,351
-1,275
-0.1% -$11.2K
SGA icon
2056
Saga Communications
SGA
$77.3M
$11.5M 0.01%
416,218
-3,033
-0.7% -$83.4K
CIB icon
2057
Grupo Cibest S.A. American Depositary Shares (each representing four (4) Preferred Shares)
CIB
$12.5B
$11.4M 0.01%
458,045
-61,401
-12% -$1.53M
OPY icon
2058
Oppenheimer Holdings
OPY
$806M
$11.4M 0.01%
578,014
+8,383
+1% +$166K
PEN icon
2059
Penumbra
PEN
$10.6B
$11.4M 0.01%
70,788
-7,739
-10% -$1.25M
PHI icon
2060
PLDT
PHI
$4.22B
$11.4M 0.01%
554,194
-23,808
-4% -$489K
MRLN
2061
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
$11.4M 0.01%
1,016,973
-1,057
-0.1% -$11.8K
BN icon
2062
Brookfield
BN
$101B
$11.3M 0.01%
478,789
-43,433
-8% -$1.03M
ASC icon
2063
Ardmore Shipping
ASC
$505M
$11.3M 0.01%
2,158,286
+92,143
+4% +$484K
CECO icon
2064
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$1.7B
$11.3M 0.01%
2,418,767
-13,604
-0.6% -$63.5K
CCNE icon
2065
CNB Financial Corp
CCNE
$761M
$11.3M 0.01%
598,466
+10,710
+2% +$202K
ING icon
2066
ING
ING
$74.7B
$11.2M 0.01%
2,183,138
-314,297
-13% -$1.62M
SAIL
2067
DELISTED
SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SAIL
$11.2M 0.01%
736,642
+21,557
+3% +$328K
BBSI icon
2068
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$1.2B
$11.2M 0.01%
1,131,108
-8,360
-0.7% -$82.8K
KVHI icon
2069
KVH Industries
KVHI
$119M
$11.2M 0.01%
1,183,501
-33,918
-3% -$320K
BF.A icon
2070
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.2B
$11.1M 0.01%
216,183
-5,414
-2% -$278K
SCCO icon
2071
Southern Copper
SCCO
$86.2B
$11.1M 0.01%
413,573
-360
-0.1% -$9.65K
WTTR icon
2072
Select Water Solutions
WTTR
$946M
$11.1M 0.01%
3,432,176
+215,492
+7% +$696K
ALX
2073
Alexander's
ALX
$1.25B
$11.1M 0.01%
40,116
+495
+1% +$137K
ARDX icon
2074
Ardelyx
ARDX
$1.59B
$11.1M 0.01%
1,944,921
+45,673
+2% +$260K
UA icon
2075
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.04B
$11M 0.01%
1,364,123
+282,944
+26% +$2.28M