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
TALO icon
2076
Talos Energy
TALO
$1.68B
$11M 0.01%
1,908,761
+183,352
+11% +$1.05M
VSEC icon
2077
VSE Corp
VSEC
$3.4B
$11M 0.01%
669,628
+14,372
+2% +$236K
MNDT
2078
DELISTED
Mandiant, Inc. Common Stock
MNDT
$11M 0.01%
1,035,824
+264,562
+34% +$2.8M
MGNI icon
2079
Magnite
MGNI
$3.4B
$10.9M 0.01%
1,968,542
-601,135
-23% -$3.34M
INFO
2080
DELISTED
IHS Markit Ltd. Common Shares
INFO
$10.9M 0.01%
181,086
-4,524
-2% -$271K
TSBK icon
2081
Timberland Bancorp
TSBK
$288M
$10.8M 0.01%
592,573
-1,351
-0.2% -$24.7K
NBR icon
2082
Nabors Industries
NBR
$617M
$10.8M 0.01%
553,800
+3,325
+0.6% +$64.8K
UPLD icon
2083
Upland Software
UPLD
$71.6M
$10.8M 0.01%
401,921
-35,065
-8% -$940K
GDS icon
2084
GDS Holdings
GDS
$7.32B
$10.8M 0.01%
185,551
+7,398
+4% +$429K
MOFG icon
2085
MidWestOne Financial Group
MOFG
$604M
$10.8M 0.01%
513,425
+35,102
+7% +$735K
AVLR
2086
DELISTED
Avalara, Inc.
AVLR
$10.8M 0.01%
144,022
+23,837
+20% +$1.78M
ALNT icon
2087
Allient
ALNT
$779M
$10.7M 0.01%
678,644
+5,294
+0.8% +$83.6K
SM icon
2088
SM Energy
SM
$3.07B
$10.7M 0.01%
8,756,252
-695,174
-7% -$848K
AXTI icon
2089
AXT Inc
AXTI
$169M
$10.6M 0.01%
3,315,007
+6,721
+0.2% +$21.6K
RIG icon
2090
Transocean
RIG
$3.11B
$10.6M 0.01%
9,165,901
+427,487
+5% +$496K
ALCO icon
2091
Alico
ALCO
$260M
$10.6M 0.01%
341,243
+12,216
+4% +$379K
PBA icon
2092
Pembina Pipeline
PBA
$22.8B
$10.6M 0.01%
562,334
+218,209
+63% +$4.1M
SBGI icon
2093
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$972M
$10.6M 0.01%
656,789
-1,465,153
-69% -$23.6M
CSR
2094
Centerspace
CSR
$979M
$10.6M 0.01%
191,940
-987
-0.5% -$54.3K
ALKS icon
2095
Alkermes
ALKS
$4.45B
$10.5M 0.01%
729,770
+134,607
+23% +$1.94M
RFL icon
2096
Rafael Holdings
RFL
$47M
$10.5M 0.01%
831,430
-15,049
-2% -$190K
CZR icon
2097
Caesars Entertainment
CZR
$5.22B
$10.5M 0.01%
728,851
+48,307
+7% +$695K
ADT icon
2098
ADT
ADT
$7.24B
$10.4M 0.01%
2,418,203
+401,088
+20% +$1.73M
GRPN icon
2099
Groupon
GRPN
$923M
$10.4M 0.01%
531,485
-31,577
-6% -$619K
BLUE
2100
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
$10.4M 0.01%
17,466
+1,794
+11% +$1.07M