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
MAC icon
2101
Macerich
MAC
$4.58B
$10.4M 0.01%
1,842,748
+44,031
+2% +$248K
ARTNA icon
2102
Artesian Resources
ARTNA
$340M
$10.3M 0.01%
276,776
-1,263
-0.5% -$47.2K
COLL icon
2103
Collegium Pharmaceutical
COLL
$1.18B
$10.3M 0.01%
632,913
+20,385
+3% +$333K
TACO
2104
DELISTED
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock
TACO
$10.3M 0.01%
2,999,061
-30,668
-1% -$105K
VRTV
2105
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
$10.3M 0.01%
1,307,108
-16,740
-1% -$132K
ATRO icon
2106
Astronics
ATRO
$1.41B
$10.3M 0.01%
1,117,854
-58,071
-5% -$533K
CNBKA
2107
DELISTED
Century Bancorp Inc/Mass
CNBKA
$10.3M 0.01%
164,854
-3,634
-2% -$226K
RMR icon
2108
The RMR Group
RMR
$288M
$10.2M 0.01%
379,546
+13,579
+4% +$366K
CHCT
2109
Community Healthcare Trust
CHCT
$445M
$10.2M 0.01%
267,012
+27,662
+12% +$1.06M
FNLC icon
2110
First Bancorp
FNLC
$301M
$10.2M 0.01%
463,554
-636
-0.1% -$14K
DAY icon
2111
Dayforce
DAY
$10.9B
$10.2M 0.01%
202,866
+59,466
+41% +$2.98M
EVC icon
2112
Entravision Communication
EVC
$226M
$10.1M 0.01%
4,984,330
-97,256
-2% -$197K
ZEN
2113
DELISTED
ZENDESK INC
ZEN
$10.1M 0.01%
157,820
-16,615
-10% -$1.06M
KOS icon
2114
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$799M
$10.1M 0.01%
11,226,252
-995,407
-8% -$891K
HTB
2115
HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.
HTB
$713M
$10M 0.01%
630,227
-2,021
-0.3% -$32.2K
CONN
2116
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
$10M 0.01%
2,399,324
-34,781
-1% -$145K
TBRG icon
2117
TruBridge
TBRG
$302M
$10M 0.01%
450,698
+26,438
+6% +$588K
NVCR icon
2118
NovoCure
NVCR
$1.36B
$10M 0.01%
148,625
-6,013
-4% -$405K
OIS icon
2119
Oil States International
OIS
$341M
$9.99M 0.01%
4,921,114
-7,935
-0.2% -$16.1K
NEWR
2120
DELISTED
New Relic, Inc.
NEWR
$9.99M 0.01%
215,944
+50,007
+30% +$2.31M
VEON icon
2121
VEON
VEON
$3.71B
$9.98M 0.01%
264,624
-23,332
-8% -$880K
CNCE
2122
DELISTED
Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CNCE
$9.94M 0.01%
1,124,820
-84,181
-7% -$744K
FMNB icon
2123
Farmers National Banc Corp
FMNB
$554M
$9.91M 0.01%
852,058
+30,970
+4% +$360K
CHUY
2124
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
$9.89M 0.01%
982,351
-41,383
-4% -$417K
FC icon
2125
Franklin Covey
FC
$240M
$9.89M 0.01%
636,364
-146,243
-19% -$2.27M