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
DNLI icon
2126
Denali Therapeutics
DNLI
$2.07B
$9.88M 0.01%
563,859
+42,193
+8% +$739K
ORBC
2127
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
$9.87M 0.01%
4,047,169
-124,198
-3% -$303K
BGC icon
2128
BGC Group
BGC
$4.82B
$9.86M 0.01%
3,914,164
+207,036
+6% +$522K
ALTA
2129
DELISTED
Altabancorp Common Stock
ALTA
$9.86M 0.01%
509,063
+17,573
+4% +$340K
WPM icon
2130
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$48.4B
$9.85M 0.01%
357,859
-253,719
-41% -$6.98M
HQY icon
2131
HealthEquity
HQY
$7.97B
$9.82M 0.01%
194,040
-374,842
-66% -$19M
FSP
2132
Franklin Street Properties
FSP
$174M
$9.78M 0.01%
1,706,525
+20,047
+1% +$115K
SNDX icon
2133
Syndax Pharmaceuticals
SNDX
$1.34B
$9.75M 0.01%
888,516
-49,445
-5% -$542K
AUD
2134
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
$9.73M 0.01%
5,689,416
+187,019
+3% +$320K
GH icon
2135
Guardant Health
GH
$6.85B
$9.7M 0.01%
139,310
+12,504
+10% +$871K
BKE icon
2136
Buckle
BKE
$3.04B
$9.7M 0.01%
706,951
+163,979
+30% +$2.25M
ULH icon
2137
Universal Logistics Holdings
ULH
$650M
$9.69M 0.01%
739,641
+23,280
+3% +$305K
AMNB
2138
DELISTED
American National Bankshares Inc
AMNB
$9.68M 0.01%
405,164
+9,658
+2% +$231K
NEX
2139
DELISTED
NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.
NEX
$9.68M 0.01%
8,273,746
+334,566
+4% +$391K
LX
2140
LexinFintech Holdings
LX
$961M
$9.67M 0.01%
1,091,477
+384,035
+54% +$3.4M
W icon
2141
Wayfair
W
$11.4B
$9.64M 0.01%
180,371
-22,838
-11% -$1.22M
UAA icon
2142
Under Armour
UAA
$2.08B
$9.64M 0.01%
1,046,322
+161,095
+18% +$1.48M
FSV icon
2143
FirstService
FSV
$9.31B
$9.63M 0.01%
124,825
+4,072
+3% +$314K
HONE icon
2144
HarborOne Bancorp
HONE
$563M
$9.62M 0.01%
1,276,983
+198,561
+18% +$1.5M
ENLC
2145
DELISTED
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC
ENLC
$9.6M 0.01%
8,728,153
+1,064,465
+14% +$1.17M
GEF.B icon
2146
Greif Class B
GEF.B
$2.46B
$9.56M 0.01%
238,702
+7,213
+3% +$289K
ZEUS icon
2147
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
$368M
$9.55M 0.01%
922,333
-2,247
-0.2% -$23.3K
VTOL icon
2148
Bristow Group
VTOL
$1.09B
$9.52M 0.01%
892,863
+4,310
+0.5% +$45.9K
AMC icon
2149
AMC Entertainment Holdings
AMC
$1.44B
$9.44M ﹤0.01%
298,633
-12,802
-4% -$405K
LAKE icon
2150
Lakeland Industries
LAKE
$139M
$9.42M ﹤0.01%
607,930
+3,279
+0.5% +$50.8K