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
SAN icon
2301
Banco Santander
SAN
$149B
$6.53M ﹤0.01%
2,897,982
-307,664
-10% -$693K
PWOD
2302
DELISTED
Penns Woods Bancorp
PWOD
$6.49M ﹤0.01%
267,142
+914
+0.3% +$22.2K
ROAD icon
2303
Construction Partners
ROAD
$7.02B
$6.48M ﹤0.01%
383,547
+54,968
+17% +$928K
CLBK icon
2304
Columbia Financial
CLBK
$1.6B
$6.47M ﹤0.01%
449,335
+89,633
+25% +$1.29M
FBIZ icon
2305
First Business Financial Services
FBIZ
$431M
$6.45M ﹤0.01%
416,354
+6,327
+2% +$98.1K
BUD icon
2306
AB InBev
BUD
$114B
$6.44M ﹤0.01%
145,967
-9,627
-6% -$425K
EBTC
2307
DELISTED
Enterprise Bancorp
EBTC
$6.44M ﹤0.01%
238,465
+8,232
+4% +$222K
FTS icon
2308
Fortis
FTS
$24.9B
$6.42M ﹤0.01%
166,608
-4,066
-2% -$157K
ASR icon
2309
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$10.4B
$6.41M ﹤0.01%
68,030
-20,660
-23% -$1.95M
LQDT icon
2310
Liquidity Services
LQDT
$849M
$6.37M ﹤0.01%
1,640,924
-1,342
-0.1% -$5.21K
LBTYK icon
2311
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$4.07B
$6.35M ﹤0.01%
404,294
RCM
2312
DELISTED
R1 RCM Inc. Common Stock
RCM
$6.32M ﹤0.01%
695,332
+219,819
+46% +$2M
FBMS
2313
DELISTED
The First Bancshares, Inc.
FBMS
$6.31M ﹤0.01%
331,019
+48,671
+17% +$928K
GHL
2314
DELISTED
Greenhill & Co., Inc.
GHL
$6.27M ﹤0.01%
637,551
-92,004
-13% -$905K
VEDL
2315
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
$6.27M ﹤0.01%
1,766,341
-307,448
-15% -$1.09M
MG icon
2316
Mistras Group
MG
$299M
$6.27M ﹤0.01%
1,471,744
+12,632
+0.9% +$53.8K
ALTR
2317
DELISTED
Altair Engineering Inc. Class A Common Stock
ALTR
$6.26M ﹤0.01%
236,148
+35,343
+18% +$936K
FRGI
2318
DELISTED
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.
FRGI
$6.24M ﹤0.01%
1,548,687
-100,118
-6% -$403K
ORN icon
2319
Orion Group Holdings
ORN
$299M
$6.23M ﹤0.01%
2,397,138
+39,846
+2% +$104K
TLRA
2320
DELISTED
Telaria, Inc.
TLRA
$6.22M ﹤0.01%
1,036,970
CULP icon
2321
Culp
CULP
$59.5M
$6.21M ﹤0.01%
843,703
+10,132
+1% +$74.6K
SEI
2322
Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc.
SEI
$1.39B
$6.21M ﹤0.01%
1,182,727
+91,218
+8% +$479K
IHC
2323
DELISTED
Independence Holding Company
IHC
$6.18M ﹤0.01%
241,665
+1,148
+0.5% +$29.3K
BVH
2324
DELISTED
Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation
BVH
$6.17M ﹤0.01%
534,210
+363
+0.1% +$4.19K
QUAD icon
2325
Quad
QUAD
$333M
$6.16M ﹤0.01%
2,445,467
+3,563
+0.1% +$8.98K