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Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $481B
1-Year Est. Return 30.42%
 

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 Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+4.29%
1 Year Est. Return
+30.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+88.16%
5 Year Est. Return
+120.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+492.93%
AUM
$477B
AUM Growth
+$10.7B
Cap. Flow
-$163M
Cap. Flow %
-0.03%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.74%
Holding
3,340
New
69
Increased
1,594
Reduced
1,516
Closed
100

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$469M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$373M
3
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$308M
4
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$195M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$172M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 21.93%
2 Financials 18.11%
3 Industrials 12.13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.34%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
NKSH icon
2576
National Bankshares
NKSH
$268M
$4.22M ﹤0.01%
125,956
+3,901
+3% +$118K
IOVA icon
2577
Iovance Biotherapeutics
IOVA
$2.87B
$4.2M ﹤0.01%
1,539,110
-1,283,648
-45% -$2.97M
CLDT
2578
Chatham Lodging
CLDT
$586M
$4.19M ﹤0.01%
615,322
+2,496
+0.4% +$16.6K
CIX icon
2579
Comp X International
CIX
$371M
$4.18M ﹤0.01%
179,847
-966
-0.5% -$21.9K
CDLR icon
2580
Cadeler
CDLR
$2.28B
$4.17M ﹤0.01%
224,498
-112,418
-33% -$2.09M
MAX icon
2581
MediaAlpha
MAX
$821M
$4.14M ﹤0.01%
319,798
+201,106
+169% +$2.46M
PHI icon
2582
PLDT
PHI
$4.33B
$4.13M ﹤0.01%
189,908
-399
-0.2% -$8.19K
IMVT icon
2583
Immunovant
IMVT
$8.25B
$4.08M ﹤0.01%
160,442
-213,843
-57% -$4.77M
TAYD icon
2584
Taylor Devices
TAYD
$175M
$4.07M ﹤0.01%
69,543
+217
+0.3% +$10.5K
ILPT
2585
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust
ILPT
$586M
$4.05M ﹤0.01%
731,001
+6,804
+0.9% +$37.6K
BKSY icon
2586
BlackSky Technology
BKSY
$1.19B
$4.04M ﹤0.01%
215,148
-31,796
-13% -$648K
ALOT icon
2587
AstroNova
ALOT
$227M
$4.02M ﹤0.01%
464,480
-21,070
-4% -$184K
YRD
2588
Yiren Digital
YRD
$110M
$4.01M ﹤0.01%
1,083,471
+4,123
+0.4% +$21.1K
SGA icon
2589
Saga Communications
SGA
$63.9M
$3.99M ﹤0.01%
349,262
-8,175
-2% -$98.6K
OABI icon
2590
OmniAb
OABI
$447M
$3.98M ﹤0.01%
2,152,593
-395,691
-16% -$688K
FVCB icon
2591
FVCBankcorp
FVCB
$333M
$3.95M ﹤0.01%
283,617
+12,627
+5% +$162K
BLDP
2592
Ballard Power Systems
BLDP
$790M
$3.93M ﹤0.01%
1,547,865
+635,537
+70% +$1.97M
OOMA icon
2593
Ooma
OOMA
$604M
$3.93M ﹤0.01%
334,910
+17,184
+5% +$196K
HCAT icon
2594
Health Catalyst
HCAT
$128M
$3.92M ﹤0.01%
1,641,528
-272,568
-14% -$745K
BILI icon
2595
Bilibili
BILI
$7.84B
$3.92M ﹤0.01%
159,421
+24,949
+19% +$671K
EBMT icon
2596
Eagle Bancorp Montana
EBMT
$190M
$3.91M ﹤0.01%
196,281
+8,432
+4% +$147K
NXDR
2597
Nextdoor Holdings
NXDR
$986M
$3.85M ﹤0.01%
1,830,556
-35,323
-2% -$69.2K
SLDB icon
2598
Solid Biosciences
SLDB
$900M
$3.83M ﹤0.01%
679,084
+235,543
+53% +$1.28M
FWRD icon
2599
Forward Air
FWRD
$654M
$3.82M ﹤0.01%
152,774
+118,062
+340% +$2.66M
RGTI icon
2600
Rigetti Computing
RGTI
$5.99B
$3.8M ﹤0.01%
171,772
+82,225
+92% +$2.68M

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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q4 2025 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2025, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,340 positions worth $477B, up 2.3% from $466B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q4 2025 filing shows 69 new, 1,594 increased, 1,516 reduced and 100 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Qnity Electronics Inc: 1,613,007 shares worth $132M. The largest sale was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $675M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, down from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q4 2025 buy was Qnity Electronics Inc: 1,613,007 shares worth $132M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2025, an estimated $469M increase.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q4 2025 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $675M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Mr. Cooper in Q4 2025, selling an estimated $430M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $477B portfolio in Q4 2025.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 69 new positions and closed 100 in Q4 2025.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value rose 2.3% quarter-over-quarter to $477B.

Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2025, filed 12 Feb 2026.