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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
ATXS
2651
DELISTED
Astria Therapeutics
ATXS
$2.94M ﹤0.01%
224,658
+9,242
+4% +$110K
MVST icon
2652
Microvast
MVST
$302M
$2.94M ﹤0.01%
+1,048,946
New +$4.38M
DGICB
2653
Donegal Group Class B
DGICB
$891M
$2.92M ﹤0.01%
164,894
MBCN
2654
DELISTED
Middlefield Banc Corp
MBCN
$2.91M ﹤0.01%
84,399
+522
+0.6% +$17.3K
PBFS icon
2655
Pioneer Bancorp
PBFS
$434M
$2.91M ﹤0.01%
216,055
-1,111
-0.5% -$14.9K
CLAR icon
2656
Clarus
CLAR
$143M
$2.9M ﹤0.01%
866,769
-138,738
-14% -$472K
SLQT icon
2657
SelectQuote
SLQT
$121M
$2.85M ﹤0.01%
2,024,358
-278,211
-12% -$465K
CMTL icon
2658
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$51.8M
$2.84M ﹤0.01%
537,615
-166,224
-24% -$542K
VRA icon
2659
Vera Bradley
VRA
$98.7M
$2.84M ﹤0.01%
1,174,717
-168,954
-13% -$392K
AER icon
2660
AerCap
AER
$23.8B
$2.84M ﹤0.01%
19,760
-3,513
-15% -$465K
HUYA
2661
Huya Inc
HUYA
$558M
$2.84M ﹤0.01%
985,533
+31,101
+3% +$91.1K
AURA icon
2662
Aura Biosciences
AURA
$826M
$2.82M ﹤0.01%
517,916
+20,641
+4% +$123K
MNSB icon
2663
MainStreet Bancshares
MNSB
$172M
$2.82M ﹤0.01%
138,351
+19,224
+16% +$376K
TRDA icon
2664
Entrada Therapeutics
TRDA
$267M
$2.81M ﹤0.01%
273,378
-120,901
-31% -$1.02M
GRSD
2665
Grandstand Limited Ordinary Shares
GRSD
$67M
$2.8M ﹤0.01%
513,162
-119,168
-19% -$758K
MRVI icon
2666
Maravai LifeSciences
MRVI
$919M
$2.8M ﹤0.01%
860,547
-76,008
-8% -$256K
DSGN icon
2667
Design Therapeutics
DSGN
$876M
$2.8M ﹤0.01%
297,921
+18,104
+6% +$142K
OBT icon
2668
Orange County Bancorp
OBT
$518M
$2.79M ﹤0.01%
97,731
+13,845
+17% +$364K
DDD icon
2669
3D Systems Corp
DDD
$613M
$2.76M ﹤0.01%
1,560,884
+61,778
+4% +$150K
ASM
2670
Avino Silver & Gold Mines
ASM
$1.2B
$2.76M ﹤0.01%
444,278
+199,832
+82% +$1.08M
IMOS
2671
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES
IMOS
$1.83B
$2.73M ﹤0.01%
91,919
+356
+0.4% +$8.87K
PINE
2672
Alpine Income Property Trust
PINE
$352M
$2.72M ﹤0.01%
162,908
-65
-0% -$1.01K
DENN
2673
DELISTED
Denny's
DENN
$2.71M ﹤0.01%
436,324
-127,488
-23% -$723K
TSHA icon
2674
Taysha Gene Therapies
TSHA
$1.89B
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
490,472
+145,309
+42% +$706K
DXUV
2675
Dimensional US Vector Equity ETF
DXUV
$567M
$2.69M ﹤0.01%
45,000
-55,000
-55% -$3.24M

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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.