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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
EVI icon
2676
EVI Industries
EVI
$180M
$2.65M ﹤0.01%
107,563
+3,183
+3% +$79.2K
DOUG icon
2677
Douglas Elliman
DOUG
$162M
$2.65M ﹤0.01%
1,117,914
+12,739
+1% +$32.8K
NUTX
2678
Nutex Health
NUTX
$1.11B
$2.65M ﹤0.01%
16,045
NTIC icon
2679
Northern Technologies International Corp
NTIC
$80M
$2.65M ﹤0.01%
338,147
-20,267
-6% -$156K
FNWB icon
2680
First Northwest Bancorp
FNWB
$104M
$2.64M ﹤0.01%
281,966
-37,546
-12% -$341K
EGHT icon
2681
8x8 Inc
EGHT
$332M
$2.64M ﹤0.01%
1,339,204
+42,912
+3% +$84.5K
RGCO icon
2682
RGC Resources
RGCO
$228M
$2.64M ﹤0.01%
123,756
+90
+0.1% +$1.96K
LNSR icon
2683
LENSAR
LNSR
$74.2M
$2.62M ﹤0.01%
224,934
TAK icon
2684
Takeda Pharmaceutical
TAK
$55.7B
$2.55M ﹤0.01%
163,286
-5,270
-3% -$75.3K
SND icon
2685
Smart Sand
SND
$194M
$2.54M ﹤0.01%
635,986
+17,278
+3% +$48.9K
PAYS icon
2686
Paysign
PAYS
$705M
$2.54M ﹤0.01%
492,883
+61,726
+14% +$333K
RAPP
2687
Rapport Therapeutics
RAPP
$2.18B
$2.53M ﹤0.01%
83,487
+72,157
+637% +$2M
SYRE icon
2688
Spyre Therapeutics
SYRE
$9.25B
$2.53M ﹤0.01%
77,290
-6,926
-8% -$181K
AKBA icon
2689
Akebia Therapeutics
AKBA
$252M
$2.53M ﹤0.01%
1,571,012
-195,679
-11% -$410K
TYRA icon
2690
Tyra Biosciences
TYRA
$1.58B
$2.51M ﹤0.01%
95,640
+55,961
+141% +$1.03M
UGP icon
2691
Ultrapar
UGP
$6.54B
$2.5M ﹤0.01%
662,738
+110,209
+20% +$436K
OMAB icon
2692
Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
OMAB
$5.33B
$2.49M ﹤0.01%
22,901
-60
-0.3% -$6.27K
FRAF icon
2693
Franklin Financial Services
FRAF
$280M
$2.48M ﹤0.01%
49,391
-2,713
-5% -$133K
QTRX icon
2694
Quanterix
QTRX
$190M
$2.48M ﹤0.01%
389,466
-317,605
-45% -$1.97M
CHKP icon
2695
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.1B
$2.47M ﹤0.01%
13,314
-84
-0.6% -$16.2K
VLRS
2696
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion
VLRS
$939M
$2.45M ﹤0.01%
276,284
-3,390
-1% -$24.6K
HGTY icon
2697
Hagerty
HGTY
$1.39B
$2.44M ﹤0.01%
181,448
+60,701
+50% +$758K
MLTX icon
2698
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics
MLTX
$1.55B
$2.42M ﹤0.01%
183,552
+172,550
+1,568% +$2.04M
PRMB
2699
Primo Brands
PRMB
$8.54B
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
146,938
-147,957
-50% -$2.73M
PDEX icon
2700
Pro-Dex
PDEX
$209M
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
62,120
-407
-0.7% -$14.1K

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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.