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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
GAIA icon
2776
Gaia
GAIA
$48.4M
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
439,076
-3,806
-0.9% -$17.4K
UEIC icon
2777
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$61.3M
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
441,338
-61,478
-12% -$224K
ORLA
2778
DELISTED
Orla Mining
ORLA
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
118,066
-966,085
-89% -$11.7M
FOA icon
2779
Finance of America Companies
FOA
$198M
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
65,132
+15,914
+32% +$362K
ASTL icon
2780
Algoma Steel
ASTL
$431M
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
383,587
-116,487
-23% -$464K
MHH icon
2781
Mastech Digital
MHH
$93.2M
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
222,848
-10,048
-4% -$72.3K
DIBS icon
2782
1stdibs.com
DIBS
$171M
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
258,946
-62,925
-20% -$283K
FATE icon
2783
Fate Therapeutics
FATE
$326M
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
1,577,478
-517,497
-25% -$621K
CFBK icon
2784
CF Bankshares
CFBK
$236M
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
62,077
+16,359
+36% +$391K
BZUN
2785
Baozun
BZUN
$172M
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
575,602
-27,414
-5% -$86.1K
AMPL icon
2786
Amplitude
AMPL
$1.41B
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
131,961
-428
-0.3% -$4.5K
LUCK
2787
Lucky Strike Entertainment
LUCK
$911M
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
180,332
-2,300
-1% -$19.9K
GRAB icon
2788
Grab
GRAB
$14.9B
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
305,518
+4,335
+1% +$24K
CXW icon
2789
CoreCivic
CXW
$3.19B
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
79,602
+4,882
+7% +$89.5K
MXCT icon
2790
MaxCyte
MXCT
$126M
$1.5M ﹤0.01%
966,562
-484,905
-33% -$775K
DXLG icon
2791
Destination XL Group
DXLG
$35.4M
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
1,622,253
-119,271
-7% -$122K
BTMD icon
2792
Biote Corp
BTMD
$44.9M
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
567,533
+285
+0.1% +$779
EWCZ
2793
DELISTED
European Wax Center
EWCZ
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
409,155
-72,361
-15% -$270K
DLTH icon
2794
Duluth Holdings
DLTH
$159M
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
706,705
-63,460
-8% -$188K
SMID icon
2795
Smith-Midland
SMID
$152M
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
40,345
+3,244
+9% +$116K
API
2796
Agora
API
$377M
$1.45M ﹤0.01%
355,527
+9,939
+3% +$36.5K
SPWH icon
2797
Sportsman's Warehouse
SPWH
$46M
$1.44M ﹤0.01%
988,952
-50,149
-5% -$109K
VMD icon
2798
Viemed Healthcare
VMD
$371M
$1.44M ﹤0.01%
193,792
-31,325
-14% -$215K
EXK
2799
Endeavour Silver
EXK
$2.83B
$1.43M ﹤0.01%
151,850
-1,839,881
-92% -$15.6M
FCAP icon
2800
First Capital
FCAP
$214M
$1.43M ﹤0.01%
24,111
+46
+0.2% +$2.27K

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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.