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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
CPIX icon
2851
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
CPIX
$117M
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
272,278
-8,591
-3% -$25.5K
INSG icon
2852
Inseego
INSG
$90.5M
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
102,812
+48,217
+88% +$626K
CNA icon
2853
CNA Financial
CNA
$14.1B
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
21,981
-958
-4% -$44.2K
NUVL
2854
DELISTED
Nuvalent
NUVL
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
10,406
-19,119
-65% -$1.89M
SVRA icon
2855
Savara
SVRA
$1.19B
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
170,129
-530,517
-76% -$2.6M
ALT icon
2856
Altimmune
ALT
$599M
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
283,703
-14,086
-5% -$61.4K
VRNS icon
2857
Varonis Systems
VRNS
$5B
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
30,949
-22,003
-42% -$924K
ZVIA icon
2858
Zevia
ZVIA
$111M
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
435,731
+129,632
+42% +$322K
SRBK icon
2859
SR Bancorp
SRBK
$145M
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
63,891
+14,183
+29% +$218K
MDV
2860
Modiv Industrial
MDV
$187M
$1M ﹤0.01%
69,760
+1,637
+2% +$23.8K
CABA icon
2861
Cabaletta Bio
CABA
$455M
$990K ﹤0.01%
+452,039
New +$1.12M
FBLA
2862
FB Bancorp
FBLA
$251M
$976K ﹤0.01%
75,975
+57,379
+309% +$712K
JYNT icon
2863
The Joint Corp
JYNT
$119M
$976K ﹤0.01%
111,912
-33,004
-23% -$280K
UNB icon
2864
Union Bankshares
UNB
$109M
$974K ﹤0.01%
41,052
+62
+0.2% +$1.46K
SMLR
2865
DELISTED
Semler Scientific
SMLR
$964K ﹤0.01%
63,016
AXIA.PRC
2866
DELISTED
AXIA Energia American Depositary Shares Preferred Class C
AXIA.PRC
$961K ﹤0.01%
+111,504
New +$963K
QBTS icon
2867
D-Wave Quantum Inc. Common Stock
QBTS
$7.73B
$961K ﹤0.01%
36,740
-20,128
-35% -$586K
CPAC
2868
Cementos Pacasmayo
CPAC
$1.01B
$958K ﹤0.01%
91,754
+6,054
+7% +$46.4K
BLZE icon
2869
Backblaze
BLZE
$1.16B
$956K ﹤0.01%
205,127
+155,397
+312% +$1.07M
IX icon
2870
ORIX
IX
$43.5B
$951K ﹤0.01%
32,556
-21,299
-40% -$564K
CCO icon
2871
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings
CCO
$1.23B
$949K ﹤0.01%
429,311
+320,345
+294% +$594K
BSBR icon
2872
Santander
BSBR
$43.5B
$945K ﹤0.01%
154,685
+27,933
+22% +$164K
AAME icon
2873
Atlantic American Corp
AAME
$31.2M
$940K ﹤0.01%
332,110
-7,332
-2% -$20.1K
HVT.A icon
2874
Haverty Furniture Companies Class A
HVT.A
$507M
$925K ﹤0.01%
39,987
+412
+1% +$9.43K
GTE icon
2875
Gran Tierra Energy
GTE
$317M
$922K ﹤0.01%
217,505
+129,973
+148% +$548K

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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.