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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
WIX icon
2876
WIX.com
WIX
$2.52B
$920K ﹤0.01%
8,851
-76
-0.9% -$9.19K
SIF icon
2877
SIFCO Industries
SIF
$176M
$913K ﹤0.01%
163,654
-19,309
-11% -$129K
GRWG icon
2878
GrowGeneration
GRWG
$90.7M
$907K ﹤0.01%
604,679
-196,053
-24% -$322K
KG
2879
Kestrel Group
KG
$69M
$888K ﹤0.01%
86,686
+2,314
+3% +$41.7K
PEPG icon
2880
PepGen
PEPG
$197M
$880K ﹤0.01%
135,216
+102,210
+310% +$530K
SFBC
2881
Sound Financial Bancorp
SFBC
$111M
$856K ﹤0.01%
19,623
+35
+0.2% +$1.56K
DNA icon
2882
Ginkgo Bioworks
DNA
$521M
$853K ﹤0.01%
102,614
+89,298
+671% +$962K
SWKH
2883
DELISTED
SWK Holdings
SWKH
$849K ﹤0.01%
49,359
BGSF icon
2884
BGSF Inc
BGSF
$60M
$841K ﹤0.01%
181,734
-111,955
-38% -$455K
NCSM icon
2885
NCS Multistage Holdings
NCSM
$125M
$832K ﹤0.01%
21,044
+3,571
+20% +$143K
LNKB
2886
DELISTED
LINKBANCORP
LNKB
$828K ﹤0.01%
100,223
+50,370
+101% +$379K
CHGG icon
2887
Chegg
CHGG
$102M
$821K ﹤0.01%
883,102
-289,888
-25% -$316K
ARKR icon
2888
Ark Restaurants
ARKR
$20.2M
$819K ﹤0.01%
122,197
-11,673
-9% -$81.4K
RMNI icon
2889
Rimini Street
RMNI
$471M
$818K ﹤0.01%
210,726
+165,155
+362% +$685K
ACRS icon
2890
Aclaris Therapeutics
ACRS
$869M
$815K ﹤0.01%
270,850
+106,606
+65% +$269K
SSBI icon
2891
Summit State Bank
SSBI
$90.8M
$810K ﹤0.01%
69,624
-6,173
-8% -$69.8K
SHCO
2892
DELISTED
Soho House & Co
SHCO
$809K ﹤0.01%
90,244
-27,564
-23% -$245K
SGMT icon
2893
Sagimet Biosciences
SGMT
$559M
$805K ﹤0.01%
136,039
+110,705
+437% +$795K
FNWD icon
2894
Finward Bancorp
FNWD
$193M
$805K ﹤0.01%
22,869
+1,411
+7% +$49.7K
INVE icon
2895
Identive
INVE
$61.9M
$801K ﹤0.01%
208,666
-76,518
-27% -$276K
CVR icon
2896
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co
CVR
$10.2M
$799K ﹤0.01%
57,456
-3,182
-5% -$33.6K
CTEV
2897
Claritev Corp
CTEV
$556M
$791K ﹤0.01%
+18,505
New +$941K
CVGI icon
2898
Commercial Vehicle Group
CVGI
$147M
$770K ﹤0.01%
534,725
-219,620
-29% -$349K
VBNK
2899
VersaBank
VBNK
$615M
$763K ﹤0.01%
50,912
FXNC icon
2900
First National Corp
FXNC
$287M
$752K ﹤0.01%
29,801
+4,086
+16% +$97K

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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.