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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
NNBR icon
2901
NN Inc
NNBR
$311M
$751K ﹤0.01%
587,147
-195,216
-25% -$299K
BWEN icon
2902
Broadwind
BWEN
$109M
$751K ﹤0.01%
265,255
+39,244
+17% +$103K
SNCR
2903
DELISTED
Synchronoss Technologies
SNCR
$750K ﹤0.01%
87,581
-8,934
-9% -$55.1K
LAC
2904
Lithium Americas
LAC
$1.17B
$747K ﹤0.01%
171,293
+6,383
+4% +$36.8K
HCM icon
2905
HUTCHMED
HCM
$2.17B
$746K ﹤0.01%
55,969
+34,248
+158% +$500K
CODA icon
2906
Coda Octopus Group
CODA
$120M
$742K ﹤0.01%
79,802
+18,241
+30% +$165K
KYTX icon
2907
Kyverna Therapeutics
KYTX
$484M
$737K ﹤0.01%
+78,413
New +$582K
CCLD icon
2908
CareCloud
CCLD
$112M
$736K ﹤0.01%
252,132
+141,343
+128% +$447K
STKL
2909
DELISTED
SunOpta
STKL
$733K ﹤0.01%
192,803
-7,636
-4% -$34.7K
NEXN
2910
Nexxen International
NEXN
$607M
$728K ﹤0.01%
111,250
-21,798
-16% -$162K
ELA icon
2911
Envela
ELA
$446M
$726K ﹤0.01%
54,334
-2,930
-5% -$30.6K
CGNT icon
2912
Cognyte Software
CGNT
$680M
$722K ﹤0.01%
76,792
-10,030
-12% -$86.8K
METCB icon
2913
Ramaco Resources Class B
METCB
$408M
$722K ﹤0.01%
63,029
-15,761
-20% -$216K
FDBC icon
2914
Fidelity D&D Bancorp
FDBC
$317M
$719K ﹤0.01%
16,515
+1,817
+12% +$80.6K
HNVR icon
2915
Hanover Bancorp
HNVR
$198M
$719K ﹤0.01%
31,089
+534
+2% +$11.9K
LODE icon
2916
Comstock
LODE
$245M
$718K ﹤0.01%
190,824
+103,342
+118% +$351K
CRNT icon
2917
Ceragon Networks
CRNT
$201M
$715K ﹤0.01%
340,548
STHO icon
2918
Star Holdings Shares of Beneficial Interest
STHO
$116M
$697K ﹤0.01%
84,747
-61,032
-42% -$467K
PTON icon
2919
Peloton Interactive
PTON
$2.49B
$694K ﹤0.01%
112,706
+8,379
+8% +$59K
BCAX
2920
Bicara Therapeutics
BCAX
$1.84B
$689K ﹤0.01%
+40,934
New +$699K
EDIT icon
2921
Editas Medicine
EDIT
$442M
$688K ﹤0.01%
335,479
-596,431
-64% -$1.72M
RYN icon
2922
Rayonier
RYN
$6.55B
$679K ﹤0.01%
31,365
+1,211
+4% +$27.4K
TIL icon
2923
Instil Bio
TIL
$50.3M
$671K ﹤0.01%
61,025
-19,791
-24% -$293K
ENVX icon
2924
Enovix
ENVX
$1.03B
$671K ﹤0.01%
91,780
+13,315
+17% +$129K
ACIU icon
2925
AC Immune
ACIU
$240M
$670K ﹤0.01%
213,464
+36,353
+21% +$115K

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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.