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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
LGL icon
2951
LGL Group
LGL
$46.5M
$571K ﹤0.01%
99,240
-1,300
-1% -$7.89K
FORTY
2952
Formula Systems
FORTY
$1.67B
$567K ﹤0.01%
3,229
-7
-0.2% -$1.08K
CCCC icon
2953
C4 Therapeutics
CCCC
$412M
$566K ﹤0.01%
296,480
-52,809
-15% -$125K
CLPR
2954
Clipper Realty
CLPR
$46.2M
$562K ﹤0.01%
147,119
EU
2955
enCore Energy
EU
$243M
$560K ﹤0.01%
225,887
-3,220
-1% -$9.2K
MIND icon
2956
MIND Technology
MIND
$46.2M
$559K ﹤0.01%
63,540
+117
+0.2% +$1.17K
NAUT icon
2957
Nautilus Biotechnolgy
NAUT
$115M
$556K ﹤0.01%
285,439
-79,236
-22% -$130K
ANRO icon
2958
Alto Neuroscience
ANRO
$1.11B
$555K ﹤0.01%
+31,176
New +$393K
CHCI icon
2959
Comstock Holding Companies
CHCI
$153M
$549K ﹤0.01%
47,218
+8,443
+22% +$115K
SNDL icon
2960
Sundial Growers
SNDL
$320M
$545K ﹤0.01%
328,065
SANA icon
2961
Sana Biotechnology
SANA
$980M
$542K ﹤0.01%
133,078
-645,048
-83% -$2.89M
DCGO icon
2962
DocGo
DCGO
$62.6M
$526K ﹤0.01%
598,665
-290,952
-33% -$311K
POWW icon
2963
Outdoor Holding Co
POWW
$247M
$515K ﹤0.01%
301,267
-186,483
-38% -$321K
CRWS icon
2964
Crown Crafts
CRWS
$32.3M
$515K ﹤0.01%
185,936
-46,002
-20% -$128K
AVAL icon
2965
Grupo Aval
AVAL
$6.01B
$503K ﹤0.01%
123,927
-15,246
-11% -$61.2K
JFIN
2966
Jiayin Group
JFIN
$137M
$500K ﹤0.01%
86,280
+35,867
+71% +$302K
EMA
2967
Emera Inc
EMA
$15.6B
$498K ﹤0.01%
+10,109
New +$488K
TSQ icon
2968
Townsquare Media
TSQ
$118M
$493K ﹤0.01%
95,972
+13,373
+16% +$75.2K
BAM icon
2969
Brookfield Asset Management
BAM
$83.8B
$480K ﹤0.01%
9,169
-437
-5% -$23.5K
FLL icon
2970
Full House Resorts
FLL
$89M
$480K ﹤0.01%
183,854
-24,317
-12% -$65.3K
BNED icon
2971
Barnes & Noble Education
BNED
$443M
$477K ﹤0.01%
51,865
+500
+1% +$4.41K
ABAT icon
2972
American Battery Technology Co
ABAT
$356M
$476K ﹤0.01%
142,462
NIO icon
2973
NIO
NIO
$11.9B
$472K ﹤0.01%
92,117
+60,326
+190% +$372K
HNNA icon
2974
Hennessy Advisors
HNNA
$78.5M
$471K ﹤0.01%
49,110
+1,282
+3% +$12.7K
GPRO icon
2975
GoPro
GPRO
$126M
$465K ﹤0.01%
329,706
-153,128
-32% -$278K

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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.