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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
CSBR icon
3101
Champions Oncology
CSBR
$72.1M
$175K ﹤0.01%
25,354
+1,652
+7% +$11K
ELDN icon
3102
Eledon Pharmaceuticals
ELDN
$285M
$175K ﹤0.01%
115,682
-19,079
-14% -$45.4K
COOK icon
3103
Traeger
COOK
$172M
$169K ﹤0.01%
3,129
-3,949
-56% -$192K
KZR
3104
DELISTED
Kezar Life Sciences
KZR
$167K ﹤0.01%
26,543
+3,312
+14% +$19.3K
CNVS icon
3105
Cineverse
CNVS
$65.6M
$166K ﹤0.01%
78,936
+8,155
+12% +$22.1K
RPID icon
3106
Rapid Micro Biosystems
RPID
$86.2M
$162K ﹤0.01%
56,182
+540
+1% +$1.88K
SENS icon
3107
Senseonics Holdings Inc
SENS
$366M
$160K ﹤0.01%
+29,069
New +$202K
XGN icon
3108
Exagen
XGN
$166M
$160K ﹤0.01%
26,358
-1,029
-4% -$9.37K
RMCF icon
3109
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
RMCF
$7.84M
$160K ﹤0.01%
84,184
-14,612
-15% -$24.3K
CSAN icon
3110
Cosan
CSAN
$2.84B
$158K ﹤0.01%
40,000
-6,100
-13% -$27.8K
CRDF icon
3111
Cardiff Oncology
CRDF
$77.2M
$157K ﹤0.01%
55,710
+12
+0% +$28
QRHC icon
3112
Quest Resource Holding
QRHC
$31.6M
$155K ﹤0.01%
83,204
-135,933
-62% -$230K
FIRY
3113
Firy Inc
FIRY
$163M
$150K ﹤0.01%
34,771
+9,402
+37% +$58.1K
LGCY
3114
Legacy Education Inc
LGCY
$145M
$149K ﹤0.01%
+14,651
New +$141K
PLRX icon
3115
Pliant Therapeutics
PLRX
$65M
$149K ﹤0.01%
121,756
-29,917
-20% -$44.9K
CDLX icon
3116
Cardlytics
CDLX
$21.5M
$146K ﹤0.01%
12,723
-8,120
-39% -$125K
SLND icon
3117
Southland Holdings
SLND
$31.4M
$145K ﹤0.01%
43,815
+17,888
+69% +$70.5K
LTBR icon
3118
Lightbridge
LTBR
$311M
$144K ﹤0.01%
11,391
-5,633
-33% -$108K
HHS icon
3119
Harte-Hanks
HHS
$138K ﹤0.01%
45,988
VNCE icon
3120
Vince Holding Corp
VNCE
$86.8M
$135K ﹤0.01%
+33,133
New +$102K
NG icon
3121
NovaGold Resources
NG
$3.33B
$135K ﹤0.01%
14,490
SRG
3122
Seritage Growth Properties
SRG
$136M
$132K ﹤0.01%
40,618
+7,271
+22% +$27.6K
ZNTL icon
3123
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals
ZNTL
$302M
$130K ﹤0.01%
96,263
-88,769
-48% -$129K
GROW icon
3124
US Global Investors
GROW
$38.5M
$129K ﹤0.01%
53,644
-2,862
-5% -$7.12K
IMRX icon
3125
Immuneering
IMRX
$292M
$129K ﹤0.01%
19,562

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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.