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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
PERF icon
3176
Perfect Corp
PERF
$196M
$82.5K ﹤0.01%
45,735
+5,258
+13% +$9.77K
FTEK icon
3177
Fuel Tech
FTEK
$43.7M
$79.7K ﹤0.01%
51,199
-3,202
-6% -$7.05K
GYRE icon
3178
Gyre Therapeutics
GYRE
$744M
$77K ﹤0.01%
+10,903
New +$84.1K
BEEP icon
3179
Mobile Infrastructure Corp
BEEP
$102M
$76.3K ﹤0.01%
29,905
+1,869
+7% +$5.85K
ATYR
3180
aTyr Pharma
ATYR
$50.1M
$76.2K ﹤0.01%
97,497
-117,049
-55% -$96.1K
QCLS
3181
Q/C Technologies Inc
QCLS
$22.9M
$76K ﹤0.01%
+19,058
New +$80.7K
GTIM icon
3182
Good Times Restaurants
GTIM
$15.5M
$75.7K ﹤0.01%
62,560
-4,772
-7% -$6.68K
NVAX icon
3183
Novavax
NVAX
$1.31B
$75K ﹤0.01%
+11,158
New +$84.1K
TCRX icon
3184
TScan Therapeutics
TCRX
$52M
$74.5K ﹤0.01%
74,467
-12,849
-15% -$18.6K
AHT
3185
Ashford Hospitality Trust
AHT
$21M
$74.2K ﹤0.01%
17,428
GETY icon
3186
Getty Images
GETY
$183M
$74K ﹤0.01%
55,216
MYPS icon
3187
PLAYSTUDIOS Inc
MYPS
$90.1M
$73.5K ﹤0.01%
112,779
-100,294
-47% -$78.1K
DOMH icon
3188
Dominari Holdings
DOMH
$55.4M
$72.3K ﹤0.01%
14,612
AEI icon
3189
Alset
AEI
$45.9M
$70.8K ﹤0.01%
+20,595
New +$55.5K
WHWK
3190
Whitehawk Therapeutics
WHWK
$271M
$69.3K ﹤0.01%
28,641
-15,474
-35% -$35.5K
SPRO icon
3191
Spero Therapeutics
SPRO
$73M
$69K ﹤0.01%
29,768
+774
+3% +$1.8K
CMCM
3192
Cheetah Mobile
CMCM
$96.5M
$68.6K ﹤0.01%
+11,433
New +$82.3K
SERA icon
3193
Sera Prognostics
SERA
$81.1M
$67.5K ﹤0.01%
22,934
+510
+2% +$1.65K
IAUX
3194
i-80 Gold Corp
IAUX
$1.4B
$66.9K ﹤0.01%
45,811
+26,811
+141% +$30.5K
NEPH icon
3195
Nephros
NEPH
$45.7M
$66.4K ﹤0.01%
13,601
LSF icon
3196
Laird Superfood
LSF
$47.8M
$64.6K ﹤0.01%
29,096
-1,380
-5% -$4.97K
FGBI icon
3197
First Guaranty Bancshares
FGBI
$159M
$64.4K ﹤0.01%
11,981
-1,643
-12% -$10.3K
RDNW
3198
RideNow Group
RDNW
$262M
$64.1K ﹤0.01%
11,616
-9,471
-45% -$44.3K
TDUP icon
3199
ThredUp
TDUP
$422M
$63.7K ﹤0.01%
10,055
USIO icon
3200
Usio Inc
USIO
$64M
$63.1K ﹤0.01%
46,421

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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.