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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
VGZ icon
3226
Vista Gold
VGZ
$308M
$31.6K ﹤0.01%
16,168
BMEA icon
3227
Biomea Fusion
BMEA
$91.3M
$31.4K ﹤0.01%
25,339
RBOT
3228
DELISTED
Vicarious Surgical
RBOT
$31.4K ﹤0.01%
14,460
-5,515
-28% -$22.4K
BLNK icon
3229
Blink Charging
BLNK
$87.9M
$28.6K ﹤0.01%
42,819
WRN
3230
Western Copper and Gold
WRN
$544M
$28.3K ﹤0.01%
+10,615
New +$24.5K
LSTA icon
3231
Lisata Therapeutics
LSTA
$9.55M
$26.5K ﹤0.01%
14,253
-6,694
-32% -$14.9K
PULM icon
3232
Pulmatrix
PULM
$6.06M
$23K ﹤0.01%
10,326
-454
-4% -$1.97K
EDUC icon
3233
Educational Development Corp
EDUC
$11.8M
$22.5K ﹤0.01%
17,047
MGX icon
3234
Metagenomi Therapeutics
MGX
$46.3M
$22.3K ﹤0.01%
+13,783
New +$29.8K
HBIO icon
3235
Harvard Bioscience
HBIO
$29.2M
$18.6K ﹤0.01%
2,779
-46,835
-94% -$278K
UCL
3236
uCloudlink Group
UCL
$27.3M
$18.2K ﹤0.01%
+10,737
New +$22.5K
UPLD icon
3237
Upland Software
UPLD
$15.4M
$16.8K ﹤0.01%
1,177
-189
-14% -$3.6K
BATL icon
3238
Battalion Oil
BATL
$28.8M
$16.6K ﹤0.01%
14,689
-82
-0.6% -$94
INMB icon
3239
INmune Bio
INMB
$57.7M
$16.5K ﹤0.01%
10,581
REI icon
3240
Ring Energy
REI
$339M
$9.93K ﹤0.01%
11,409
ACET icon
3241
Adicet Bio
ACET
$74.7M
-3,310
Closed -$42.9K
ACHR icon
3242
Archer Aviation
ACHR
$4.26B
-294,764
Closed -$2.82M
ADVM
3243
DELISTED
Adverum Biotechnologies
ADVM
-234,541
Closed -$1.06M
AKRO
3244
DELISTED
Akero Therapeutics
AKRO
-810,568
Closed -$38.5M
ALE
3245
DELISTED
Allete
ALE
-961,880
Closed -$63.9M
ALHC icon
3246
Alignment Healthcare
ALHC
$2.98B
-24,875
Closed -$434K
APLD icon
3247
Applied Digital
APLD
$8.41B
-38,643
Closed -$886K
APYX icon
3248
Apyx Medical
APYX
$171M
-24,664
Closed -$52.8K
ARIS
3249
DELISTED
Aris Water Solutions
ARIS
-611,145
Closed -$15.1M
ASAN icon
3250
Asana
ASAN
$2.13B
-14,179
Closed -$189K

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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.