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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
UNM icon
351
Unum
UNM
$14.3B
$294M 0.06%
3,791,712
+13,832
+0.4% +$1.06M
PPG icon
352
PPG Industries
PPG
$26.6B
$294M 0.06%
2,866,932
-153,206
-5% -$15.4M
AN icon
353
AutoNation
AN
$6.92B
$294M 0.06%
1,422,350
+29,697
+2% +$6.18M
EMN icon
354
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$8.42B
$293M 0.06%
4,597,875
+545,219
+13% +$33.6M
ADT icon
355
ADT
ADT
$5.58B
$293M 0.06%
36,357,866
+2,376,977
+7% +$19.8M
POST icon
356
Post Holdings
POST
$3.57B
$293M 0.06%
2,957,198
+144,775
+5% +$15M
UBSI icon
357
United Bankshares
UBSI
$6.62B
$292M 0.06%
7,604,523
-137,385
-2% -$5.12M
RNR icon
358
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$13.4B
$290M 0.06%
1,033,009
+31,599
+3% +$8.32M
KEYS icon
359
Keysight
KEYS
$58.3B
$290M 0.06%
1,426,356
+16,736
+1% +$3.11M
MCK icon
360
McKesson
MCK
$101B
$289M 0.06%
352,086
-235
-0.1% -$192K
DAR icon
361
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.44B
$289M 0.06%
8,019,406
+242,857
+3% +$8.22M
OC icon
362
Owens Corning
OC
$12.4B
$288M 0.06%
2,576,405
+645,773
+33% +$75.8M
ULTA icon
363
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$24.3B
$288M 0.06%
476,504
-34,405
-7% -$18.9M
BABA icon
364
Alibaba
BABA
$308B
$288M 0.06%
1,964,176
-64,483
-3% -$10.5M
EQT icon
365
EQT Corp
EQT
$32.3B
$288M 0.06%
5,370,042
+197,383
+4% +$11.1M
CEG icon
366
Constellation Energy
CEG
$95.6B
$288M 0.06%
814,393
-11,871
-1% -$4.31M
CRL icon
367
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$12.8B
$288M 0.06%
1,442,224
+311,319
+28% +$56.5M
CM icon
368
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$108B
$287M 0.06%
3,165,969
+21,992
+0.7% +$1.89M
UL icon
369
Unilever
UL
$136B
$287M 0.06%
4,382,852
+131,449
+3% +$8.83M
NXST icon
370
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.97B
$285M 0.06%
1,402,272
+10,949
+0.8% +$2.14M
MNST icon
371
Monster Beverage
MNST
$88.5B
$285M 0.06%
3,711,884
-194,120
-5% -$13.9M
AGO icon
372
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.34B
$283M 0.06%
3,153,683
-221,217
-7% -$19.1M
MTDR icon
373
Matador Resources
MTDR
$6.09B
$283M 0.06%
6,670,265
+258,745
+4% +$10.9M
AVT icon
374
Avnet
AVT
$7.92B
$282M 0.06%
5,863,499
-16,821
-0.3% -$827K
LPLA icon
375
LPL Financial
LPLA
$28.6B
$282M 0.06%
788,342
-59,474
-7% -$21M

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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.