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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
PNFP icon
401
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc
PNFP
$15.8B
$266M 0.06%
2,790,636
+110,465
+4% +$10.1M
AUB icon
402
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.97B
$266M 0.06%
7,532,643
-234,061
-3% -$8.04M
KDP icon
403
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$40.8B
$266M 0.06%
9,482,286
-437,924
-4% -$12M
LULU icon
404
lululemon athletica
LULU
$14.6B
$265M 0.06%
1,273,949
-37,715
-3% -$6.83M
CTRA
405
DELISTED
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$265M 0.06%
10,057,493
-257,781
-2% -$6.5M
CRK icon
406
Comstock Resources
CRK
$3.94B
$263M 0.06%
11,363,448
-843,650
-7% -$18.6M
RF icon
407
Regions Financial
RF
$26.8B
$263M 0.06%
9,686,960
-293,351
-3% -$7.49M
TDS icon
408
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$3.75B
$262M 0.06%
6,392,050
+101,482
+2% +$3.95M
A icon
409
Agilent Technologies
A
$41.2B
$262M 0.05%
1,923,541
+115,161
+6% +$16.6M
RGLD icon
410
Royal Gold
RGLD
$19.5B
$262M 0.05%
1,176,869
+183,604
+18% +$36.4M
GHC icon
411
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$5.02B
$261M 0.05%
237,617
-16,489
-6% -$17.6M
ABG icon
412
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$3.85B
$261M 0.05%
1,122,322
+18,154
+2% +$4.29M
PKG icon
413
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.8B
$261M 0.05%
1,263,969
-3,080
-0.2% -$626K
WSM icon
414
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$29.6B
$260M 0.05%
1,458,178
-5,633
-0.4% -$1.06M
BEN icon
415
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.2B
$260M 0.05%
10,882,860
+816,952
+8% +$18.8M
TSCO icon
416
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$18B
$259M 0.05%
5,178,583
-115,705
-2% -$6.23M
TCBI icon
417
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$4.32B
$259M 0.05%
2,855,649
-61,086
-2% -$5.36M
HAL icon
418
Halliburton
HAL
$26.6B
$258M 0.05%
9,135,287
+770,764
+9% +$20.3M
CRS icon
419
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$28.4B
$258M 0.05%
819,767
-132,558
-14% -$39.9M
AEM icon
420
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$90.5B
$258M 0.05%
1,520,595
-86,492
-5% -$14.5M
UTHR icon
421
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$23.1B
$257M 0.05%
528,210
+15,394
+3% +$7.17M
EME icon
422
Emcor
EME
$36B
$257M 0.05%
420,359
+9,256
+2% +$5.99M
WRB icon
423
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$26.6B
$255M 0.05%
3,638,379
-73,046
-2% -$5.38M
NDAQ icon
424
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$52.9B
$255M 0.05%
2,625,048
+28,023
+1% +$2.52M
CASY icon
425
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$30.9B
$255M 0.05%
461,176
+13,911
+3% +$7.66M

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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.