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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
EXE
426
Expand Energy Corp
EXE
$21.5B
$254M 0.05%
2,300,365
+21,050
+0.9% +$2.33M
THC icon
427
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$21.1B
$254M 0.05%
1,275,779
-56,304
-4% -$11.4M
RVTY icon
428
Revvity
RVTY
$12.8B
$253M 0.05%
2,612,116
+486,159
+23% +$46.7M
SKYW icon
429
Skywest
SKYW
$4.34B
$252M 0.05%
2,508,655
+22,110
+0.9% +$2.21M
GATX icon
430
GATX Corp
GATX
$6.27B
$251M 0.05%
1,481,900
+9,109
+0.6% +$1.5M
IR icon
431
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$33.7B
$251M 0.05%
3,170,102
-123,763
-4% -$9.77M
ROP icon
432
Roper Technologies
ROP
$39.8B
$251M 0.05%
563,289
+38,044
+7% +$17.6M
CACI icon
433
CACI
CACI
$14.2B
$250M 0.05%
469,113
-1,423
-0.3% -$804K
CMG icon
434
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$41.5B
$249M 0.05%
6,717,077
-728,287
-10% -$26.3M
ASB icon
435
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$5.91B
$248M 0.05%
9,641,148
-207,700
-2% -$5.34M
MUR icon
436
Murphy Oil
MUR
$4.78B
$248M 0.05%
7,933,059
+231,253
+3% +$6.96M
FIX icon
437
Comfort Systems
FIX
$59.6B
$248M 0.05%
265,524
-39,147
-13% -$36.1M
STX icon
438
Seagate
STX
$184B
$248M 0.05%
899,066
+488
+0.1% +$127K
APO icon
439
Apollo Global Management
APO
$73.4B
$247M 0.05%
1,709,351
+322,322
+23% +$42.8M
CNH
440
CNH Industrial
CNH
$17.5B
$247M 0.05%
26,824,753
+8,332,615
+45% +$83.2M
ACA icon
441
Arcosa
ACA
$7.11B
$247M 0.05%
2,322,901
+13,059
+0.6% +$1.32M
TECK icon
442
Teck Resources
TECK
$32.6B
$247M 0.05%
5,156,818
+37,924
+0.7% +$1.64M
NOW icon
443
ServiceNow
NOW
$129B
$247M 0.05%
1,610,974
-19,256
-1% -$3.3M
NNI icon
444
Nelnet
NNI
$4.7B
$246M 0.05%
1,848,962
-37,739
-2% -$4.94M
ESS icon
445
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.5B
$246M 0.05%
938,637
+9,450
+1% +$2.45M
MATX icon
446
Matsons
MATX
$6.18B
$245M 0.05%
1,982,793
+21,463
+1% +$2.31M
SWKS icon
447
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$10.6B
$245M 0.05%
3,859,197
+717,724
+23% +$50.2M
ATI icon
448
ATI
ATI
$31B
$244M 0.05%
2,125,976
-16,024
-0.7% -$1.56M
AL
449
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
$243M 0.05%
3,783,714
-2,807,673
-43% -$179M
KMB icon
450
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.5B
$242M 0.05%
2,400,906
+23,496
+1% +$2.57M

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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.