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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
MIDD icon
501
Middleby
MIDD
$6.08B
$221M 0.05%
1,486,120
+58,696
+4% +$7.71M
HBM icon
502
Hudbay
HBM
$12.3B
$221M 0.05%
11,130,803
-203,671
-2% -$3.44M
KEY icon
503
KeyCorp
KEY
$24.4B
$221M 0.05%
10,686,773
-178,716
-2% -$3.33M
FTI icon
504
TechnipFMC
FTI
$27.3B
$220M 0.05%
4,944,048
+180,418
+4% +$7.62M
KKR icon
505
KKR & Co
KKR
$92.3B
$220M 0.05%
1,726,562
+81,053
+5% +$10.1M
AMCR icon
506
Amcor
AMCR
$22.1B
$220M 0.05%
5,271,989
-253,365
-5% -$10.5M
BX icon
507
Blackstone
BX
$110B
$220M 0.05%
1,425,549
-8,959
-0.6% -$1.36M
IDCC icon
508
InterDigital
IDCC
$8.89B
$219M 0.05%
688,642
-3,708
-0.5% -$1.31M
BHP icon
509
BHP
BHP
$230B
$219M 0.05%
3,625,889
-253,431
-7% -$14.4M
TWLO icon
510
Twilio
TWLO
$36.6B
$219M 0.05%
1,536,672
-16,369
-1% -$2.03M
SUI icon
511
Sun Communities
SUI
$14.7B
$218M 0.05%
1,760,713
-28,200
-2% -$3.53M
HLT icon
512
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$71.5B
$218M 0.05%
757,867
+8,970
+1% +$2.44M
GFI icon
513
Gold Fields
GFI
$36.5B
$217M 0.05%
4,980,882
-597,030
-11% -$24.9M
HSY icon
514
Hershey
HSY
$36.6B
$217M 0.05%
1,190,694
+48,904
+4% +$8.94M
SF
515
Stifel
SF
$12.6B
$216M 0.05%
2,588,709
+149,227
+6% +$11.9M
PANW icon
516
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$297B
$215M 0.05%
1,168,667
-16,595
-1% -$3.35M
KTOS icon
517
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$11.4B
$215M 0.05%
2,826,465
-62,404
-2% -$5.11M
FULT icon
518
Fulton Financial
FULT
$4.64B
$214M 0.05%
11,089,188
-96,578
-0.9% -$1.78M
TROW icon
519
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$24.3B
$214M 0.04%
2,087,054
-3,195
-0.2% -$330K
BR icon
520
Broadridge
BR
$19B
$213M 0.04%
953,867
-1,566
-0.2% -$357K
HSIC icon
521
Henry Schein
HSIC
$9.82B
$213M 0.04%
2,816,317
+220,149
+8% +$15.5M
RS icon
522
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$21.6B
$212M 0.04%
735,212
+55,344
+8% +$15.6M
GTLS
523
DELISTED
Chart Industries
GTLS
$212M 0.04%
1,028,789
-187,482
-15% -$38M
ESI icon
524
Element Solutions
ESI
$9.23B
$212M 0.04%
8,485,342
+228,416
+3% +$5.93M
BC icon
525
Brunswick
BC
$5.28B
$211M 0.04%
2,848,415
+98,972
+4% +$6.71M

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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.