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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
AYI icon
526
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.8B
$211M 0.04%
587,280
-9,303
-2% -$3.36M
IBOC icon
527
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.57B
$211M 0.04%
3,177,352
-28,879
-0.9% -$1.95M
ORA icon
528
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$6.65B
$211M 0.04%
1,910,292
+43,749
+2% +$4.79M
HCA icon
529
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$89.5B
$210M 0.04%
450,446
-10,363
-2% -$4.81M
ADM icon
530
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$36.9B
$209M 0.04%
3,642,443
-92,004
-2% -$5.5M
NVST icon
531
Envista
NVST
$4.52B
$209M 0.04%
9,628,460
+90,586
+0.9% +$1.86M
HHH icon
532
Howard Hughes
HHH
$4.03B
$209M 0.04%
2,613,905
+116,873
+5% +$9.68M
AJG icon
533
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$63.6B
$209M 0.04%
805,604
+110,066
+16% +$29.1M
CWK icon
534
Cushman & Wakefield Ltd
CWK
$3.25B
$208M 0.04%
12,850,956
+109,963
+0.9% +$1.74M
BBY icon
535
Best Buy
BBY
$17.3B
$208M 0.04%
3,106,189
+1,725
+0.1% +$132K
BLD
536
DELISTED
TopBuild
BLD
$208M 0.04%
497,603
+1,548
+0.3% +$664K
TDY icon
537
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$32B
$207M 0.04%
404,513
+20,817
+5% +$11M
KIM icon
538
Kimco Realty
KIM
$16.4B
$207M 0.04%
10,188,863
+113,300
+1% +$2.35M
BKU icon
539
Bankunited
BKU
$3.36B
$206M 0.04%
4,632,552
+36,097
+0.8% +$1.49M
TDG icon
540
TransDigm Group
TDG
$67.7B
$206M 0.04%
154,950
+3,476
+2% +$4.56M
RDN icon
541
Radian Group
RDN
$4.93B
$206M 0.04%
5,717,423
+274,222
+5% +$9.57M
NXT icon
542
Nextpower Inc
NXT
$15.7B
$205M 0.04%
2,358,805
+1,282
+0.1% +$116K
WPC icon
543
W.P. Carey
WPC
$16.4B
$205M 0.04%
3,192,275
+20,585
+0.6% +$1.37M
ALB icon
544
Albemarle
ALB
$15.5B
$205M 0.04%
1,449,360
-26,472
-2% -$3M
CPRT icon
545
Copart
CPRT
$27.5B
$205M 0.04%
5,232,947
+527,334
+11% +$21.9M
PVH icon
546
PVH
PVH
$4.04B
$205M 0.04%
3,055,544
+54,635
+2% +$4.27M
PAG icon
547
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$14.2B
$205M 0.04%
1,293,467
+156,308
+14% +$25.7M
DY icon
548
Dycom Industries
DY
$12.3B
$205M 0.04%
605,850
-2,816
-0.5% -$888K
MAT icon
549
Mattel
MAT
$4.23B
$204M 0.04%
10,269,743
+752,146
+8% +$14.5M
RUSHA icon
550
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$6.22B
$204M 0.04%
3,774,824
+29,375
+0.8% +$1.53M

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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.