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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
MOH icon
576
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$10.3B
$196M 0.04%
1,127,761
+189,084
+20% +$31.1M
CATY icon
577
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$4.24B
$195M 0.04%
4,032,563
-35,439
-0.9% -$1.7M
NYT icon
578
New York Times
NYT
$10.2B
$195M 0.04%
2,809,227
+24,671
+0.9% +$1.53M
TGNA
579
DELISTED
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
$195M 0.04%
10,039,440
+2,750
+0% +$54.3K
ZM icon
580
Zoom
ZM
$30.6B
$195M 0.04%
2,258,083
+76,679
+4% +$6.45M
FYBR
581
DELISTED
Frontier Communications
FYBR
$195M 0.04%
5,114,441
-836,296
-14% -$31.6M
CLF icon
582
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$6.99B
$193M 0.04%
14,564,176
-2,654,670
-15% -$33.5M
HAS icon
583
Hasbro
HAS
$13.2B
$193M 0.04%
2,356,058
-26,568
-1% -$2.08M
APTV icon
584
Aptiv
APTV
$10.3B
$193M 0.04%
2,532,724
-12,533
-0.5% -$1.01M
WAT icon
585
Waters Corp
WAT
$39.9B
$193M 0.04%
506,775
-30,807
-6% -$11.3M
TPH
586
DELISTED
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
$192M 0.04%
6,104,429
+24,511
+0.4% +$797K
OHI icon
587
Omega Healthcare
OHI
$14.7B
$191M 0.04%
4,314,384
+103,201
+2% +$4.45M
NPO icon
588
Enpro
NPO
$7.05B
$191M 0.04%
892,882
-12,433
-1% -$2.75M
MTH icon
589
Meritage Homes
MTH
$4.86B
$191M 0.04%
2,901,851
+16,338
+0.6% +$1.13M
NVT icon
590
nVent Electric
NVT
$26.7B
$191M 0.04%
1,871,360
-173,452
-8% -$18M
FLS icon
591
Flowserve
FLS
$10.2B
$190M 0.04%
2,745,206
+299,346
+12% +$19.2M
ORLY icon
592
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$76.3B
$190M 0.04%
2,087,530
-23,704
-1% -$2.32M
KFY icon
593
Korn Ferry
KFY
$4.28B
$190M 0.04%
2,880,716
+37,499
+1% +$2.52M
ENSG icon
594
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$10.7B
$190M 0.04%
1,090,838
+5,458
+0.5% +$981K
FBIN icon
595
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$6.06B
$190M 0.04%
3,792,715
+541,633
+17% +$27.2M
MTZ icon
596
MasTec
MTZ
$21.9B
$189M 0.04%
870,846
-64,158
-7% -$13.5M
KHC icon
597
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30B
$189M 0.04%
7,795,584
-248,066
-3% -$6.17M
UHAL.B icon
598
U-Haul Holding Co Series N
UHAL.B
$12.8B
$188M 0.04%
4,029,118
+404,145
+11% +$19.7M
CG icon
599
Carlyle Group
CG
$17.2B
$188M 0.04%
3,176,369
+222,508
+8% +$12.6M
INDB icon
600
Independent Bank
INDB
$3.97B
$188M 0.04%
2,568,042
-38,373
-1% -$2.73M

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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.