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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
CRC icon
601
California Resources
CRC
$4.62B
$187M 0.04%
4,181,806
+632,170
+18% +$30M
CDW icon
602
CDW
CDW
$17B
$187M 0.04%
1,372,375
-24,258
-2% -$3.58M
AX icon
603
Axos Financial
AX
$5.68B
$187M 0.04%
2,169,494
-2,278
-0.1% -$188K
LITE icon
604
Lumentum
LITE
$69.3B
$187M 0.04%
506,985
-72,537
-13% -$18.6M
FIBK icon
605
First Interstate BancSystem
FIBK
$3.58B
$187M 0.04%
5,399,384
-96,019
-2% -$3.14M
EXEL icon
606
Exelixis
EXEL
$13.4B
$187M 0.04%
4,259,677
+78,765
+2% +$3.26M
LTH icon
607
Life Time Group Holdings
LTH
$9.79B
$187M 0.04%
7,021,829
+1,061,839
+18% +$27.6M
CRBG icon
608
Corebridge Financial
CRBG
$15B
$186M 0.04%
6,180,474
-506,273
-8% -$15.6M
ALSN icon
609
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$9.82B
$186M 0.04%
1,902,762
-5,006
-0.3% -$439K
FLUT icon
610
Flutter Entertainment
FLUT
$16.4B
$186M 0.04%
864,761
+41,174
+5% +$9.26M
DASH icon
611
DoorDash
DASH
$93.7B
$186M 0.04%
820,957
+7,052
+0.9% +$1.65M
AIT icon
612
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$13.3B
$186M 0.04%
723,700
+3,348
+0.5% +$857K
TRMB icon
613
Trimble
TRMB
$13.9B
$186M 0.04%
2,369,358
+7,246
+0.3% +$577K
RNST icon
614
Renasant Corp
RNST
$3.91B
$186M 0.04%
5,266,998
-146,329
-3% -$5.18M
PAAS icon
615
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$21.6B
$185M 0.04%
3,577,765
-32,137
-0.9% -$1.35M
JBHT icon
616
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$25.2B
$185M 0.04%
951,420
-80,988
-8% -$13.9M
HST icon
617
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$16B
$184M 0.04%
10,374,789
+173,841
+2% +$3M
BTU icon
618
Peabody Energy
BTU
$2.9B
$184M 0.04%
6,179,513
-154,655
-2% -$4.54M
TEX icon
619
Terex
TEX
$7.74B
$183M 0.04%
3,433,991
+76,028
+2% +$3.84M
GLPI icon
620
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$12.8B
$183M 0.04%
4,093,203
-13,845
-0.3% -$614K
CDNS icon
621
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$93.4B
$183M 0.04%
585,001
-22,215
-4% -$7.25M
CVSA
622
Covista Inc
CVSA
$4.8B
$183M 0.04%
1,766,448
-87,558
-5% -$10M
VOYA icon
623
Voya Financial
VOYA
$9.19B
$183M 0.04%
2,450,741
+18,939
+0.8% +$1.38M
ENVA icon
624
Enova International
ENVA
$6.29B
$182M 0.04%
1,155,921
-26,741
-2% -$3.48M
EGO icon
625
Eldorado Gold
EGO
$9.89B
$182M 0.04%
5,058,449
+247,916
+5% +$7.42M

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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.