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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
NJR icon
626
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$5.58B
$181M 0.04%
3,934,165
+367,844
+10% +$17M
SW
627
Smurfit Westrock
SW
$25.3B
$181M 0.04%
4,687,620
+273,240
+6% +$10.4M
SGI
628
Somnigroup International
SGI
$13.7B
$181M 0.04%
2,027,673
-523
-0% -$45.7K
EVR icon
629
Evercore
EVR
$11.8B
$181M 0.04%
531,976
+7,679
+1% +$2.47M
SRE icon
630
Sempra
SRE
$54.8B
$181M 0.04%
2,044,275
+15,640
+0.8% +$1.42M
RIG icon
631
Transocean
RIG
$5.82B
$180M 0.04%
43,470,312
+7,516,589
+21% +$29.2M
REG icon
632
Regency Centers
REG
$14.1B
$180M 0.04%
2,600,693
+39,360
+2% +$2.76M
WSBC icon
633
WesBanco
WSBC
$4B
$179M 0.04%
5,392,267
-173,010
-3% -$5.59M
AZO icon
634
AutoZone
AZO
$51.1B
$179M 0.04%
52,809
+141
+0.3% +$533K
FLR icon
635
Fluor
FLR
$7.96B
$179M 0.04%
4,515,657
+377,985
+9% +$16.7M
MKSI icon
636
MKS Inc
MKSI
$20.6B
$179M 0.04%
1,117,487
-147,878
-12% -$21.9M
DCI icon
637
Donaldson
DCI
$11.4B
$178M 0.04%
2,010,010
+15,799
+0.8% +$1.37M
LYV icon
638
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$42.1B
$178M 0.04%
1,250,313
+43,878
+4% +$6.31M
TRU icon
639
TransUnion
TRU
$15.3B
$178M 0.04%
2,075,287
-64,001
-3% -$5.26M
IESC icon
640
IES Holdings
IESC
$15.2B
$178M 0.04%
457,067
-45,691
-9% -$18.4M
AROC icon
641
Archrock
AROC
$5.8B
$178M 0.04%
6,833,290
+111,218
+2% +$2.77M
STRL icon
642
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$16.7B
$178M 0.04%
580,180
-21,442
-4% -$7.39M
FOX icon
643
Fox Class B
FOX
$23.9B
$177M 0.04%
2,732,798
-22,360
-0.8% -$1.31M
SLGN icon
644
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.41B
$177M 0.04%
4,387,955
+647,558
+17% +$26.3M
FNF icon
645
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$13.5B
$177M 0.04%
3,236,933
-127,222
-4% -$7.24M
GPK icon
646
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$3.58B
$177M 0.04%
11,728,031
+1,824,110
+18% +$30M
INCY icon
647
Incyte
INCY
$24.4B
$177M 0.04%
1,788,190
+192,061
+12% +$18.6M
CHD icon
648
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$24.5B
$177M 0.04%
2,106,087
+111,740
+6% +$9.54M
CALM icon
649
Cal-Maine
CALM
$3.99B
$177M 0.04%
2,218,573
+166,402
+8% +$14.6M
NMIH icon
650
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.36B
$176M 0.04%
4,317,436
+28,569
+0.7% +$1.08M

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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.