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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
KMX icon
751
CarMax
KMX
$8.26B
$154M 0.03%
3,985,895
+300,694
+8% +$12M
VLTO icon
752
Veralto
VLTO
$24B
$153M 0.03%
1,535,759
+153,762
+11% +$15.6M
SPNT icon
753
SiriusPoint
SPNT
$2.68B
$153M 0.03%
6,991,756
-96,694
-1% -$1.94M
FFIV icon
754
F5
FFIV
$22.7B
$153M 0.03%
598,790
-62,328
-9% -$16.8M
STNG icon
755
Scorpio Tankers
STNG
$3.81B
$153M 0.03%
3,005,276
+60,401
+2% +$3.45M
TFX icon
756
Teleflex
TFX
$5.98B
$153M 0.03%
1,250,665
+5,051
+0.4% +$612K
VIPS icon
757
Vipshop
VIPS
$7.53B
$152M 0.03%
8,616,834
+149,268
+2% +$2.87M
J icon
758
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17B
$152M 0.03%
1,150,234
-130,061
-10% -$19.1M
LII icon
759
Lennox International
LII
$15.2B
$152M 0.03%
313,668
+2,009
+0.6% +$1.01M
THG icon
760
Hanover Insurance
THG
$7.98B
$152M 0.03%
833,179
+42,412
+5% +$7.63M
MDB icon
761
MongoDB
MDB
$32.1B
$152M 0.03%
362,386
-16,413
-4% -$5.97M
SEIC icon
762
SEI Investments
SEIC
$12.6B
$152M 0.03%
1,853,144
-9,908
-0.5% -$814K
UNF icon
763
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.25B
$152M 0.03%
787,418
+14,751
+2% +$2.49M
YUM icon
764
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.1B
$152M 0.03%
1,002,355
+7,620
+0.8% +$1.13M
GMED icon
765
Globus Medical
GMED
$11.2B
$152M 0.03%
1,735,921
-275,183
-14% -$20.9M
PEGA icon
766
Pegasystems
PEGA
$5.38B
$151M 0.03%
2,529,767
+61,251
+2% +$3.59M
IT icon
767
Gartner
IT
$11.7B
$151M 0.03%
598,872
-42,204
-7% -$10.2M
TRMK icon
768
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.75B
$151M 0.03%
3,876,928
-32,812
-0.8% -$1.28M
PRIM icon
769
Primoris Services
PRIM
$4.45B
$151M 0.03%
1,215,149
-286,261
-19% -$37.4M
NCLH icon
770
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$8.84B
$151M 0.03%
6,743,800
+137,160
+2% +$2.9M
CRWD icon
771
CrowdStrike
CRWD
$218B
$149M 0.03%
1,275,152
+30,396
+2% +$3.87M
AVNT icon
772
Avient
AVNT
$4.19B
$149M 0.03%
4,781,099
+27,251
+0.6% +$843K
HP icon
773
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$3.71B
$148M 0.03%
5,165,265
+194,935
+4% +$5.18M
HCC icon
774
Warrior Met Coal
HCC
$4.86B
$148M 0.03%
1,679,083
-154,495
-8% -$11.6M
RBC icon
775
RBC Bearings
RBC
$18B
$148M 0.03%
329,823
+428
+0.1% +$181K

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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.