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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
PLNT icon
851
Planet Fitness
PLNT
$3.78B
$132M 0.03%
1,216,215
+10,508
+0.9% +$1.08M
RGEN icon
852
Repligen
RGEN
$9.25B
$132M 0.03%
804,410
+4,900
+0.6% +$767K
GDDY icon
853
GoDaddy
GDDY
$11.5B
$132M 0.03%
1,062,044
-27,554
-3% -$3.57M
TTC icon
854
Toro Company
TTC
$9.49B
$132M 0.03%
1,673,986
+27,207
+2% +$2.01M
Q
855
Qnity Electronics Inc
Q
$28.9B
$132M 0.03%
+1,613,007
New +$137M
OLLI icon
856
Ollie's Bargain Outlet
OLLI
$4.94B
$131M 0.03%
1,199,525
+34,702
+3% +$4.18M
DDS icon
857
Dillards
DDS
$9.56B
$131M 0.03%
216,725
-42,873
-17% -$27M
ITT icon
858
ITT
ITT
$19.1B
$131M 0.03%
757,193
-1,111
-0.1% -$199K
NHC icon
859
National Healthcare
NHC
$3.38B
$131M 0.03%
958,278
-7,287
-0.8% -$941K
ICUI icon
860
ICU Medical
ICUI
$4.61B
$131M 0.03%
920,776
+47,783
+5% +$6.4M
LPX icon
861
Louisiana-Pacific
LPX
$5.49B
$131M 0.03%
1,624,489
+74,636
+5% +$6.31M
WEC icon
862
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.1B
$131M 0.03%
1,243,873
+26,870
+2% +$2.98M
DECK icon
863
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$13.3B
$131M 0.03%
1,264,261
+36,507
+3% +$3.42M
FSS icon
864
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.83B
$131M 0.03%
1,204,541
+5,605
+0.5% +$642K
ASH icon
865
Ashland
ASH
$3.5B
$131M 0.03%
2,228,280
-168,805
-7% -$8.92M
LFUS icon
866
Littelfuse
LFUS
$11.6B
$131M 0.03%
516,479
+25,860
+5% +$6.58M
CNM icon
867
Core & Main
CNM
$8.71B
$130M 0.03%
2,508,945
+199,394
+9% +$10.2M
PRM icon
868
Perimeter Solutions
PRM
$5.77B
$130M 0.03%
4,735,822
-409,319
-8% -$10.3M
LECO icon
869
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$15.4B
$130M 0.03%
542,767
+9,769
+2% +$2.31M
IPGP icon
870
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.84B
$130M 0.03%
1,815,042
+59,178
+3% +$4.83M
PLAB icon
871
Photronics
PLAB
$1.93B
$130M 0.03%
4,054,450
-36,760
-0.9% -$948K
DORM icon
872
Dorman Products
DORM
$4.18B
$129M 0.03%
1,047,699
+21,868
+2% +$2.95M
YUMC icon
873
Yum China
YUMC
$16.3B
$129M 0.03%
2,702,850
+80,171
+3% +$3.67M
LBRDK icon
874
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$5.15B
$129M 0.03%
2,651,746
-291,390
-10% -$15.2M
SNDR icon
875
Schneider National
SNDR
$6.25B
$129M 0.03%
4,857,023
+83,356
+2% +$1.97M

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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.