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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
WMK icon
876
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.86B
$129M 0.03%
2,009,143
-2,395
-0.1% -$160K
BBT
877
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.66B
$129M 0.03%
4,875,511
-5,218
-0.1% -$132K
IAG icon
878
IAMGOLD
IAG
$10.5B
$128M 0.03%
7,773,004
-2,074,573
-21% -$29.2M
TPL icon
879
Texas Pacific Land
TPL
$23.5B
$128M 0.03%
445,441
+2,770
+0.6% +$846K
SAN icon
880
Banco Santander
SAN
$210B
$128M 0.03%
10,877,077
-41,842
-0.4% -$444K
DHT icon
881
DHT Holdings
DHT
$3.02B
$127M 0.03%
10,424,634
-208,481
-2% -$2.62M
NTES icon
882
NetEase
NTES
$84.7B
$127M 0.03%
923,326
+81,703
+10% +$11.6M
AOS icon
883
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.7B
$127M 0.03%
1,894,823
+23,129
+1% +$1.56M
AZZ icon
884
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$4.54B
$127M 0.03%
1,182,140
+49,509
+4% +$5.13M
CNI icon
885
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$76.6B
$127M 0.03%
1,280,638
+22,234
+2% +$2.14M
BIRK icon
886
Birkenstock
BIRK
$7.07B
$127M 0.03%
3,093,620
+1,181,919
+62% +$50.1M
CNP icon
887
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$26.8B
$126M 0.03%
3,292,475
+4,781
+0.1% +$186K
EXP icon
888
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.57B
$126M 0.03%
610,645
+7,749
+1% +$1.71M
MOD icon
889
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$10.4B
$126M 0.03%
942,982
-98,518
-9% -$14.7M
OI icon
890
O-I Glass
OI
$1.08B
$126M 0.03%
8,509,444
+277,205
+3% +$3.67M
GBCI icon
891
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$6.35B
$125M 0.03%
2,845,069
+402,939
+16% +$17.7M
NEU icon
892
NewMarket
NEU
$8.18B
$125M 0.03%
182,335
+2,633
+1% +$2.01M
ALGN icon
893
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.3B
$125M 0.03%
801,996
+196,464
+32% +$28.2M
ANDE icon
894
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$2.22B
$125M 0.03%
2,349,243
+17,278
+0.7% +$845K
TRN icon
895
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.38B
$125M 0.03%
4,719,973
-27,237
-0.6% -$741K
KD icon
896
Kyndryl
KD
$3.05B
$124M 0.03%
4,684,443
+76,614
+2% +$2.08M
ACM icon
897
Aecom
ACM
$9.75B
$124M 0.03%
1,304,632
-6,397
-0.5% -$752K
FRME icon
898
First Merchants
FRME
$2.67B
$124M 0.03%
3,318,040
-63,365
-2% -$2.35M
DXCM icon
899
DexCom
DXCM
$32B
$124M 0.03%
1,871,705
+427,139
+30% +$27.6M
HNI icon
900
HNI Corp
HNI
$3.59B
$124M 0.03%
2,954,695
+1,166,948
+65% +$49.3M

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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.