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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
ACN icon
76
Accenture
ACN
$108B
$816M 0.17%
3,040,439
-50,523
-2% -$12.8M
HSBC icon
77
HSBC
HSBC
$356B
$815M 0.17%
10,362,347
-213,297
-2% -$15.3M
CMI icon
78
Cummins
CMI
$88.7B
$790M 0.17%
1,547,919
+10,572
+0.7% +$4.94M
TMUS icon
79
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$190B
$773M 0.16%
3,806,082
+247,394
+7% +$52.4M
KR icon
80
Kroger
KR
$34.8B
$765M 0.16%
12,242,401
+122,606
+1% +$8.02M
AMAT icon
81
Applied Materials
AMAT
$428B
$748M 0.16%
2,909,748
-378,725
-12% -$90.8M
DLR icon
82
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$71.7B
$745M 0.16%
4,814,566
+151,660
+3% +$24.9M
FDX icon
83
FedEx
FDX
$75.4B
$745M 0.16%
2,577,706
+70,141
+3% +$18.4M
URI icon
84
United Rentals
URI
$72.4B
$732M 0.15%
904,526
-43,860
-5% -$38.1M
O icon
85
Realty Income
O
$59.1B
$725M 0.15%
12,863,638
+192,467
+2% +$11.1M
MDT icon
86
Medtronic
MDT
$112B
$711M 0.15%
7,403,174
+23,293
+0.3% +$2.26M
DAL icon
87
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$60.1B
$701M 0.15%
10,098,982
-234,315
-2% -$14.6M
PLTR icon
88
Palantir
PLTR
$413B
$699M 0.15%
3,932,447
+103,085
+3% +$18.7M
FCX icon
89
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$97.5B
$669M 0.14%
13,164,217
-24,487
-0.2% -$1.06M
B
90
Barrick Mining
B
$73.2B
$666M 0.14%
15,285,500
-2,337,245
-13% -$87.7M
CB icon
91
Chubb
CB
$135B
$660M 0.14%
2,115,019
-91,668
-4% -$26.8M
ADBE icon
92
Adobe
ADBE
$105B
$659M 0.14%
1,882,169
-4,877
-0.3% -$1.66M
TD icon
93
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$200B
$657M 0.14%
6,976,666
+3,497
+0.1% +$295K
TEL icon
94
TE Connectivity
TEL
$62.6B
$646M 0.14%
2,840,251
-15,116
-0.5% -$3.5M
HON icon
95
Honeywell
HON
$78B
$646M 0.14%
3,311,422
-140,447
-4% -$27.5M
ADI icon
96
Analog Devices
ADI
$190B
$642M 0.13%
2,367,965
+14,928
+0.6% +$3.75M
NSC icon
97
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$75.1B
$639M 0.13%
2,213,431
+33,821
+2% +$9.78M
HIG icon
98
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$39.3B
$638M 0.13%
4,627,011
-13,856
-0.3% -$1.83M
ADP icon
99
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$108B
$618M 0.13%
2,403,234
-5,649
-0.2% -$1.5M
AA icon
100
Alcoa
AA
$13.2B
$615M 0.13%
11,580,803
+462,243
+4% +$18.9M

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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.