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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 12.12%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.34%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
WTRG icon
1026
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.4B
$106M 0.02%
2,775,238
+113,534
+4% +$4.47M
HAPN
1027
Happen Inc
HAPN
$2.24B
$106M 0.02%
5,620,395
-267,603
-5% -$4.73M
AAL icon
1028
American Airlines Group
AAL
$10.6B
$106M 0.02%
6,934,622
+225,599
+3% +$3.04M
Z icon
1029
Zillow
Z
$7.56B
$106M 0.02%
1,557,403
-35,336
-2% -$2.56M
PBF icon
1030
PBF Energy
PBF
$7.31B
$106M 0.02%
3,911,600
-364,460
-9% -$11.7M
HDB icon
1031
HDFC Bank
HDB
$121B
$106M 0.02%
2,898,433
+2,171
+0.1% +$78.1K
CHE icon
1032
Chemed
CHE
$7.22B
$106M 0.02%
247,469
+7,289
+3% +$3.17M
PSN icon
1033
Parsons
PSN
$5.08B
$106M 0.02%
1,712,937
+30,351
+2% +$2.38M
COLM icon
1034
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$2.94B
$106M 0.02%
1,921,493
+96,260
+5% +$5.14M
FDS icon
1035
Factset
FDS
$10.2B
$106M 0.02%
364,599
+70,359
+24% +$19.8M
TECH icon
1036
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.3B
$106M 0.02%
1,794,293
+83,780
+5% +$5.09M
STAG icon
1037
STAG Industrial
STAG
$7.19B
$105M 0.02%
2,869,553
+37,888
+1% +$1.44M
NDSN icon
1038
Nordson
NDSN
$17.3B
$105M 0.02%
438,050
+3,798
+0.9% +$892K
AFRM icon
1039
Affirm
AFRM
$25.2B
$105M 0.02%
1,408,408
+77,690
+6% +$5.59M
OMCL icon
1040
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.68B
$105M 0.02%
2,312,551
-51,517
-2% -$1.88M
SM icon
1041
SM Energy
SM
$6.87B
$104M 0.02%
5,568,602
-353,167
-6% -$7.15M
LOPE icon
1042
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$3.98B
$104M 0.02%
625,663
-422
-0.1% -$76.3K
OFG icon
1043
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$2.21B
$104M 0.02%
2,538,010
-46,358
-2% -$1.9M
GRBK icon
1044
Green Brick Partners
GRBK
$3.14B
$104M 0.02%
1,656,806
+80,517
+5% +$5.31M
OSIS icon
1045
OSI Systems
OSIS
$3.89B
$104M 0.02%
406,892
-12,577
-3% -$3.28M
ENTG icon
1046
Entegris
ENTG
$23.2B
$104M 0.02%
1,230,070
+227,718
+23% +$19.8M
CNXC icon
1047
Concentrix
CNXC
$1.57B
$104M 0.02%
2,491,270
+551,778
+28% +$22.4M
HAYW icon
1048
Hayward Holdings
HAYW
$3.36B
$103M 0.02%
6,692,591
+321,214
+5% +$5.08M
NWBI icon
1049
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$2.28B
$103M 0.02%
8,608,107
-115,657
-1% -$1.41M
CBU icon
1050
Community Bank
CBU
$3.41B
$103M 0.02%
1,797,967
-18,081
-1% -$1.04M

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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.