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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
OLN icon
1101
Olin
OLN
$2.11B
$95.7M 0.02%
4,596,499
+145,424
+3% +$3.14M
EQX icon
1102
Equinox Gold
EQX
$13.5B
$95.7M 0.02%
6,813,625
-6,006,153
-47% -$75.8M
LSCC icon
1103
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$18.7B
$95.6M 0.02%
1,299,709
-45,390
-3% -$3.23M
MANH icon
1104
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$11.5B
$95.6M 0.02%
551,508
+112,706
+26% +$20.6M
NBTB icon
1105
NBT Bancorp
NBTB
$2.72B
$95.5M 0.02%
2,300,834
+8,044
+0.4% +$334K
KALU icon
1106
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$3.04B
$95.5M 0.02%
831,652
+13,909
+2% +$1.32M
MKTX icon
1107
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$5.72B
$95.5M 0.02%
526,981
+5,852
+1% +$999K
NAVI icon
1108
Navient
NAVI
$833M
$95.4M 0.02%
7,341,067
-617,576
-8% -$7.69M
QLYS icon
1109
Qualys
QLYS
$6.53B
$95.3M 0.02%
717,381
+21,649
+3% +$2.98M
ICLR icon
1110
Icon
ICLR
$12.8B
$95.3M 0.02%
522,970
+101,682
+24% +$18.1M
SBCF icon
1111
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$3.35B
$95.1M 0.02%
3,027,319
-71,051
-2% -$2.21M
AHR icon
1112
American Healthcare REIT
AHR
$10.8B
$94.9M 0.02%
2,016,074
+556,603
+38% +$25.8M
TBBK icon
1113
The Bancorp
TBBK
$2.83B
$94.7M 0.02%
1,403,135
-29,013
-2% -$2M
BANF icon
1114
BancFirst
BANF
$3.78B
$94.7M 0.02%
892,946
-19,379
-2% -$2.19M
FBNC icon
1115
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.67B
$94.5M 0.02%
1,860,405
-126,235
-6% -$6.4M
IDA icon
1116
Idacorp
IDA
$8.15B
$94.4M 0.02%
745,810
+2,260
+0.3% +$294K
SNOW icon
1117
Snowflake
SNOW
$115B
$94.2M 0.02%
429,458
+3,045
+0.7% +$743K
LNTH icon
1118
Lantheus
LNTH
$6.59B
$94.2M 0.02%
1,415,463
+44,374
+3% +$2.58M
UVV icon
1119
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.19B
$94M 0.02%
1,782,092
+228
+0% +$12.1K
SHOO icon
1120
Steven Madden
SHOO
$3.59B
$93.9M 0.02%
2,254,265
-196,274
-8% -$7.57M
DOW icon
1121
Dow Inc
DOW
$21.5B
$93.7M 0.02%
4,006,302
-1,471,876
-27% -$33.8M
ECG
1122
Everus Construction Group
ECG
$6.93B
$93.6M 0.02%
1,094,296
+7,133
+0.7% +$638K
VALE icon
1123
Vale
VALE
$63.1B
$93.6M 0.02%
7,183,913
-932,982
-11% -$11.3M
VRSN icon
1124
VeriSign
VRSN
$26.7B
$93.3M 0.02%
384,112
+14,710
+4% +$3.7M
HLI icon
1125
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$8.75B
$93.3M 0.02%
535,337
+13,445
+3% +$2.47M

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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.