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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
FELE icon
1126
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.78B
$93M 0.02%
973,419
+24,027
+3% +$2.29M
CLX icon
1127
Clorox
CLX
$13B
$92.8M 0.02%
920,545
+61,086
+7% +$6.63M
LBTYA icon
1128
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.48B
$92.6M 0.02%
8,310,517
+200,348
+2% +$2.22M
RVMD icon
1129
Revolution Medicines
RVMD
$44.1B
$92.5M 0.02%
1,161,646
-279,172
-19% -$18.3M
TYL icon
1130
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$13B
$92.5M 0.02%
203,749
+24,382
+14% +$11.6M
HTH icon
1131
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.22B
$92.2M 0.02%
2,716,227
-82,487
-3% -$2.77M
STBA icon
1132
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.78B
$92M 0.02%
2,338,594
-11,887
-0.5% -$459K
CIVI
1133
DELISTED
Civitas Resources
CIVI
$92M 0.02%
3,396,324
+121,857
+4% +$3.53M
GBX icon
1134
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.43B
$91.9M 0.02%
1,966,393
+4,869
+0.2% +$218K
BCPC
1135
Balchem Corp
BCPC
$5.68B
$91.7M 0.02%
597,952
+18,900
+3% +$2.88M
SRCE icon
1136
1st Source
SRCE
$2.1B
$91.5M 0.02%
1,464,026
-9,435
-0.6% -$584K
NOG icon
1137
Northern Oil and Gas
NOG
$2.48B
$91.1M 0.02%
4,243,285
-698,377
-14% -$15.7M
SHC icon
1138
Sotera Health
SHC
$5.34B
$91M 0.02%
5,160,594
+524,012
+11% +$8.67M
PII icon
1139
Polaris
PII
$3.99B
$91M 0.02%
1,439,151
+94,920
+7% +$6.25M
NFG icon
1140
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.7B
$90.9M 0.02%
1,135,850
+26,030
+2% +$2.14M
TRNO icon
1141
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$7.41B
$90.8M 0.02%
1,547,349
+31,018
+2% +$1.87M
TNL icon
1142
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.52B
$90.7M 0.02%
1,286,002
-10,158
-0.8% -$666K
AXON
1143
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$48.4B
$90.7M 0.02%
159,614
-6,915
-4% -$4.29M
AGI icon
1144
Alamos Gold
AGI
$13.9B
$90.5M 0.02%
2,344,828
+178,889
+8% +$6.23M
MTN icon
1145
Vail Resorts
MTN
$5.23B
$90.3M 0.02%
680,278
+78,970
+13% +$11.6M
USLM icon
1146
United States Lime & Minerals
USLM
$3.48B
$90.2M 0.02%
753,290
-12,974
-2% -$1.61M
MGRC icon
1147
McGrath RentCorp
MGRC
$2.93B
$90.2M 0.02%
859,503
+19,652
+2% +$2.13M
MZTI
1148
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$3.14B
$90.1M 0.02%
548,031
+18,345
+3% +$3.06M
IOSP icon
1149
Innospec
IOSP
$2.3B
$89.9M 0.02%
1,175,122
+8,147
+0.7% +$615K
TXNM
1150
TXNM Energy Inc
TXNM
$5.91B
$89.9M 0.02%
1,526,505
+1,803
+0.1% +$104K

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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.