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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
LEU icon
1176
Centrus Energy
LEU
$3.82B
$86.9M 0.02%
358,087
-712
-0.2% -$215K
VIAV icon
1177
Viavi Solutions
VIAV
$9.34B
$86.8M 0.02%
4,871,415
-1,974,811
-29% -$31.9M
EL icon
1178
Estee Lauder
EL
$31.5B
$86.6M 0.02%
826,880
+7,836
+1% +$760K
EPRT icon
1179
Essential Properties Realty Trust
EPRT
$6.52B
$86.5M 0.02%
2,916,824
-23,747
-0.8% -$724K
QSR icon
1180
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$25.4B
$86.3M 0.02%
1,264,430
+8,601
+0.7% +$593K
HLIO icon
1181
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$2.7B
$86.2M 0.02%
1,612,365
-14,431
-0.9% -$778K
MWA icon
1182
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$4.1B
$86.1M 0.02%
3,613,397
+22,056
+0.6% +$546K
VVV icon
1183
Valvoline
VVV
$4.28B
$86M 0.02%
2,958,389
+27,492
+0.9% +$883K
CPNG icon
1184
Coupang
CPNG
$29.2B
$85.8M 0.02%
3,634,466
+75,132
+2% +$2.14M
MGM icon
1185
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$11B
$85.5M 0.02%
2,343,078
-30,362
-1% -$1.03M
EFOR
1186
Everforth Inc
EFOR
$1.35B
$85.5M 0.02%
1,774,423
-124,567
-7% -$5.74M
HR icon
1187
Healthcare Realty
HR
$6.74B
$85.1M 0.02%
5,018,448
+4,960
+0.1% +$88.3K
SR icon
1188
Spire
SR
$4.83B
$84.9M 0.02%
1,026,635
+4,757
+0.5% +$406K
SWX icon
1189
Southwest Gas
SWX
$6.58B
$84.9M 0.02%
1,060,751
+5,882
+0.6% +$471K
WS icon
1190
Worthington Steel
WS
$1.94B
$84.9M 0.02%
2,451,543
-10,554
-0.4% -$347K
OLED icon
1191
Universal Display
OLED
$4.16B
$84.8M 0.02%
726,505
+40,798
+6% +$5.29M
PLMR icon
1192
Palomar
PLMR
$3.43B
$84.8M 0.02%
629,447
+33,397
+6% +$4.08M
LBTYK icon
1193
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.42B
$84.8M 0.02%
7,678,115
+76,444
+1% +$850K
RHP icon
1194
Ryman Hospitality Properties
RHP
$7.42B
$84.6M 0.02%
894,493
+13,572
+2% +$1.25M
ROCK icon
1195
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.45B
$84M 0.02%
1,698,746
+13,444
+0.8% +$770K
ALG icon
1196
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.04B
$83.9M 0.02%
499,802
-8,932
-2% -$1.56M
LAZ icon
1197
Lazard
LAZ
$4.14B
$83.8M 0.02%
1,726,416
+106,134
+7% +$5.3M
MC icon
1198
Moelis & Co
MC
$4.67B
$83.6M 0.02%
1,216,644
+105,185
+9% +$7.02M
AEG icon
1199
Aegon
AEG
$14B
$83.6M 0.02%
10,839,732
+970,534
+10% +$7.42M
OII icon
1200
Oceaneering
OII
$5.03B
$83.6M 0.02%
3,477,068
+191,117
+6% +$4.62M

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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.