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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
WOR icon
1201
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$2.81B
$83.5M 0.02%
1,618,853
-74,744
-4% -$4.13M
GIII icon
1202
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.48B
$83.3M 0.02%
2,875,630
-61,327
-2% -$1.75M
DXPE icon
1203
DXP Enterprises
DXPE
$3.04B
$83.3M 0.02%
758,333
-6,863
-0.9% -$748K
VNO icon
1204
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.18B
$83.2M 0.02%
2,501,156
+43,691
+2% +$1.6M
DGII icon
1205
Digi International
DGII
$3.17B
$82.7M 0.02%
1,911,153
-47,580
-2% -$1.91M
CRVL icon
1206
CorVel
CRVL
$3.15B
$82.6M 0.02%
1,220,929
-30,788
-2% -$2.23M
DDOG icon
1207
Datadog
DDOG
$92.1B
$82.5M 0.02%
606,774
-5,877
-1% -$929K
LYFT icon
1208
Lyft
LYFT
$6.57B
$82.4M 0.02%
4,253,468
-82,642
-2% -$1.72M
CCC
1209
CCC Intelligent Solutions
CCC
$4.09B
$82.3M 0.02%
10,347,889
-111,697
-1% -$909K
LGND icon
1210
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$6.27B
$81.9M 0.02%
432,992
-90,921
-17% -$17.5M
ETSY icon
1211
Etsy
ETSY
$7.49B
$81.7M 0.02%
1,473,154
+205,644
+16% +$12.5M
HEI.A icon
1212
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
$37B
$81.5M 0.02%
322,642
+25,261
+8% +$6.24M
SHG icon
1213
Shinhan Financial Group
SHG
$34.6B
$81.3M 0.02%
1,516,094
-19,530
-1% -$1.03M
FFIN icon
1214
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$4.91B
$81.1M 0.02%
2,715,913
+165,801
+7% +$5.22M
QDEL icon
1215
QuidelOrtho
QDEL
$891M
$81M 0.02%
2,836,287
-23,168
-0.8% -$628K
SBH icon
1216
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.54B
$80.9M 0.02%
5,669,959
+122,635
+2% +$1.85M
CXT icon
1217
Crane NXT
CXT
$2.96B
$80.8M 0.02%
1,715,943
+93,144
+6% +$5.51M
WHD icon
1218
Cactus
WHD
$5.66B
$80.7M 0.02%
1,767,566
+49,968
+3% +$2.09M
QCRH icon
1219
QCR Holdings
QCRH
$1.68B
$80.7M 0.02%
968,966
-11,647
-1% -$917K
SFBS
1220
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.82B
$80.7M 0.02%
1,123,661
+1,864
+0.2% +$137K
JOE icon
1221
St. Joe Company
JOE
$3.74B
$80.6M 0.02%
1,358,337
-4,681
-0.3% -$262K
PUK icon
1222
Prudential
PUK
$35.1B
$80.5M 0.02%
2,585,685
+1,007,961
+64% +$28.9M
NTRA icon
1223
Natera
NTRA
$45.5B
$80.4M 0.02%
350,908
-11,859
-3% -$2.47M
YETI icon
1224
Yeti Holdings
YETI
$3.94B
$80.2M 0.02%
1,816,824
-30,201
-2% -$1.16M
RKLB icon
1225
Rocket Lab Corp
RKLB
$50.6B
$80.1M 0.02%
1,148,137
-90,841
-7% -$5.21M

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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.