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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 12.13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.34%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
WDC icon
101
Western Digital
WDC
$150B
$614M 0.13%
3,565,342
-239,565
-6% -$36.3M
UAL icon
102
United Airlines
UAL
$42.1B
$612M 0.13%
5,474,521
+13,627
+0.2% +$1.38M
EOG icon
103
EOG Resources
EOG
$70.7B
$610M 0.13%
5,810,982
-161,705
-3% -$17.4M
AZN icon
104
AstraZeneca
AZN
$250B
$609M 0.13%
3,310,831
-92,117
-3% -$16.2M
BNY
105
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$107B
$609M 0.13%
5,242,410
-537,647
-9% -$59.5M
SLB icon
106
SLB Ltd
SLB
$75B
$604M 0.13%
15,732,530
+366,183
+2% +$13.3M
CI icon
107
Cigna
CI
$74.6B
$603M 0.13%
2,189,878
+54,880
+3% +$15.4M
F icon
108
Ford
F
$55.7B
$602M 0.13%
45,857,344
+125,534
+0.3% +$1.62M
LMT icon
109
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$136B
$601M 0.13%
1,243,268
-11,979
-1% -$5.73M
TXN icon
110
Texas Instruments
TXN
$261B
$600M 0.13%
3,458,414
+236,867
+7% +$40.6M
INTC icon
111
Intel
INTC
$513B
$599M 0.13%
16,231,130
+547,879
+3% +$20.7M
MET icon
112
MetLife
MET
$62.1B
$593M 0.12%
7,506,239
+16,651
+0.2% +$1.32M
DHR icon
113
Danaher
DHR
$144B
$576M 0.12%
2,517,437
-9,197
-0.4% -$2.02M
PSA icon
114
Public Storage
PSA
$61.3B
$574M 0.12%
2,212,753
+18,541
+0.8% +$5.19M
WMB icon
115
Williams Companies
WMB
$86.1B
$573M 0.12%
9,538,677
+465,075
+5% +$28.1M
BP icon
116
BP
BP
$107B
$572M 0.12%
16,484,085
+1,196,722
+8% +$42M
SCHW
117
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$187B
$568M 0.12%
5,681,955
-65,318
-1% -$6.2M
ELAN icon
118
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$11.1B
$568M 0.12%
25,082,545
+373,869
+2% +$8.14M
CRH icon
119
CRH
CRH
$66.8B
$566M 0.12%
4,534,309
+280,633
+7% +$33.4M
PCAR icon
120
PACCAR
PCAR
$70.1B
$565M 0.12%
5,158,679
-91,151
-2% -$9.34M
MCD icon
121
McDonald's
MCD
$195B
$564M 0.12%
1,846,759
-13,509
-0.7% -$4.14M
CVS icon
122
CVS Health
CVS
$122B
$555M 0.12%
6,990,129
-379,132
-5% -$29.9M
ALL icon
123
Allstate
ALL
$67.5B
$552M 0.12%
2,650,356
+43,905
+2% +$8.99M
WCC
124
WESCO International
WCC
$17.7B
$550M 0.12%
2,249,296
+29,033
+1% +$7.12M
CCI icon
125
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.2B
$549M 0.12%
6,181,209
-4,706
-0.1% -$433K

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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.