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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
ATKR icon
1301
Atkore
ATKR
$3.17B
$71.5M 0.02%
1,130,477
+94,398
+9% +$6.16M
ADUS icon
1302
Addus HomeCare
ADUS
$2.23B
$71.5M 0.02%
665,712
-1,544
-0.2% -$177K
BROS icon
1303
Dutch Bros
BROS
$8.96B
$71.4M 0.02%
1,166,643
+68,318
+6% +$3.88M
DCO icon
1304
Ducommun
DCO
$2.94B
$71.3M 0.02%
749,513
-109,266
-13% -$10.2M
LILAK icon
1305
Liberty Latin America Class C
LILAK
$1.65B
$71.3M 0.02%
10,512,899
+386,551
+4% +$2.89M
GWRE icon
1306
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$14.4B
$71.3M 0.01%
354,477
+5,049
+1% +$1.12M
CLVT icon
1307
Clarivate
CLVT
$1.21B
$71.2M 0.01%
21,324,806
-443,977
-2% -$1.58M
IMO icon
1308
Imperial Oil
IMO
$62.3B
$71.2M 0.01%
824,513
+31,835
+4% +$2.9M
NOVT icon
1309
Novanta
NOVT
$6.2B
$71.1M 0.01%
597,921
+2,985
+0.5% +$340K
W icon
1310
Wayfair
W
$14.1B
$71.1M 0.01%
708,173
+100,662
+17% +$9.68M
AMRX icon
1311
Amneal Pharmaceuticals
AMRX
$5.71B
$70.7M 0.01%
5,609,040
+177,906
+3% +$2.04M
RAMP icon
1312
LiveRamp
RAMP
$2.3B
$70.7M 0.01%
2,406,319
-16,286
-0.7% -$467K
ALGT icon
1313
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$2.41B
$70.6M 0.01%
828,012
+7,228
+0.9% +$517K
CNS icon
1314
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$4.22B
$70.6M 0.01%
1,123,999
+8,075
+0.7% +$525K
CARG icon
1315
CarGurus
CARG
$3.35B
$70.4M 0.01%
1,836,185
-8,571
-0.5% -$309K
DCOM icon
1316
Dime Commercial Bancshares
DCOM
$1.77B
$70.1M 0.01%
2,330,751
-27,011
-1% -$780K
BKE icon
1317
Buckle
BKE
$2.4B
$70.1M 0.01%
1,311,917
+8,311
+0.6% +$463K
CPRX
1318
DELISTED
Catalyst Pharmaceutical
CPRX
$69.9M 0.01%
2,996,297
+538,128
+22% +$12M
MAC icon
1319
Macerich
MAC
$6.9B
$69.8M 0.01%
3,782,782
+36,052
+1% +$635K
AZTA icon
1320
Azenta
AZTA
$1.54B
$69.8M 0.01%
2,099,441
-420,363
-17% -$13.7M
DOCU
1321
DocuSign
DOCU
$11.4B
$69.8M 0.01%
1,020,449
+3,735
+0.4% +$258K
WSC icon
1322
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings
WSC
$4.18B
$69.8M 0.01%
3,705,533
+158,404
+4% +$3.19M
TKO icon
1323
TKO Group
TKO
$13.8B
$69.7M 0.01%
333,321
-2,520
-0.8% -$490K
INSM icon
1324
Insmed
INSM
$29.4B
$69.5M 0.01%
399,073
+12,402
+3% +$2.26M
HEI icon
1325
HEICO Corp
HEI
$50.9B
$69.4M 0.01%
214,329
+16,303
+8% +$5.15M

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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.