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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
+9.86%
1 Year Est. Return
+30.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+88.16%
5 Year Est. Return
+120.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+468.8%
AUM
$466B
AUM Growth
+$34.1B
Cap. Flow
+$2.64B
Cap. Flow %
0.57%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.44%
Holding
3,356
New
84
Increased
1,582
Reduced
1,511
Closed
85

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$519M
2
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$448M
3
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$280M
4
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$252M
5
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$249M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
HES
Hess
HES
+$453M
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$234M
3
GMS
GMS Inc
GMS
+$217M
4
SKX
Skechers
SKX
+$201M
5
COF icon
Capital One
COF
+$193M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 21.96%
2 Financials 17.99%
3 Industrials 12.15%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.49%
5 Healthcare 9.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
IPAR icon
1326
Interparfums
IPAR
$4.1B
$69.2M 0.01%
702,884
+5,703
+0.8% +$672K
IBKR icon
1327
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$39.8B
$69M 0.01%
1,002,685
-31,024
-3% -$1.95M
BOH icon
1328
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$3.15B
$68.9M 0.01%
1,049,452
+37,370
+4% +$2.49M
ZS icon
1329
Zscaler
ZS
$24.1B
$68.9M 0.01%
229,796
+23,355
+11% +$6.66M
ACHC icon
1330
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.99B
$68.8M 0.01%
2,779,256
-85,795
-3% -$1.91M
SONY icon
1331
Sony
SONY
$133B
$68.7M 0.01%
2,387,327
-356,529
-13% -$9.59M
CARG icon
1332
CarGurus
CARG
$3.25B
$68.7M 0.01%
1,844,756
-16,933
-0.9% -$579K
PEBO icon
1333
Peoples Bancorp
PEBO
$1.49B
$68.7M 0.01%
2,289,279
-34,318
-1% -$1.04M
ROAD icon
1334
Construction Partners
ROAD
$5.82B
$68.6M 0.01%
539,966
-58,600
-10% -$6.69M
TGLS icon
1335
Tecnoglass
TGLS
$2.11B
$68.4M 0.01%
1,022,566
+14,432
+1% +$1.06M
S icon
1336
SentinelOne
S
$6.19B
$68.3M 0.01%
3,880,636
+88,367
+2% +$1.59M
MAC icon
1337
Macerich
MAC
$7.49B
$68.2M 0.01%
3,746,730
+203,828
+6% +$3.53M
ASTE icon
1338
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1.28B
$67.9M 0.01%
1,411,629
-16,387
-1% -$717K
TKO icon
1339
TKO Group
TKO
$14B
$67.8M 0.01%
335,841
-18,937
-5% -$3.46M
SPHR icon
1340
Sphere Entertainment
SPHR
$4.97B
$67.8M 0.01%
1,091,828
-298,733
-21% -$14.1M
WHD icon
1341
Cactus
WHD
$3.72B
$67.8M 0.01%
1,717,598
+123,459
+8% +$5.19M
SLAB icon
1342
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.17B
$67.7M 0.01%
516,652
-4,140
-0.8% -$564K
NWS icon
1343
News Corp Class B
NWS
$17.3B
$67.7M 0.01%
1,960,509
+7,675
+0.4% +$259K
BKH icon
1344
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.78B
$67.7M 0.01%
1,099,293
+21,922
+2% +$1.29M
FLG
1345
Flagstar Bank National Association
FLG
$5.73B
$67.5M 0.01%
5,846,016
+661,749
+13% +$7.87M
CHH icon
1346
Choice Hotels
CHH
$5.17B
$67.5M 0.01%
631,330
-30,019
-5% -$3.67M
FOUR icon
1347
Shift4
FOUR
$4.2B
$67.5M 0.01%
872,029
-162,663
-16% -$15.1M
JOE icon
1348
St. Joe Company
JOE
$3.6B
$67.4M 0.01%
1,363,018
-12,468
-0.9% -$628K
WTTR icon
1349
Select Water Solutions
WTTR
$2.22B
$67.4M 0.01%
6,305,613
-6,047
-0.1% -$55.2K
RVMD icon
1350
Revolution Medicines
RVMD
$38.9B
$67.3M 0.01%
1,440,818
+444,694
+45% +$17.4M

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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q3 2025 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2025, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,356 positions worth $466B, up 7.9% from $432B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q3 2025 filing shows 84 new, 1,582 increased, 1,511 reduced and 85 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Qiagen: 1,300,037 shares worth $58.1M. The largest sale was Hess, an estimated $453M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q3 2025 buy was Qiagen: 1,300,037 shares worth $58.1M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to Chevron in Q3 2025, an estimated $519M increase.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q3 2025 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $234M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Hess in Q3 2025, selling an estimated $453M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $466B portfolio in Q3 2025.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 84 new positions and closed 85 in Q3 2025.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value rose 7.9% quarter-over-quarter to $466B.

Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2025, filed 12 Nov 2025.