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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
UVSP icon
1401
Univest Financial
UVSP
$1.16B
$61.5M 0.01%
1,879,270
-18,200
-1% -$570K
DOCS icon
1402
Doximity
DOCS
$4.57B
$61.5M 0.01%
1,388,027
+86,728
+7% +$4.87M
THS
1403
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
$61.3M 0.01%
2,597,238
-115,132
-4% -$2.51M
CAKE icon
1404
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$5.53B
$61.2M 0.01%
1,213,106
+5,910
+0.5% +$296K
ASTE icon
1405
Astec Industries
ASTE
$991M
$61.1M 0.01%
1,411,347
-282
-0% -$12.9K
HCI icon
1406
HCI Group
HCI
$2.36B
$61.1M 0.01%
318,536
+22,261
+8% +$4.19M
VICR icon
1407
Vicor
VICR
$9.63B
$61M 0.01%
556,870
-21,645
-4% -$1.84M
TME icon
1408
Tencent Music
TME
$16.2B
$60.8M 0.01%
3,467,375
-2,544
-0.1% -$51.6K
DAY
1409
DELISTED
Dayforce
DAY
$60.5M 0.01%
874,548
-728,454
-45% -$50.1M
LPG icon
1410
Dorian LPG
LPG
$1.9B
$60.3M 0.01%
2,476,017
-17,651
-0.7% -$463K
PJT icon
1411
PJT Partners
PJT
$4.33B
$60.2M 0.01%
360,040
+1,212
+0.3% +$207K
NCNO icon
1412
nCino
NCNO
$2.08B
$60.1M 0.01%
2,345,465
-110,374
-4% -$2.8M
NATL icon
1413
NCR Atleos
NATL
$3.43B
$60.1M 0.01%
1,577,338
+50,798
+3% +$1.91M
CHEF icon
1414
Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
$4.44B
$60M 0.01%
962,153
+19,127
+2% +$1.15M
JBLU icon
1415
JetBlue
JBLU
$2.13B
$59.9M 0.01%
13,172,352
-3,852,391
-23% -$17.6M
CHH icon
1416
Choice Hotels
CHH
$4.62B
$59.8M 0.01%
627,826
-3,504
-0.6% -$334K
BRBR icon
1417
BellRing Brands
BRBR
$1.32B
$59.6M 0.01%
2,228,954
-60,074
-3% -$1.86M
TMDX icon
1418
Transmedics
TMDX
$3.07B
$59.6M 0.01%
489,710
+38,717
+9% +$4.86M
HUN icon
1419
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.82B
$59.5M 0.01%
5,947,590
-1,969,246
-25% -$18M
DLX icon
1420
Deluxe
DLX
$1.12B
$59.2M 0.01%
2,652,098
+57,743
+2% +$1.16M
ECPG icon
1421
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$2.01B
$59.1M 0.01%
1,088,173
-182,342
-14% -$8.79M
WGO icon
1422
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$906M
$58.8M 0.01%
1,450,840
-42,134
-3% -$1.54M
MGNI icon
1423
Magnite
MGNI
$3.47B
$58.7M 0.01%
3,615,820
+48,566
+1% +$806K
YOU icon
1424
Clear Secure
YOU
$5.27B
$58.6M 0.01%
1,670,411
+68,560
+4% +$2.33M
VISN
1425
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$2.63B
$58.4M 0.01%
3,222,072
+273,326
+9% +$4.71M

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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.