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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
NWS icon
1501
News Corp Class B
NWS
$17.6B
$50.8M 0.01%
1,715,140
-245,369
-13% -$7.32M
DBRG icon
1502
DigitalBridge
DBRG
$2.95B
$50.8M 0.01%
3,312,381
+113,997
+4% +$1.37M
INVX
1503
Innovex International
INVX
$2.04B
$50.5M 0.01%
2,310,537
+157,265
+7% +$3.28M
CE icon
1504
Celanese
CE
$4.88B
$50.5M 0.01%
1,194,042
+110,512
+10% +$4.51M
PCRX icon
1505
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$974M
$50.5M 0.01%
1,950,013
-213,460
-10% -$5.08M
AG icon
1506
First Majestic Silver
AG
$9.29B
$50.5M 0.01%
3,028,487
+299,077
+11% +$4.16M
TERN
1507
DELISTED
Terns Pharmaceuticals
TERN
$50.4M 0.01%
1,247,763
-208,638
-14% -$4.82M
SAM icon
1508
Boston Beer
SAM
$1.86B
$50.3M 0.01%
258,001
-7,778
-3% -$1.6M
VYX icon
1509
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.09B
$50.3M 0.01%
4,935,263
+427,449
+9% +$4.64M
CALX icon
1510
Calix
CALX
$2.4B
$50.2M 0.01%
948,619
+2,754
+0.3% +$160K
TPB icon
1511
Turning Point Brands
TPB
$1.79B
$50.2M 0.01%
462,970
-212
-0% -$20.7K
THRM icon
1512
Gentherm
THRM
$1.27B
$50.1M 0.01%
1,378,213
+16,529
+1% +$595K
OUT icon
1513
Outfront Media
OUT
$5.29B
$50.1M 0.01%
2,077,659
+37,338
+2% +$777K
CWT icon
1514
California Water Service
CWT
$3.06B
$50M 0.01%
1,153,931
+4,913
+0.4% +$224K
LGIH icon
1515
LGI Homes
LGIH
$1.32B
$49.9M 0.01%
1,162,130
-106,062
-8% -$4.97M
MBWM icon
1516
Mercantile Bank Corp
MBWM
$1.05B
$49.6M 0.01%
1,031,485
-16,861
-2% -$778K
SOLS
1517
Solstice Advanced Materials
SOLS
$9.58B
$49.4M 0.01%
+1,016,070
New +$47.8M
OSCR icon
1518
Oscar Health
OSCR
$8.54B
$49.3M 0.01%
3,432,940
-285,825
-8% -$4.94M
SLG icon
1519
SL Green Realty
SLG
$3.9B
$49.3M 0.01%
1,074,319
+14,282
+1% +$705K
JJSF icon
1520
J&J Snack Foods
JJSF
$1.68B
$49.2M 0.01%
544,928
+2,143
+0.4% +$194K
WLY icon
1521
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.62B
$49M 0.01%
1,600,812
+43,012
+3% +$1.52M
BL icon
1522
BlackLine
BL
$1.7B
$48.8M 0.01%
882,078
+23,943
+3% +$1.32M
ADEA icon
1523
Adeia
ADEA
$3.07B
$48.6M 0.01%
2,816,954
-2,382
-0.1% -$35.3K
KYMR icon
1524
Kymera Therapeutics
KYMR
$9.03B
$48.6M 0.01%
624,027
-107,393
-15% -$7.25M
VRTS icon
1525
Virtus Investment Partners
VRTS
$1.11B
$48.5M 0.01%
297,128
+6,885
+2% +$1.16M

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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.