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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
AIN icon
1526
Albany International
AIN
$1.73B
$48.4M 0.01%
955,148
-79,917
-8% -$4.14M
AMPH icon
1527
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals
AMPH
$864M
$48.2M 0.01%
1,799,685
+44,020
+3% +$1.13M
RYZ
1528
Ryerson Holding Corp
RYZ
$1.45B
$48.1M 0.01%
1,911,512
-38,553
-2% -$887K
TK icon
1529
Teekay
TK
$973M
$48.1M 0.01%
5,326,069
+48,309
+0.9% +$444K
SMG icon
1530
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.63B
$48.1M 0.01%
823,662
+108,428
+15% +$6.08M
SNAP icon
1531
Snap
SNAP
$9.05B
$48.1M 0.01%
5,954,705
-163,153
-3% -$1.29M
OSW icon
1532
OneSpaWorld
OSW
$2.62B
$47.9M 0.01%
2,308,037
-6,026
-0.3% -$126K
PRGS icon
1533
Progress Software
PRGS
$1.78B
$47.8M 0.01%
1,112,516
-26,793
-2% -$1.17M
COLD icon
1534
Americold
COLD
$4.17B
$47.7M 0.01%
3,705,957
+85,864
+2% +$1.05M
PTCT icon
1535
PTC Therapeutics
PTCT
$6.23B
$47.6M 0.01%
627,092
-146,086
-19% -$10.6M
CRSP icon
1536
CRISPR Therapeutics
CRSP
$5.17B
$47.6M 0.01%
907,107
+30,078
+3% +$1.8M
TS icon
1537
Tenaris
TS
$27.4B
$47.5M 0.01%
1,234,828
+100,568
+9% +$3.88M
TRST
1538
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$931M
$47.2M 0.01%
1,142,863
-32,488
-3% -$1.29M
ELF icon
1539
e.l.f. Beauty
ELF
$5.62B
$47.2M 0.01%
620,252
+94,026
+18% +$9.26M
SENEA icon
1540
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$1.22B
$47.1M 0.01%
425,803
-604
-0.1% -$69K
BIPC icon
1541
Brookfield Infrastructure
BIPC
$4.71B
$47M 0.01%
1,034,841
+108,110
+12% +$4.9M
HFWA icon
1542
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$1.2B
$46.8M 0.01%
1,978,610
-49,683
-2% -$1.17M
HUBS icon
1543
HubSpot
HUBS
$10.8B
$46.8M 0.01%
116,497
+5,196
+5% +$2.15M
PENG
1544
Penguin Solutions Inc
PENG
$2.83B
$46.7M 0.01%
2,388,748
+95,585
+4% +$2.05M
DAVE icon
1545
Dave Inc
DAVE
$3.94B
$46.7M 0.01%
210,911
+38,744
+23% +$8.33M
HMC icon
1546
Honda
HMC
$41.2B
$46.6M 0.01%
1,581,361
-78,842
-5% -$2.39M
AQN icon
1547
Algonquin Power & Utilities
AQN
$4.36B
$46.6M 0.01%
7,572,396
+266,020
+4% +$1.58M
GABC icon
1548
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.87B
$46.6M 0.01%
1,188,331
+7,142
+0.6% +$282K
DVAX
1549
DELISTED
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
$46.3M 0.01%
3,011,086
-556,166
-16% -$6.13M
ALIT icon
1550
Alight
ALIT
$394M
$46.2M 0.01%
1,184,307
-112,559
-9% -$5.61M

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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.