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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
GO icon
1601
Grocery Outlet
GO
$972M
$42M 0.01%
4,155,030
-464,821
-10% -$5.85M
CRI icon
1602
Carter's
CRI
$1.48B
$41.9M 0.01%
1,292,419
-144,865
-10% -$4.52M
SBSI icon
1603
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$953M
$41.9M 0.01%
1,377,249
-5,274
-0.4% -$155K
SKWD icon
1604
Skyward Specialty Insurance
SKWD
$2.51B
$41.8M 0.01%
817,792
+69,838
+9% +$3.36M
CVI icon
1605
CVR Energy
CVI
$3.26B
$41.8M 0.01%
1,643,049
+1,526
+0.1% +$52K
FSV icon
1606
FirstService
FSV
$6.27B
$41.8M 0.01%
268,536
+53,606
+25% +$8.72M
RAL
1607
Ralliant Corp
RAL
$7.68B
$41.7M 0.01%
818,663
-23,197
-3% -$1.09M
IDT icon
1608
IDT Corp
IDT
$1.61B
$41.3M 0.01%
806,268
-56,123
-7% -$2.81M
TR icon
1609
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$2.97B
$41.2M 0.01%
1,159,843
+12,401
+1% +$470K
GLIBK
1610
Liberty Capital Corp Series C GCI Group Common Stock
GLIBK
$1.01B
$41.2M 0.01%
1,106,154
+566,536
+105% +$19.9M
PAYO icon
1611
Payoneer
PAYO
$2.4B
$40.9M 0.01%
7,281,390
-28,046
-0.4% -$162K
HBNC icon
1612
Horizon Bancorp
HBNC
$1.04B
$40.8M 0.01%
2,407,042
-161,059
-6% -$2.67M
PAC icon
1613
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
PAC
$12.9B
$40.8M 0.01%
154,800
+6,085
+4% +$1.41M
LNN icon
1614
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.17B
$40.7M 0.01%
345,596
+8,567
+3% +$1.03M
FMBH icon
1615
First Mid Bancshares
FMBH
$1.36B
$40.7M 0.01%
1,044,098
+23,265
+2% +$885K
NAT icon
1616
Nordic American Tanker
NAT
$1.33B
$40.3M 0.01%
11,729,256
+354,013
+3% +$1.25M
LKFN icon
1617
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.52B
$40.3M 0.01%
706,224
-19,976
-3% -$1.19M
GOLD
1618
Gold.com Inc
GOLD
$1.26B
$40.3M 0.01%
1,182,794
+12,606
+1% +$360K
NOK icon
1619
Nokia
NOK
$51B
$40.2M 0.01%
6,218,048
-126,998
-2% -$787K
VNOM icon
1620
Viper Energy
VNOM
$15.3B
$40.1M 0.01%
1,038,840
+112,219
+12% +$4.25M
INDV icon
1621
Indivior Pharmaceuticals
INDV
$4.54B
$40.1M 0.01%
1,118,169
+515,424
+86% +$15.7M
HIW icon
1622
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.41B
$40M 0.01%
1,549,213
+25,929
+2% +$731K
MATW icon
1623
Matthews International
MATW
$717M
$40M 0.01%
1,530,341
+29,865
+2% +$733K
TLN
1624
Talen Energy Corp
TLN
$16.4B
$39.9M 0.01%
106,371
+20,997
+25% +$8.16M
ACHC icon
1625
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.96B
$39.5M 0.01%
2,784,639
+5,383
+0.2% +$102K

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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.