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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
IRDM icon
1676
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$5.23B
$36.4M 0.01%
2,093,124
-234,271
-10% -$4.14M
GDOT icon
1677
Green Dot
GDOT
$752M
$36.3M 0.01%
2,836,651
+56,547
+2% +$703K
RCUS icon
1678
Arcus Biosciences
RCUS
$3.66B
$36.3M 0.01%
1,524,157
+21,694
+1% +$443K
UPBD icon
1679
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.12B
$36.3M 0.01%
2,067,567
-73,187
-3% -$1.42M
PTGX icon
1680
Protagonist Therapeutics
PTGX
$9.71B
$36.2M 0.01%
414,415
-24,100
-5% -$1.97M
AVPT icon
1681
AvePoint
AVPT
$2.75B
$36.1M 0.01%
2,597,660
+552,439
+27% +$7.63M
UAA icon
1682
Under Armour
UAA
$2.52B
$36M 0.01%
7,245,789
-2,367,552
-25% -$11M
APOG icon
1683
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$887M
$35.9M 0.01%
985,285
-28,514
-3% -$1.08M
DAKT icon
1684
Daktronics
DAKT
$1.03B
$35.7M 0.01%
1,807,308
-220,371
-11% -$4.21M
CAC icon
1685
Camden National
CAC
$970M
$35.7M 0.01%
822,145
-12,732
-2% -$513K
TTI icon
1686
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$1.28B
$35.5M 0.01%
3,792,297
-627,499
-14% -$4.84M
HRTG icon
1687
Heritage Insurance Holdings
HRTG
$973M
$35.4M 0.01%
1,210,044
-51,745
-4% -$1.4M
OPY icon
1688
Oppenheimer Holdings
OPY
$1.2B
$35.4M 0.01%
489,649
-3,569
-0.7% -$248K
NTGR icon
1689
NETGEAR
NTGR
$627M
$35.4M 0.01%
1,441,558
-195,139
-12% -$5.61M
AMBA icon
1690
Ambarella
AMBA
$3.6B
$35.3M 0.01%
498,659
-12,939
-3% -$1.05M
LEVI icon
1691
Levi Strauss
LEVI
$9.09B
$35.3M 0.01%
1,700,840
+74,049
+5% +$1.6M
FTS icon
1692
Fortis
FTS
$28.3B
$35.3M 0.01%
678,764
+21,553
+3% +$1.1M
HIMS icon
1693
Hims & Hers Health
HIMS
$7.35B
$35.2M 0.01%
1,085,217
-1,061,760
-49% -$45.5M
UE icon
1694
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.75B
$35.1M 0.01%
1,826,822
+14,728
+0.8% +$286K
POWI icon
1695
Power Integrations
POWI
$3.46B
$35M 0.01%
985,227
-44,674
-4% -$1.69M
HTB
1696
HomeTrust Bancshares
HTB
$826M
$35M 0.01%
815,184
+13,433
+2% +$554K
STN icon
1697
Stantec
STN
$8.35B
$35M 0.01%
370,576
+40,740
+12% +$4.2M
IONQ icon
1698
IonQ
IONQ
$17.2B
$34.9M 0.01%
777,367
+94,141
+14% +$5.28M
RNG icon
1699
RingCentral
RNG
$5.35B
$34.9M 0.01%
1,207,947
+58,967
+5% +$1.68M
SIRI icon
1700
SiriusXM
SIRI
$9.7B
$34.8M 0.01%
1,740,360
+1,414,426
+434% +$30.4M

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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.