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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
+9.86%
1 Year Est. Return
+30.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+88.16%
5 Year Est. Return
+120.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+468.8%
AUM
$466B
AUM Growth
+$34.1B
Cap. Flow
+$2.64B
Cap. Flow %
0.57%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.44%
Holding
3,356
New
84
Increased
1,582
Reduced
1,511
Closed
85

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$519M
2
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$448M
3
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$280M
4
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$252M
5
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$249M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
HES
Hess
HES
+$453M
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$234M
3
GMS
GMS Inc
GMS
+$217M
4
SKX
Skechers
SKX
+$201M
5
COF icon
Capital One
COF
+$193M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 21.96%
2 Financials 17.99%
3 Industrials 12.15%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.49%
5 Healthcare 9.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
EGBN icon
1776
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$866M
$31.3M 0.01%
1,546,771
-87,205
-5% -$1.69M
AMTM
1777
Amentum Holdings
AMTM
$5.73B
$31.3M 0.01%
1,306,051
-28,701
-2% -$699K
BWIN
1778
Baldwin Insurance Group
BWIN
$2.79B
$31M 0.01%
1,098,826
+2,147
+0.2% +$74.5K
SMTC icon
1779
Semtech
SMTC
$10.4B
$31M 0.01%
434,026
+99,485
+30% +$5.4M
EQBK icon
1780
Equity Bancshares
EQBK
$1.05B
$31M 0.01%
761,014
+3,765
+0.5% +$152K
ENPH icon
1781
Enphase Energy
ENPH
$4.79B
$30.9M 0.01%
874,246
-94,281
-10% -$3.5M
AVO icon
1782
Mission Produce
AVO
$1.13B
$30.9M 0.01%
2,570,868
+159,726
+7% +$1.97M
ATRO icon
1783
Astronics
ATRO
$3.37B
$30.9M 0.01%
812,596
-93,157
-10% -$2.83M
CLBK icon
1784
Columbia Financial
CLBK
$1.14B
$30.8M 0.01%
2,054,755
+10,376
+0.5% +$155K
NFBK
1785
DELISTED
Northfield Bancorp
NFBK
$30.8M 0.01%
2,608,685
-24,545
-0.9% -$282K
PLOW icon
1786
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$1.04B
$30.7M 0.01%
983,326
-15,257
-2% -$477K
AVPT icon
1787
AvePoint
AVPT
$2.74B
$30.7M 0.01%
2,045,221
+15,940
+0.8% +$268K
CVLG icon
1788
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$1.09B
$30.5M 0.01%
1,409,219
-41,009
-3% -$980K
NOK icon
1789
Nokia
NOK
$49.9B
$30.5M 0.01%
6,345,046
-2,004,629
-24% -$9.06M
ENR icon
1790
Energizer
ENR
$1.5B
$30.5M 0.01%
1,224,918
-3,283
-0.3% -$85.8K
CURB
1791
Curbline Properties
CURB
$3.61B
$30.4M 0.01%
1,362,411
+22,722
+2% +$512K
NTLA icon
1792
Intellia Therapeutics
NTLA
$1.52B
$30.3M 0.01%
1,757,294
-109,015
-6% -$1.34M
GOLD
1793
Gold.com Inc
GOLD
$1.18B
$30.3M 0.01%
1,170,188
-18,392
-2% -$435K
MCB icon
1794
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp
MCB
$1.14B
$30.2M 0.01%
404,059
+24,115
+6% +$1.81M
RRR icon
1795
Red Rock Resorts
RRR
$3.87B
$30.1M 0.01%
493,420
+1,589
+0.3% +$93.5K
ATRC icon
1796
AtriCure
ATRC
$2.02B
$30M 0.01%
850,556
+30,448
+4% +$1.05M
SMBK icon
1797
SmartFinancial
SMBK
$908M
$29.9M 0.01%
836,529
+15,730
+2% +$563K
VMEO
1798
DELISTED
Vimeo
VMEO
$29.9M 0.01%
3,852,798
-1,315,923
-25% -$6.48M
SNCY
1799
DELISTED
Sun Country Airlines
SNCY
$29.8M 0.01%
2,523,691
+224,344
+10% +$2.77M
BMBL icon
1800
Bumble
BMBL
$393M
$29.7M 0.01%
4,882,350
+466,646
+11% +$3.19M

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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q3 2025 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2025, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,356 positions worth $466B, up 7.9% from $432B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q3 2025 filing shows 84 new, 1,582 increased, 1,511 reduced and 85 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Qiagen: 1,300,037 shares worth $58.1M. The largest sale was Hess, an estimated $453M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q3 2025 buy was Qiagen: 1,300,037 shares worth $58.1M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to Chevron in Q3 2025, an estimated $519M increase.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q3 2025 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $234M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Hess in Q3 2025, selling an estimated $453M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $466B portfolio in Q3 2025.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 84 new positions and closed 85 in Q3 2025.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value rose 7.9% quarter-over-quarter to $466B.

Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2025, filed 12 Nov 2025.