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Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $552B
1-Year Est. Return 44.19%
 

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
+44.19%
3 Year Est. Return
+113.96%
5 Year Est. Return
–
10 Year Est. Return
–
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
Avg Time Held
35 quarters
Top 10 Avg Time Held
18.2 quarters
Top 20 Avg Time Held
18.4 quarters

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 12.13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.32%
5 Healthcare 10.12%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
LZ icon
1776
LegalZoom.com
LZ
$981M
$30M 0.01%
3,021,764
+340,780
+13% +$3.38M
2023 Q2
10 quarters
RRR icon
1777
Red Rock Resorts
RRR
$2.89B
$29.9M 0.01%
481,853
-11,567
-2% -$676K
2017 Q2
34 quarters
RBRK icon
1778
Rubrik
RBRK
$23.9B
$29.8M 0.01%
390,100
+287,638
+281% +$22.1M
2024 Q3
5 quarters
FISI icon
1779
Financial Institutions
FISI
$778M
$29.8M 0.01%
955,906
+4,801
+0.5% +$141K
2013 Q2
50 quarters
WLDN icon
1780
Willdan Group
WLDN
$1.12B
$29.8M 0.01%
287,278
+3,077
+1% +$303K
2013 Q2
50 quarters
CBZ icon
1781
CBIZ
CBZ
$3.01B
$29.8M 0.01%
589,683
-24,549
-4% -$1.29M
2013 Q2
50 quarters
NSA
1782
DELISTED
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
$29.7M 0.01%
1,054,083
-4,816
-0.5% -$143K
2016 Q2
38 quarters
WMG icon
1783
Warner Music
WMG
$14.2B
$29.6M 0.01%
964,722
+110,264
+13% +$3.37M
2020 Q3
21 quarters
INTA icon
1784
Intapp
INTA
$2.88B
$29.5M 0.01%
643,368
+86,283
+15% +$3.58M
2023 Q2
10 quarters
ORRF icon
1785
Orrstown Financial Services
ORRF
$807M
$29.5M 0.01%
831,739
+66,407
+9% +$2.32M
2016 Q3
37 quarters
PAR icon
1786
PAR Technology
PAR
$595M
$29.4M 0.01%
810,222
-169,740
-17% -$6.13M
2013 Q2
50 quarters
VCEL icon
1787
Vericel Corp
VCEL
$2.02B
$29.4M 0.01%
815,620
+17,765
+2% +$653K
2019 Q2
26 quarters
BBIO icon
1788
BridgeBio Pharma
BBIO
$13.1B
$29.3M 0.01%
382,569
+314,316
+461% +$20.6M
2023 Q3
9 quarters
ATEN icon
1789
A10 Networks
ATEN
$2B
$29.2M 0.01%
1,648,788
+15,198
+0.9% +$269K
2018 Q4
28 quarters
TRI icon
1790
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$43B
$29.1M 0.01%
217,074
-1,851
-0.8% -$268K
2013 Q2
50 quarters
MYE icon
1791
Myers Industries
MYE
$1.18B
$29M 0.01%
1,549,855
+14,779
+1% +$262K
2013 Q2
50 quarters
NFBK
1792
DELISTED
Northfield Bancorp
NFBK
$28.9M 0.01%
2,531,384
-77,301
-3% -$856K
2013 Q2
50 quarters
CDRE icon
1793
Cadre Holdings
CDRE
$1.07B
$28.9M 0.01%
706,691
+40,284
+6% +$1.68M
2023 Q1
11 quarters
SHBI icon
1794
Shore Bancshares
SHBI
$758M
$28.8M 0.01%
1,630,022
+20,406
+1% +$342K
2013 Q2
50 quarters
NEO icon
1795
NeoGenomics
NEO
$2.28B
$28.8M 0.01%
2,448,747
-1,379,066
-36% -$14.9M
2016 Q4
36 quarters
NGS icon
1796
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$422M
$28.8M 0.01%
855,645
-1,752
-0.2% -$52.3K
2013 Q2
50 quarters
FROG icon
1797
JFrog
FROG
$12B
$28.8M 0.01%
460,975
-732,734
-61% -$41.7M
2023 Q1
11 quarters
SHEN icon
1798
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$617M
$28.7M 0.01%
2,486,910
-152,203
-6% -$1.8M
2013 Q2
50 quarters
DSGX icon
1799
Descartes Systems
DSGX
$6.95B
$28.7M 0.01%
327,406
+205,901
+169% +$18.4M
2017 Q1
35 quarters
WINA icon
1800
Winmark
WINA
$1.08B
$28.6M 0.01%
70,608
-5,696
-7% -$2.44M
2013 Q2
50 quarters

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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.