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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
PK icon
1801
Park Hotels & Resorts
PK
$2.92B
$28.6M 0.01%
2,732,160
+72,551
+3% +$777K
CMPR icon
1802
Cimpress
CMPR
$2.3B
$28.5M 0.01%
428,674
-1,877
-0.4% -$127K
HG icon
1803
Hamilton Insurance Group
HG
$3.44B
$28.4M 0.01%
1,019,106
+313,829
+44% +$8.15M
PGC icon
1804
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$800M
$28.4M 0.01%
1,020,509
-43,739
-4% -$1.19M
BFST icon
1805
Business First Bancshares
BFST
$1.03B
$28.3M 0.01%
1,083,887
+59,639
+6% +$1.51M
VET icon
1806
Vermilion Energy
VET
$1.75B
$28.2M 0.01%
3,382,587
+279,953
+9% +$2.31M
KNSA icon
1807
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals
KNSA
$5.97B
$28.2M 0.01%
683,505
+51,382
+8% +$2.06M
CTOS icon
1808
Custom Truck One Source
CTOS
$2.42B
$28M 0.01%
4,860,981
+464,819
+11% +$2.84M
NSSC icon
1809
Napco Security Technologies
NSSC
$1.43B
$28M 0.01%
671,243
-6,842
-1% -$288K
IBCP icon
1810
Independent Bank Corp
IBCP
$841M
$28M 0.01%
860,034
-22,420
-3% -$721K
IVT icon
1811
InvenTrust Properties
IVT
$2.56B
$27.9M 0.01%
990,395
-17,915
-2% -$504K
EBS icon
1812
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$229M
$27.8M 0.01%
2,252,605
+112,265
+5% +$1.2M
FSLY icon
1813
Fastly Inc
FSLY
$4.42B
$27.8M 0.01%
2,730,527
-1,407,281
-34% -$13.9M
LQDT icon
1814
Liquidity Services
LQDT
$1.28B
$27.8M 0.01%
915,597
-3,793
-0.4% -$102K
GLRE icon
1815
Greenlight Captial
GLRE
$501M
$27.7M 0.01%
1,901,654
-151,358
-7% -$1.99M
SHLS icon
1816
Shoals Technologies Group
SHLS
$1.44B
$27.6M 0.01%
3,251,807
+721,354
+29% +$6.48M
CIB icon
1817
Grupo Cibest SA
CIB
$21.7B
$27.5M 0.01%
432,503
+6,461
+2% +$387K
MXL icon
1818
MaxLinear
MXL
$6.21B
$27.5M 0.01%
1,576,634
+6,052
+0.4% +$98.5K
BWIN
1819
Baldwin Insurance Group
BWIN
$2.79B
$27.5M 0.01%
1,142,389
+43,563
+4% +$1.11M
GEF.B icon
1820
Greif Class B
GEF.B
$4.15B
$27.4M 0.01%
366,832
+1,062
+0.3% +$70.5K
VTS icon
1821
Vitesse Energy
VTS
$680M
$27.4M 0.01%
1,420,697
+69,477
+5% +$1.48M
MNRO icon
1822
Monro
MNRO
$368M
$27.4M 0.01%
1,365,009
-50,884
-4% -$937K
TROX icon
1823
Tronox
TROX
$993M
$27.3M 0.01%
6,556,178
-1,308,867
-17% -$4.99M
AGIO icon
1824
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$1.95B
$27.3M 0.01%
1,004,341
-16,860
-2% -$592K
EGBN icon
1825
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$843M
$27.3M 0.01%
1,274,556
-272,215
-18% -$5.25M

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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.