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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
SMTC icon
1826
Semtech
SMTC
$12.2B
$27.2M 0.01%
369,725
-64,301
-15% -$4.56M
VPG icon
1827
Vishay Precision Group
VPG
$864M
$27.2M 0.01%
707,667
-55,827
-7% -$1.97M
HE icon
1828
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.02B
$27.2M 0.01%
2,212,106
+150,347
+7% +$1.74M
BHB icon
1829
Bar Harbor Bankshares
BHB
$660M
$27.2M 0.01%
875,968
-3,514
-0.4% -$107K
GME icon
1830
GameStop
GME
$8.43B
$27.2M 0.01%
1,352,205
+30,940
+2% +$694K
SHOE
1831
Shoe Station Group
SHOE
$437M
$27.1M 0.01%
1,606,573
-55,300
-3% -$1.02M
FBIZ icon
1832
First Business Financial Services
FBIZ
$589M
$27.1M 0.01%
499,376
-6,201
-1% -$324K
ERO icon
1833
Ero Copper
ERO
$3.81B
$27.1M 0.01%
958,154
+190,799
+25% +$4.44M
LASR icon
1834
nLIGHT
LASR
$2.94B
$27M 0.01%
720,624
-2,076
-0.3% -$69.3K
WWW icon
1835
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.55B
$26.9M 0.01%
1,483,694
+135,751
+10% +$2.74M
VSTS icon
1836
Vestis
VSTS
$1.83B
$26.9M 0.01%
4,033,422
-554,010
-12% -$3.23M
OPEN icon
1837
Opendoor
OPEN
$3.38B
$26.9M 0.01%
4,612,721
+4,106,085
+810% +$29.4M
RM icon
1838
Regional Management Corp
RM
$291M
$26.8M 0.01%
691,701
-6,195
-0.9% -$240K
LYTS icon
1839
LSI Industries
LYTS
$909M
$26.7M 0.01%
1,457,339
-2,253
-0.2% -$45.8K
NMR icon
1840
Nomura Holdings
NMR
$28.7B
$26.6M 0.01%
3,167,768
-8,624
-0.3% -$64.4K
WOOF icon
1841
Petco
WOOF
$765M
$26.6M 0.01%
9,455,494
+143,688
+2% +$465K
CC icon
1842
Chemours
CC
$2.2B
$26.4M 0.01%
2,240,615
+53,386
+2% +$685K
MATV icon
1843
Mativ Holdings
MATV
$706M
$26.4M 0.01%
2,169,973
+111,722
+5% +$1.32M
ZUMZ icon
1844
Zumiez
ZUMZ
$330M
$26.4M 0.01%
1,011,866
-49,446
-5% -$1.19M
DRH icon
1845
Diamondrock Hospitality Co
DRH
$2.48B
$26.3M 0.01%
2,934,689
-117,709
-4% -$1M
STOK icon
1846
Stoke Therapeutics
STOK
$2.08B
$26.3M 0.01%
827,139
+148,832
+22% +$4.47M
MLR icon
1847
Miller Industries
MLR
$606M
$26.1M 0.01%
698,561
-20,511
-3% -$798K
DEI icon
1848
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$1.93B
$26.1M 0.01%
2,373,651
-19,339
-0.8% -$242K
VLGEA icon
1849
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$616M
$26.1M 0.01%
736,790
+4,170
+0.6% +$143K
ICHR icon
1850
Ichor Holdings
ICHR
$2.43B
$26.1M 0.01%
1,414,162
-212,031
-13% -$3.93M

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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.