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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
NSP icon
1851
Insperity
NSP
$1.96B
$26M 0.01%
671,877
-25,958
-4% -$1.04M
FRPH icon
1852
FRP Holdings
FRPH
$415M
$25.9M 0.01%
1,136,979
-18,799
-2% -$444K
TWST icon
1853
Twist Bioscience
TWST
$7.83B
$25.9M 0.01%
815,369
+24,476
+3% +$764K
GIC icon
1854
Global Industrial
GIC
$1.52B
$25.8M 0.01%
884,424
-17,849
-2% -$543K
MBUU icon
1855
Malibu Boats
MBUU
$568M
$25.8M 0.01%
914,433
-67,970
-7% -$1.97M
ASC icon
1856
Ardmore Shipping
ASC
$670M
$25.7M 0.01%
2,428,218
+20,009
+0.8% +$238K
CSV icon
1857
Carriage Services
CSV
$544M
$25.7M 0.01%
606,826
-996
-0.2% -$43.2K
RVLV icon
1858
Revolve Group
RVLV
$1.73B
$25.6M 0.01%
848,585
+29,204
+4% +$705K
CRNX icon
1859
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals
CRNX
$8.93B
$25.6M 0.01%
548,977
+171,175
+45% +$7.62M
ABEV icon
1860
Ambev
ABEV
$45.4B
$25.5M 0.01%
10,318,325
+797,033
+8% +$1.9M
QS icon
1861
QuantumScape Corp
QS
$3.81B
$25.5M 0.01%
2,444,093
-3,226,107
-57% -$44.5M
GBTG icon
1862
American Express Global Business Travel
GBTG
$4.94B
$25.4M 0.01%
3,318,614
+492,253
+17% +$3.82M
SMBC icon
1863
Southern Missouri Bancorp
SMBC
$842M
$25.4M 0.01%
428,893
-3,570
-0.8% -$198K
ODC icon
1864
Oil-Dri
ODC
$1.28B
$25.4M 0.01%
518,103
-45,650
-8% -$2.53M
HZO icon
1865
MarineMax
HZO
$1.15B
$25.3M 0.01%
1,044,643
-201,740
-16% -$4.98M
TWI icon
1866
Titan International
TWI
$457M
$25.2M 0.01%
3,222,284
-16,064
-0.5% -$126K
MNKD icon
1867
MannKind Corp
MNKD
$1.26B
$25.2M 0.01%
4,443,603
+426,921
+11% +$2.35M
IHG icon
1868
InterContinental Hotels
IHG
$23B
$25M 0.01%
177,859
+3,498
+2% +$455K
DSGR icon
1869
Distribution Solutions Group
DSGR
$1.61B
$24.9M 0.01%
910,556
-4,474
-0.5% -$126K
BLFS icon
1870
BioLife Solutions
BLFS
$1.69B
$24.8M 0.01%
1,025,170
+21,787
+2% +$570K
GTN icon
1871
Gray Television
GTN
$512M
$24.8M 0.01%
5,117,665
+126,684
+3% +$620K
TXG icon
1872
10x Genomics
TXG
$7.44B
$24.8M 0.01%
1,517,581
+762,201
+101% +$11.5M
CABO icon
1873
Cable One
CABO
$203M
$24.7M 0.01%
218,848
-16,379
-7% -$2.23M
CDNA icon
1874
CareDx
CDNA
$2.44B
$24.7M 0.01%
1,309,980
+93,456
+8% +$1.57M
AMTB icon
1875
Amerant Bancorp
AMTB
$1.12B
$24.5M 0.01%
1,255,876
-79,843
-6% -$1.49M

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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.