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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
MTW icon
1901
Manitowoc
MTW
$678M
$23.1M ﹤0.01%
1,925,887
-32,257
-2% -$367K
SBGI icon
1902
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$995M
$23.1M ﹤0.01%
1,509,006
+73,241
+5% +$1.09M
BBSI icon
1903
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$783M
$23M ﹤0.01%
635,960
-25,662
-4% -$982K
AROW icon
1904
Arrow Financial
AROW
$644M
$22.9M ﹤0.01%
728,534
-11,919
-2% -$353K
PDFS icon
1905
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$1.99B
$22.9M ﹤0.01%
800,963
-10,330
-1% -$286K
MCS icon
1906
Marcus Corp
MCS
$921M
$22.8M ﹤0.01%
1,469,323
-26,545
-2% -$395K
TRUP icon
1907
Trupanion
TRUP
$1.27B
$22.7M ﹤0.01%
607,022
+66,069
+12% +$2.59M
SHO icon
1908
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$2.01B
$22.7M ﹤0.01%
2,536,997
+43,355
+2% +$398K
PNTG icon
1909
Pennant Group
PNTG
$1.38B
$22.6M ﹤0.01%
803,717
-2,275
-0.3% -$60.5K
MASI
1910
DELISTED
Masimo
MASI
$22.6M ﹤0.01%
173,950
-85,718
-33% -$12.3M
BHC icon
1911
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.37B
$22.6M ﹤0.01%
3,253,995
+241,546
+8% +$1.59M
PBI icon
1912
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.33B
$22.6M ﹤0.01%
2,138,170
+260,855
+14% +$2.71M
COUR icon
1913
Coursera
COUR
$1.52B
$22.6M ﹤0.01%
3,067,078
+362,223
+13% +$3.15M
LTC
1914
LTC Properties
LTC
$2.12B
$22.6M ﹤0.01%
656,106
+389
+0.1% +$13.7K
BAND
1915
Bandwidth Inc
BAND
$1.7B
$22.6M ﹤0.01%
1,459,696
-5,280
-0.4% -$80.1K
ASIX icon
1916
AdvanSix
ASIX
$438M
$22.5M ﹤0.01%
1,302,875
-211,564
-14% -$3.7M
FLYW icon
1917
Flywire
FLYW
$2.11B
$22.5M ﹤0.01%
1,590,905
-27,088
-2% -$371K
INOD icon
1918
Innodata
INOD
$2.03B
$22.5M ﹤0.01%
441,047
+87,243
+25% +$5.69M
ADPT icon
1919
Adaptive Biotechnologies
ADPT
$4.05B
$22.5M ﹤0.01%
1,382,924
-3,439
-0.2% -$56.1K
CLW icon
1920
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$368M
$22.4M ﹤0.01%
1,285,951
-1,752
-0.1% -$32.3K
JAMF
1921
DELISTED
Jamf
JAMF
$22.3M ﹤0.01%
1,713,057
-318,365
-16% -$3.86M
MSBI icon
1922
Midland States Bancorp
MSBI
$689M
$22.2M ﹤0.01%
1,050,822
-142,456
-12% -$2.52M
PZZA icon
1923
Papa John's
PZZA
$785M
$22.2M ﹤0.01%
577,321
-11,233
-2% -$496K
GFL icon
1924
GFL Environmental
GFL
$14.9B
$22.2M ﹤0.01%
517,110
+34,775
+7% +$1.55M
LEG icon
1925
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.29B
$22.2M ﹤0.01%
2,016,519
+12,763
+0.6% +$126K

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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.