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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
CARE icon
1926
Carter Bankshares
CARE
$703M
$22.1M ﹤0.01%
1,123,730
-6,325
-0.6% -$118K
HVT icon
1927
Haverty Furniture Companies
HVT
$451M
$22M ﹤0.01%
943,753
-11,468
-1% -$258K
FET icon
1928
Forum Energy Technologies
FET
$882M
$21.9M ﹤0.01%
593,136
+1,395
+0.2% +$43.3K
BBW icon
1929
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$467M
$21.9M ﹤0.01%
356,814
-4,078
-1% -$222K
IQ icon
1930
iQIYI
IQ
$1.31B
$21.8M ﹤0.01%
11,331,617
+1,012,854
+10% +$2.17M
JKS
1931
JinkoSolar
JKS
$886M
$21.7M ﹤0.01%
841,899
-11,099
-1% -$283K
LION icon
1932
Lionsgate Studios
LION
$3.68B
$21.7M ﹤0.01%
2,377,054
-108,304
-4% -$771K
CHT icon
1933
Chunghwa Telecom
CHT
$32.8B
$21.6M ﹤0.01%
516,800
+40,198
+8% +$1.7M
FFIC
1934
DELISTED
Flushing Financial
FFIC
$21.5M ﹤0.01%
1,414,059
-274,766
-16% -$4.16M
WFG icon
1935
West Fraser Timber
WFG
$5.58B
$21.4M ﹤0.01%
350,325
-3,119
-0.9% -$195K
ELME
1936
Elme Communities
ELME
$144M
$21.4M ﹤0.01%
1,227,854
-38,097
-3% -$646K
JBSS icon
1937
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$965M
$21.2M ﹤0.01%
300,746
+3,007
+1% +$204K
CENT icon
1938
Central Garden & Pet Co
CENT
$2.75B
$21.2M ﹤0.01%
659,962
-10,454
-2% -$334K
AI icon
1939
C3.ai
AI
$1.62B
$21.2M ﹤0.01%
1,569,202
-234,986
-13% -$3.75M
IRMD icon
1940
iRadimed
IRMD
$1.15B
$21.1M ﹤0.01%
217,129
+2,578
+1% +$221K
MG icon
1941
Mistras Group
MG
$502M
$21.1M ﹤0.01%
1,667,846
+34,519
+2% +$389K
RLAY icon
1942
Relay Therapeutics
RLAY
$4.37B
$21M ﹤0.01%
2,480,350
-2,600
-0.1% -$18.6K
ASR icon
1943
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$8.24B
$21M ﹤0.01%
64,853
+4,490
+7% +$1.39M
CMDB
1944
Costamare Bulkers Holdings
CMDB
$424M
$20.9M ﹤0.01%
1,359,048
-62,787
-4% -$910K
LOCO icon
1945
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$463M
$20.9M ﹤0.01%
2,001,301
-16,129
-0.8% -$167K
GTY
1946
Getty Realty Corp
GTY
$2.01B
$20.9M ﹤0.01%
762,926
+19,698
+3% +$544K
DFH icon
1947
Dream Finders Homes
DFH
$1.25B
$20.8M ﹤0.01%
1,214,409
+76,919
+7% +$1.57M
UHAL icon
1948
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$14.4B
$20.7M ﹤0.01%
411,614
+30,505
+8% +$1.62M
MPB icon
1949
Mid Penn Bancorp
MPB
$945M
$20.7M ﹤0.01%
668,627
+34,890
+6% +$1.03M
VREX icon
1950
Varex Imaging
VREX
$778M
$20.6M ﹤0.01%
1,764,900
-227,711
-11% -$2.67M

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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.