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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
RYAM icon
1951
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$593M
$20.5M ﹤0.01%
3,488,672
-141,528
-4% -$920K
SEZL
1952
Sezzle
SEZL
$3.97B
$20.5M ﹤0.01%
323,508
+130,634
+68% +$8.9M
ASX icon
1953
ASE Group
ASX
$82.7B
$20.5M ﹤0.01%
1,274,229
+91,892
+8% +$1.31M
NTST
1954
NETSTREIT Corp
NTST
$2.03B
$20.4M ﹤0.01%
1,155,938
-83,327
-7% -$1.52M
LMB icon
1955
Limbach Holdings
LMB
$552M
$20.4M ﹤0.01%
261,651
-18,211
-7% -$1.5M
MUX icon
1956
McEwen Inc
MUX
$1.18B
$20.3M ﹤0.01%
1,097,073
-188,530
-15% -$3.51M
XENE icon
1957
Xenon Pharmaceuticals
XENE
$6.21B
$20.3M ﹤0.01%
452,147
-1,876
-0.4% -$78.8K
CIVB icon
1958
Civista Bancshares
CIVB
$585M
$20.2M ﹤0.01%
910,154
+40,491
+5% +$895K
LSPD icon
1959
Lightspeed Commerce
LSPD
$1.36B
$20.2M ﹤0.01%
1,671,008
-75,587
-4% -$895K
XPEL icon
1960
XPEL
XPEL
$1.31B
$20.2M ﹤0.01%
404,348
+9,219
+2% +$385K
LXU icon
1961
LSB Industries
LXU
$726M
$20.2M ﹤0.01%
2,373,937
-58,495
-2% -$516K
PRSU
1962
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality Inc
PRSU
$1.25B
$20.2M ﹤0.01%
598,524
+26,409
+5% +$922K
LBRDA icon
1963
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$5.17B
$20.1M ﹤0.01%
417,299
-79,092
-16% -$4.1M
STGW icon
1964
Stagwell
STGW
$2.22B
$20.1M ﹤0.01%
4,111,549
+869,562
+27% +$4.53M
ONIT
1965
Onity Group
ONIT
$326M
$20.1M ﹤0.01%
439,058
+3,137
+0.7% +$129K
BMRC icon
1966
Bank of Marin Bancorp
BMRC
$455M
$20M ﹤0.01%
770,817
-16,767
-2% -$431K
TSBK icon
1967
Timberland Bancorp
TSBK
$350M
$20M ﹤0.01%
559,776
-2,173
-0.4% -$73.4K
FMX icon
1968
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$40.9B
$20M ﹤0.01%
198,075
-8,069
-4% -$784K
ESQ icon
1969
Esquire Financial Holdings
ESQ
$1.12B
$20M ﹤0.01%
195,982
+2,023
+1% +$205K
IPI icon
1970
Intrepid Potash
IPI
$508M
$19.9M ﹤0.01%
717,600
-15,945
-2% -$429K
BHRB icon
1971
Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp
BHRB
$1.47B
$19.8M ﹤0.01%
317,991
+36,027
+13% +$2.26M
UMC icon
1972
United Microelectronic
UMC
$47.1B
$19.8M ﹤0.01%
2,516,726
+432,141
+21% +$3.28M
CLB icon
1973
Core Laboratories
CLB
$561M
$19.7M ﹤0.01%
1,229,611
+118,535
+11% +$1.76M
AXGN icon
1974
Axogen
AXGN
$2.59B
$19.7M ﹤0.01%
601,792
-187,332
-24% -$4.61M
NX icon
1975
Quanex
NX
$967M
$19.7M ﹤0.01%
1,278,621
-284,574
-18% -$4.02M

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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.