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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
CXM icon
2051
Sprinklr
CXM
$1.62B
$17.2M ﹤0.01%
2,210,557
+55,447
+3% +$422K
SBS icon
2052
Sabesp
SBS
$18.3B
$17.1M ﹤0.01%
3,591,743
+168,147
+5% +$812K
LE icon
2053
Lands' End
LE
$402M
$17.1M ﹤0.01%
1,178,469
-117,815
-9% -$1.82M
NBR icon
2054
Nabors Industries
NBR
$1.33B
$17.1M ﹤0.01%
315,086
+37,109
+13% +$1.81M
HOV icon
2055
Hovnanian Enterprises
HOV
$772M
$17.1M ﹤0.01%
175,186
+3,514
+2% +$414K
UTZ icon
2056
Utz Brands
UTZ
$1.25B
$17.1M ﹤0.01%
1,642,629
-380,218
-19% -$4.1M
TCBX icon
2057
Third Coast Bancshares
TCBX
$737M
$16.9M ﹤0.01%
445,144
+27,175
+7% +$1.04M
QNST icon
2058
QuinStreet
QNST
$1.26B
$16.9M ﹤0.01%
1,176,449
-6,449
-0.5% -$93K
UTL icon
2059
Unitil
UTL
$966M
$16.9M ﹤0.01%
348,763
-20,757
-6% -$1.01M
PENN icon
2060
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.53B
$16.9M ﹤0.01%
1,142,681
+19,151
+2% +$299K
RBB icon
2061
RBB Bancorp
RBB
$450M
$16.8M ﹤0.01%
813,519
+4,999
+0.6% +$98.3K
MDXG icon
2062
MiMedx Group
MDXG
$622M
$16.8M ﹤0.01%
2,479,369
+97,036
+4% +$680K
KELYA icon
2063
Kelly Services Class A
KELYA
$544M
$16.7M ﹤0.01%
1,900,454
-251,141
-12% -$2.55M
HCKT icon
2064
Hackett Group
HCKT
$279M
$16.7M ﹤0.01%
849,254
-77,764
-8% -$1.48M
USNA icon
2065
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$265M
$16.7M ﹤0.01%
848,452
-66,597
-7% -$1.38M
BMBL icon
2066
Bumble
BMBL
$360M
$16.6M ﹤0.01%
4,655,916
-226,434
-5% -$1M
HY icon
2067
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$629M
$16.6M ﹤0.01%
559,041
-17,468
-3% -$576K
IIPR icon
2068
Innovative Industrial Properties
IIPR
$1.66B
$16.6M ﹤0.01%
350,367
+16,426
+5% +$851K
MGPI icon
2069
MGP Ingredients
MGPI
$381M
$16.6M ﹤0.01%
681,279
-24,681
-3% -$601K
FRBA icon
2070
First Bank
FRBA
$452M
$16.5M ﹤0.01%
1,004,235
+22,722
+2% +$363K
LCID icon
2071
Lucid Motors
LCID
$2.6B
$16.5M ﹤0.01%
1,560,871
-129,918
-8% -$2.08M
TPG icon
2072
TPG
TPG
$7.93B
$16.5M ﹤0.01%
258,259
+10,248
+4% +$605K
FMNB icon
2073
Farmers National Banc Corp
FMNB
$931M
$16.5M ﹤0.01%
1,237,437
+2,010
+0.2% +$27.5K
MEC icon
2074
Mayville Engineering Co
MEC
$584M
$16.4M ﹤0.01%
877,175
+30,052
+4% +$490K
MCRI icon
2075
Monarch Casino & Resort
MCRI
$2.17B
$16.4M ﹤0.01%
171,226
+69
+0% +$6.64K

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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.