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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 12.13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.34%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
EBAY icon
201
eBay
EBAY
$49.8B
$420M 0.09%
4,820,965
-60,591
-1% -$5.25M
VLO icon
202
Valero Energy
VLO
$85.9B
$419M 0.09%
2,570,924
-399,088
-13% -$67.6M
TRGP icon
203
Targa Resources
TRGP
$55.1B
$416M 0.09%
2,255,590
-16,036
-0.7% -$2.7M
TFC icon
204
Truist Financial
TFC
$64B
$416M 0.09%
8,444,216
-48,629
-0.6% -$2.24M
EXR icon
205
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$31.6B
$413M 0.09%
3,172,956
+58,294
+2% +$7.95M
NUE icon
206
Nucor
NUE
$62.1B
$410M 0.09%
2,516,326
-133,334
-5% -$20M
BPOP icon
207
Popular Inc
BPOP
$11.1B
$409M 0.09%
3,281,448
+2,312
+0.1% +$273K
RY icon
208
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$293B
$407M 0.09%
2,387,748
+84,136
+4% +$12.9M
INTU icon
209
Intuit
INTU
$89B
$406M 0.09%
613,383
+3,539
+0.6% +$2.34M
SNX icon
210
TD Synnex
SNX
$20.2B
$406M 0.09%
2,704,033
-15,017
-0.6% -$2.3M
GEV icon
211
GE Vernova
GEV
$264B
$406M 0.09%
621,334
-7,421
-1% -$4.52M
PRU icon
212
Prudential Financial
PRU
$41.8B
$405M 0.09%
3,591,904
-32,939
-0.9% -$3.53M
MTG icon
213
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.25B
$404M 0.08%
13,837,622
-238,447
-2% -$6.7M
GWW icon
214
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$60.2B
$403M 0.08%
399,399
-5,680
-1% -$5.51M
MSI icon
215
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$77.4B
$399M 0.08%
1,041,276
+115,391
+12% +$46.4M
FIS icon
216
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$22.1B
$397M 0.08%
5,972,374
+67,259
+1% +$4.43M
ETN icon
217
Eaton
ETN
$174B
$396M 0.08%
1,242,853
+12,789
+1% +$4.53M
PDD icon
218
Pinduoduo
PDD
$131B
$395M 0.08%
3,484,692
+57,813
+2% +$7.18M
ALLY icon
219
Ally Financial
ALLY
$13.3B
$394M 0.08%
8,708,942
+295,048
+4% +$12.2M
OKE icon
220
Oneok
OKE
$54.5B
$394M 0.08%
5,364,717
-68,461
-1% -$4.85M
STT icon
221
State Street
STT
$50.7B
$394M 0.08%
3,050,198
-10,177
-0.3% -$1.22M
FHN icon
222
First Horizon
FHN
$12.1B
$393M 0.08%
16,425,242
-169,560
-1% -$3.78M
CL icon
223
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$74.4B
$392M 0.08%
4,964,223
+181,512
+4% +$14.2M
ONB icon
224
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$10.2B
$392M 0.08%
17,572,298
+67,362
+0.4% +$1.45M
FITB
225
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$51.8B
$391M 0.08%
8,348,805
-33,760
-0.4% -$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.