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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
+9.86%
1 Year Est. Return
+30.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+88.16%
5 Year Est. Return
+120.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+468.8%
AUM
$466B
AUM Growth
+$34.1B
Cap. Flow
+$2.64B
Cap. Flow %
0.57%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.44%
Holding
3,356
New
84
Increased
1,582
Reduced
1,511
Closed
85

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$519M
2
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$448M
3
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$280M
4
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$252M
5
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$249M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
HES
Hess
HES
+$453M
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$234M
3
GMS
GMS Inc
GMS
+$217M
4
SKX
Skechers
SKX
+$201M
5
COF icon
Capital One
COF
+$193M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 21.96%
2 Financials 17.99%
3 Industrials 12.15%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.49%
5 Healthcare 9.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
VEL icon
2376
Velocity Financial
VEL
$703M
$8.24M ﹤0.01%
454,078
+39,319
+9% +$718K
ING icon
2377
ING
ING
$95.3B
$8.23M ﹤0.01%
315,426
-405
-0.1% -$9.76K
RSVR icon
2378
Reservoir Media
RSVR
$727M
$8.22M ﹤0.01%
1,009,690
+34,470
+4% +$269K
BCE icon
2379
BCE
BCE
$20.3B
$8.18M ﹤0.01%
349,657
-2,762
-0.8% -$66.5K
OPBK icon
2380
OP Bancorp
OPBK
$242M
$8.17M ﹤0.01%
586,890
+124
+0% +$1.71K
OPRX icon
2381
OptimizeRx
OPRX
$120M
$8.14M ﹤0.01%
397,302
+12,555
+3% +$199K
INN
2382
Summit Hotel Properties
INN
$744M
$8.12M ﹤0.01%
1,479,568
+89,809
+6% +$490K
TBI
2383
Trueblue
TBI
$238M
$8.1M ﹤0.01%
1,321,103
-78,836
-6% -$499K
GRPN icon
2384
Groupon
GRPN
$1.05B
$8.09M ﹤0.01%
346,550
+164,166
+90% +$4.72M
RGP icon
2385
Resources Connection
RGP
$135M
$8.01M ﹤0.01%
1,585,469
-66,068
-4% -$339K
NCMI icon
2386
National CineMedia
NCMI
$371M
$8M ﹤0.01%
1,774,325
+266,032
+18% +$1.24M
OBE
2387
Obsidian Energy
OBE
$627M
$7.89M ﹤0.01%
1,208,626
-188,905
-14% -$1.12M
PRTA icon
2388
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$440M
$7.88M ﹤0.01%
806,988
-155,351
-16% -$1.19M
CMT icon
2389
Core Molding Technologies
CMT
$208M
$7.87M ﹤0.01%
382,985
-2,833
-0.7% -$52.6K
ASYS icon
2390
Amtech Systems
ASYS
$254M
$7.87M ﹤0.01%
849,815
-59,751
-7% -$365K
MLAB icon
2391
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$552M
$7.82M ﹤0.01%
116,772
+1,488
+1% +$107K
ALX
2392
Alexander's
ALX
$1.36B
$7.79M ﹤0.01%
33,201
+170
+0.5% +$39.9K
SMMT icon
2393
Summit Therapeutics
SMMT
$9.96B
$7.74M ﹤0.01%
374,583
-5,421
-1% -$131K
JD icon
2394
JD.com
JD
$42.9B
$7.74M ﹤0.01%
221,281
-6,914
-3% -$225K
APPS icon
2395
Digital Turbine
APPS
$1.04B
$7.73M ﹤0.01%
1,208,662
+342,668
+40% +$1.7M
PROV icon
2396
Provident Financial
PROV
$113M
$7.72M ﹤0.01%
490,464
SNY icon
2397
Sanofi
SNY
$109B
$7.72M ﹤0.01%
163,517
+10,994
+7% +$531K
WULF icon
2398
TeraWulf
WULF
$8.27B
$7.68M ﹤0.01%
672,547
-603,547
-47% -$4.61M
LTM
2399
LATAM Airlines Group S.A.
LTM
$15.3B
$7.67M ﹤0.01%
169,647
+31,906
+23% +$1.43M
KEQU icon
2400
Kewaunee Scientific
KEQU
$102M
$7.64M ﹤0.01%
179,046
-4,580
-2% -$246K

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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q3 2025 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2025, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,356 positions worth $466B, up 7.9% from $432B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q3 2025 filing shows 84 new, 1,582 increased, 1,511 reduced and 85 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Qiagen: 1,300,037 shares worth $58.1M. The largest sale was Hess, an estimated $453M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q3 2025 buy was Qiagen: 1,300,037 shares worth $58.1M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to Chevron in Q3 2025, an estimated $519M increase.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q3 2025 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $234M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Hess in Q3 2025, selling an estimated $453M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $466B portfolio in Q3 2025.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 84 new positions and closed 85 in Q3 2025.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value rose 7.9% quarter-over-quarter to $466B.

Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2025, filed 12 Nov 2025.