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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
FLWS icon
2376
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$258M
$7.74M ﹤0.01%
1,969,111
-214,332
-10% -$841K
TG icon
2377
Tredegar Corp
TG
$310M
$7.73M ﹤0.01%
1,076,488
-10,301
-0.9% -$78.1K
SMHI icon
2378
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
$258M
$7.73M ﹤0.01%
1,284,004
-75,249
-6% -$497K
ADTN icon
2379
Adtran
ADTN
$616M
$7.72M ﹤0.01%
888,180
+457,143
+106% +$3.97M
CTO
2380
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$815M
$7.71M ﹤0.01%
418,757
+11,269
+3% +$193K
MGIC
2381
DELISTED
Magic Software Enterprises
MGIC
$7.7M ﹤0.01%
298,836
+16,878
+6% +$388K
FPH icon
2382
Five Point Holdings
FPH
$375M
$7.7M ﹤0.01%
1,376,946
-37,072
-3% -$219K
EML icon
2383
Eastern Company
EML
$150M
$7.65M ﹤0.01%
388,292
+1,571
+0.4% +$32.1K
APPS icon
2384
Digital Turbine
APPS
$1.74B
$7.54M ﹤0.01%
1,507,478
+298,816
+25% +$1.69M
NCMI icon
2385
National CineMedia
NCMI
$378M
$7.53M ﹤0.01%
1,935,510
+161,185
+9% +$668K
BCBP icon
2386
BCB Bancorp
BCBP
$161M
$7.5M ﹤0.01%
929,501
-42,294
-4% -$341K
KEEL
2387
Keel Infrastructure Corp
KEEL
$2.34B
$7.42M ﹤0.01%
3,156,476
+2,756,236
+689% +$9.43M
PRTA icon
2388
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$450M
$7.4M ﹤0.01%
775,207
-31,781
-4% -$324K
BLMN icon
2389
Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
$938M
$7.37M ﹤0.01%
1,194,169
-6,892
-0.6% -$48K
UHT
2390
Universal Health Realty Income Trust
UHT
$594M
$7.37M ﹤0.01%
187,903
-925
-0.5% -$36.1K
VOD icon
2391
Vodafone
VOD
$37.4B
$7.36M ﹤0.01%
557,505
+1,811
+0.3% +$21.9K
ALX
2392
Alexander's
ALX
$1.41B
$7.35M ﹤0.01%
33,720
+519
+2% +$116K
EYPT icon
2393
EyePoint Inc
EYPT
$1.2B
$7.34M ﹤0.01%
402,063
+172,976
+76% +$2.45M
INN
2394
Summit Hotel Properties
INN
$700M
$7.33M ﹤0.01%
1,506,061
+26,493
+2% +$139K
SRI icon
2395
Stoneridge
SRI
$213M
$7.3M ﹤0.01%
1,260,610
-83,525
-6% -$526K
AVAH icon
2396
Aveanna Healthcare
AVAH
$2.07B
$7.29M ﹤0.01%
892,667
+443,821
+99% +$4.01M
CYH icon
2397
Community Health Systems
CYH
$423M
$7.25M ﹤0.01%
2,324,672
+64,858
+3% +$218K
SE icon
2398
Sea Limited
SE
$69.5B
$7.24M ﹤0.01%
56,745
-478
-0.8% -$70.8K
XPER icon
2399
Xperi
XPER
$348M
$7.2M ﹤0.01%
1,228,163
-222,010
-15% -$1.39M
GDRX icon
2400
GoodRx Holdings
GDRX
$1.26B
$7.18M ﹤0.01%
2,650,452
+152,934
+6% +$502K

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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.