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Dimensional Fund Advisors

Investment Advisor Firm
Total assets under management$653B
Years in business43+

About Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional is a recognized global investment advisory firm that positions itself as a bridge between profound academic financial research and practical investment solutions. With 42 years of experience, the firm illuminates the pathway of investing with its unique approach, referred to as "Dimensional Investing". This methodology is deeply entrenched in economic theory and is supported by extensive empirical research, focusing on understanding and harnessing the dimensions that signal higher expected returns in securities. These identified dimensions are characterized by being sensible, persistent, pervasive, and cost-effective to capture, serving as the foundation of the firm's investment philosophy. Dimensional integrates a systematic and research-driven approach in structuring diversely allocated portfolios that accentuate these dimensions while astutely navigating through the trade-offs between costs, expected returns, and diversification. The firm's prolific internal team of researchers collaborates with pre-eminent financial economists, tirelessly exploring and applying newfound insights to enhance client benefits. Demonstrating a steadfast confidence in market mechanisms and maintaining meaningful connections with the academic community, Dimensional relentlessly pursues the path where science leads, aiming to unravel new understandings that can be practically and profitably applied to their investment strategies, ensuring a robust and empirically validated investment experience for their clients.

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Areas of specialty

  1. Portfolio Management
  2. ETFs
  3. Mutual Funds
  4. Retirement
  5. Financial Advising
  6. Financial Planning

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DesignationsMinimum asset threshold
Registered Investment AdvisorN/A
Firm CRD NumberNumber of advisors
106482317

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