Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors applies academic research to the practical world of investing. The company's objective is to help clients structure worldwide portfolios and to add value through engineering and trading. Dimensional is owned primarily by employees and directors, and manages assets for institutional investors and the clients of registered financial advisors. Academic leaders in the field of asset pricing find new sources of risk and return in advance of the industry. Dimensional engineers products and brings client feedback to the academics for further research and enhancements. Academic research became more relevant to practical investing, which is backed by theory and economic knowledge. Academics share in the revenue, ensuring that they maintain the data and research. From offices in Los Angeles, London, and Sydney, Austrailia, its professional staff supervises portfolios 24-hours a day. Dimensional Fund Advisors was founded in 1981 with its headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif.