What is Dimensional Fund Advisors?

Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) is an investment management company that employs a unique approach to investing. With a focus on implementing academic research, DFA designs and offers a range of funds to individual and institutional investors. DFA emphasizes the importance of market efficiency and utilizes a factor-based investing approach, which aims to capture long-term market premiums. By targeting specific factors such as size, value, profitability, and momentum, DFA believes that investors can achieve higher expected returns while managing risk. With a client-centered and disciplined investment philosophy, DFA has established a strong reputation for delivering long-term investment solutions grounded in academic rigor and supported by extensive financial research.