Dimensional is a different kind of investment firm. Our confidence in the capital markets frees us to think differently about investing and push the frontiers of innovation. Over the years, we have translated financial research into real world investment solutions, and through our revolutionary approach, investors may seek to capture what the market offers in all its dimensions.
In 1981, we launched our first strategy based on research documenting the stronger performance of US small cap stocks. Our second strategy, a short-term fixed income portfolio launched in 1983, applied Eugene Fama's term structure research. Later, a comprehensive analysis of prices and other research deepened our strategy repertoire. This evolution reflects an abiding belief in the principles of modern finance and the efficacy of capital markets.
We see markets as an ally, not an adversary. Rather than trying to take advantage of the ways markets are mistaken, we take advantage of the ways markets are right—the ways they compensate investors. The firm designs portfolios to help our investors capture what the market offers in all its dimensions.
Dimensional is owned primarily by employees and directors, and manages assets exclusively for institutional investors and the clients of registered financial advisors. From offices in Austin, Santa Monica, London, Sydney, and Vancouver our professional staff supervises portfolios and services clients twenty-four hours a day.
Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Dimensional Ltd. was incorporated in 1990 to manage portfolios invested in European markets on behalf of Dimensional Fund Advisors' US clients. In 2002, the company established a local marketing initiative aimed at UK and Continental European institutions and financial advisers. Today, Dimensional Ltd. offers a broad range of investment products encompassing both equity and fixed interest strategies to clients based in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa.
Timeline of Key Events
Broad Range of Strategies around the World
£153.2 Billion under Management as of March 31, 2012.
£153.2 Billion under Management as of March 31, 2012.
MUTUAL FUNDS
Dimensional is owned primarily by employees and directors, and manages assets exclusively for institutional investors and the clients of registered financial advisors. From offices in Austin, Santa Monica, London, Sydney, and Vancouver our professional staff supervises portfolios and services clients twenty-four hours a day.
Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Dimensional Ltd. was incorporated in 1990 to manage portfolios invested in European markets on behalf of Dimensional Fund Advisors' US clients. In 2002, the company established a local marketing initiative aimed at UK and Continental European institutions and financial advisers. Today, Dimensional Ltd. offers a broad range of investment products encompassing both equity and fixed interest strategies to clients based in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa.
Timeline of Key Events
| April 1981 | Dimensional Fund Advisors commences in the US. |
| December 1990 | Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. is incorporated in the United Kingdom. |
| November 1991 | Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.'s London office in Berkeley Square opens. |
| Dimensional begins trading portfolios in the European region through local brokers. | |
| September 2001 | Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. initiates sponsorship of the Institute of Financial Planning. |
| March 2002 | David Salisbury joins as Chief Executive Officer of Dimensional Ltd. and a marketing team is established. |
| April 2002 | Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. moves to new offices at 100 Pall Mall. |
| Dimensional Funds plc (Dublin-based UCITS) offers funds for distribution in Continental Europe. | |
| February 2004 | Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. launches equity and fixed income funds for distribution in the UK. |
| January 2006 | Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. moves to new offices at 7 Down Street, London. |
| June 2006 | Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. launches the core equity strategy with the UK Core Equity fund. |
| October 2009 | Andrew Cain becomes Chief Executive Officer of Dimensional Ltd. David Salisbury remains as chairman. |
| October 2010 | Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. moves to new offices at 20 Triton Street, London. |
| September 2011 | Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. launches the multi-factor funds. |
"Dimensional" refers to the Dimensional worldwide group of companies, rather than to one particular entity. These companies are Dimensional Fund Advisors, Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC, DFA Australia Limited, and Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.
Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority (FRN: 150100). You should obtain relevant and specific professional advice before making any investment decision. Past performance is not an indication of future performance. Please read the Important Information.
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