Trading at Dimensional: The Flexibility to Find a Better Price

Being selective about when to buy and sell securities can lead to better execution prices—and better returns for investors.

A Foundation Built on Great Ideas

Many of the greatest advancements in finance have come from academic research. Dimensional Fund Advisors is a pioneer in translating those discoveries into practical investment solutions for clients.

Dimensional Origins

Founder and Executive Chairman David Booth and others talk about the firm’s founding and its close ties to the academic community.

Becoming Dimensional

A brief introduction to Dimensional, this video highlights the firm’s academic roots and unique offering to clients.

Dimensional Investing

David Booth, Dave Butler, Eugene Fama, John McQuown, and Ken French explain the deep connections between academic finance and Dimensional’s approach to investing and how the firm’s focus on data and implementation, and its ability to adapt as research evolves, helps investors.

Dimensional's Trading Advantage

Dave Twardowski, PhD examines the pricing advantage that investors can get from Dimensional’s patient and flexible approach to trading.

Myron Scholes on Dimensional

Nobel prize winning economist Myron Scholes reflects on the beginnings of Dimensional and its unique approach to investing.

Applying Science to Investing

An introduction to Dimensional for investors, this video underscores how science has transformed every aspect of our lives, including investing.

Conversations with David Booth: John “Mac” McQuown

John “Mac” McQuown and David Booth discuss their history together, the evolution of finance, and Dimensional”s approach to investing.

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Inside Dimensional 2020

Dimensional’s annual publication offers a behind-the-scenes look at the organization and culture, featuring the people and teams involved in our daily effort to manage investments for shareholders around the world.

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Transforming Lives Through Financial Science

This four-page brochure offers an overview of Dimensional Investing and is designed to introduce the firm to investors.

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Pursuing a Better Investment Experience

Brochure features 10 decisions that can help investors target long-term wealth in the capital markets.

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Putting Financial Science to Work

Brochure highlights Dimensional‘s view of markets and describes how the firm structures and implements strategies along the dimensions of expected returns.

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2020 Matrix Book

The annual survey of investment performance draws on historical data to look beyond short-term market fluctuations and shed light on the dimensions that explain differences in returns.

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An Introduction to Dimensional Fund Advisors

A two-page introduction to Dimensional‘s philosophy, process and client-focused solutions.

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A Different Way to Invest

Presentation answers key questions many investors ask and highlights Dimensional‘s research-based approach to investing.

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Mutual Fund Landscape 2020

2020 report documents survivorship and performance in the US mutual fund industry and illustrates the impact of high fees and turnover on returns.

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Under the Surface

Sophisticated systems and highly skilled people working with great efficiency and precision underpin every Dimensional fund. This Issue Brief provides an overview of Dimensional‘s operations.

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The Evolution of Dimensional

David Booth reflects on how Dimensional has evolved with advances in financial science.

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Bringing Academic Ideas to Life

David Booth congratulates Eugene Fama for being names a 2013 Nobel laureate and reflects on Dimensional’s history of putting financial science to work for investors.

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Dimensional Research: Bridging the Gap between Academia and Investors

The intellectual curiosity and rigor of Dimensional‘s academic origins helps our Research team bring the latest advancements in financial science to life for clients.

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A Conversation Between David and Bob

David Booth sat down with Robert Merton, professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, to discuss Merton’s illustrious career as an academic and practitioner and his involvement with Dimensional.

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Long-Term Track Record of Equity Funds

A two-page summary of Dimensional’s long-term performance vs. prospectus benchmarks.