Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
Registered investment adviser · Austin, TX · CRD #106482
Form ADV data as of 2026-09-01Regulatory assets
$1.02 trillion
Total accounts
2,319
Employees
1,168
Disclosure events
2
Firm details
- Website: https://www.dimensional.com/us-en/individual
- Telephone: 512-306-7400
- SEC file number: 801-16283
- Most recent Form ADV filing: 2026-03-24
- SEC record: View this firm on the SEC's IAPD site
Disciplinary disclosures
This firm reports 2 disclosure questions answered Yes, covering 2 reported events. Form ADV Item 11 covers charges and pending proceedings as well as findings, so a Yes answer is not itself a finding of wrongdoing. The underlying detail is filed with the SEC.
- Another regulator found a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes
- Another regulator entered an order in connection with investment-related activity (past 10 years)
Assets and accounts
| Provides continuous and regular supervisory or management services | Yes |
| Discretionary regulatory assets under management | $1.02 trillion |
| Non-discretionary regulatory assets under management | $0 |
| Total regulatory assets under management | $1.02 trillion |
| Discretionary accounts | 2,319 |
| Non-discretionary accounts | 0 |
| Total accounts | 2,319 |
| Regulatory assets under management attributable to non-U.S. persons | $184.65 billion |
People
| Total employees (excluding clerical) | 1,168 |
| Employees performing investment advisory functions (including research) | 367 |
| Employees who are registered representatives of a broker-dealer | 523 |
| Employees registered as investment adviser representatives with a state | 256 |
| Employees registered as IARs for another investment adviser | 0 |
| Employees who are licensed insurance agents | 0 |
| Firms or persons who solicit advisory clients on the firm's behalf | 0 |
Custody
| Has custody of client cash or bank accounts | Yes |
| Has custody of client securities | Yes |
| Client funds and securities held in the firm's custody | $76.75 billion |
| Clients for whom the firm has custody | 43 |
| A related person has custody of client cash or bank accounts | Yes |
| A related person has custody of client securities | Yes |
| Client funds and securities held in a related person's custody | $76.75 billion |
| Clients for whom a related person has custody | 43 |
| The firm acts as a qualified custodian | No |
| A related person acts as a qualified custodian | No |
| Number of persons acting as qualified custodians for the firm's clients | 10 |
How the firm is compensated
Advisory services offered
Other business activities
Affiliated related persons
Reported conflicts of interest
Form ADV Items 8 asks advisers to disclose arrangements that may create a conflict with client interests. This firm answered Yes to:
- Buys or sells for itself securities it also recommends to clients
- Recommends securities in which it has another proprietary interest
- Recommends securities for which it serves as underwriter or general partner
- Recommends brokers or dealers to clients
- Compensates a non-employee for client referrals
- Provides employee compensation specifically for obtaining clients
Client types
| Type of client | Clients | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| High net worth individuals | 1,900 | $6.52 billion |
| Investment companies | 198 | $799.10 billion |
| Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and BDCs) | 146 | $174.14 billion |
| Pension and profit sharing plans (not the participants or government plans) | 17 | $2.54 billion |
| Charitable organizations | Not reported | $715.4 million |
| State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) | 32 | $18.86 billion |
| Insurance companies | Not reported | $181.3 million |
| Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | 11 | $14.92 billion |
| Corporations or other businesses not listed above | 7 | $2.63 billion |
| Other | Not reported | $741.1 million |