{"url":"https://nivawealth.com/firms/dimensional-fund-advisors-107472","iapdUrl":"https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/107472","regulatoryAum":364729421912,"crd":"107472","secFileNumber":"801-40136","legalName":"Dimensional Fund Advisors LTD","displayName":"Dimensional Fund Advisors","website":"http://www.dimensional.com/gb-en/financial-professionals","founded":null,"organization":"corporation organized in United Kingdom","fiscalYearEnd":"December","headquarters":{"street":"20 Triton Street, Regent'S Place","city":"London","state":"","stateName":"","country":"United Kingdom","postalCode":"NW1 3BF"},"tradeNames":[],"registration":{"secApproved":"6 November 1991","noticeFilings":null,"latestNoticeFiling":null},"staff":{"employees":162,"advisory":64,"brokerDealerReps":1,"insuranceAgents":0,"promoters":0},"aum":{"discretionary":364729421912,"discretionaryAccounts":106,"nonDiscretionary":0,"nonDiscretionaryAccounts":0,"wrapProgram":null,"nonUsClientsPct":6,"nonAumClients":0},"clientTypes":[{"label":"Investment companies","clients":77,"regulatoryAum":347725621092},{"label":"Pooled investment vehicles","clients":4,"regulatoryAum":4297144484},{"label":"State or municipal government entities","clients":19,"regulatoryAum":9840208492},{"label":"Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions","clients":null,"regulatoryAum":1598651232},{"label":"Corporations and other businesses","clients":null,"regulatoryAum":1267796612}],"fees":[],"feeNotes":[],"custodians":[{"name":"The Bank of New York Mellon","shortName":"The Bank of New York Mellon","location":"New York, NY","smaAssets":4045470834},{"name":"State Street Bank and Trust Company","shortName":"State Street Bank and Trust","location":"Boston, MA","smaAssets":4827517785},{"name":"The Northern Trust Company","shortName":"The Northern Trust","location":"Chicago, IL","smaAssets":1577135971}],"custodyNote":"Dimensional Fund Advisors does not have custody of client assets.","otherCustodians":[],"leadership":[{"name":"Nathan Lacaze","title":"Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director","crd":"6510455"},{"name":"John Romiza","title":"Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director","crd":"4230867"},{"name":"John Boyd","title":"Director and Vice President","crd":"7476009"},{"name":"Bernard Grzelak","title":"Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Vice President","crd":"4285750"},{"name":"Catherine Newell","title":"Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Vice President","crd":"2890628"},{"name":"Paul O'Donovan","title":"Head of Compliance and Risk, Emea and Vice President","crd":"6132684"},{"name":"John Surridge","title":"Director and Vice President","crd":"7476011"},{"name":"Selwyn Notelovitz","title":"Chief Compliance Officer","crd":"2886676"},{"name":"Victoria Parry","title":"Independent Director","crd":"7191672"},{"name":"Peter Wood","title":"Independent Director","crd":"7189825"}],"ownership":[{"label":"Dimensional Fund Advisors LP","detail":"Shareholder in the 75% or more ownership band and a control person, since December 1990."},{"label":"David Booth","detail":"Indirect owner: a chairman of Dimensional Holdings Inc. in the 25% to 50% band and a control person, since February 2017.","parent":"Dimensional Holdings Inc."},{"label":"Dimensional Holdings Inc.","detail":"Indirect owner: general partner of Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and a control person, since November 2006. Also a sole member of Dimensional Holdings LLC in the 75% or more band and a control person, since November 2006.","parent":"Dimensional Fund Advisors LP"},{"label":"Dimensional Holdings LLC","detail":"Indirect owner: a limited partner of Dimensional Fund Advisors LP in the 75% or more band and a control person, since November 2006.","parent":"Dimensional Fund Advisors LP"}],"branchOffices":null,"filedOffices":{"otherThanPrincipal":0,"privateResidences":0},"listedOfficeAddresses":1,"officesByState":[],"advFacts":{"source":{"file":"ia100226.zip","asOf":"2 October 2026"},"telephone":"442030333300","stateRegisteredReps":0,"otherAdviserReps":0,"compensation":["Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)","Other"],"activities":["Portfolio management for investment companies","Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)","Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients"],"financialPlanningClients":null,"assetMix":[{"label":"Exchange-traded equity securities","percent":96},{"label":"U.S. government/agency bonds","percent":1},{"label":"Investment grade corporate bonds","percent":1},{"label":"Securities issued by registered investment companies or business development companies","percent":1},{"label":"Cash and cash equivalents","percent":1}],"privateFunds":0},"sources":{"adv1FilingDate":"24 March 2026","adv1Url":"https://reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov/reports/ADV/107472/PDF/107472.pdf","brochureDate":null,"brochureUrl":null,"iapdCompiledDate":null,"retrievedDate":"15 October 2026","retrievedOn":"2026-10-15","adv1Pages":{},"brochurePages":{}},"otherBusiness":[],"faq":[{"question":"How many clients does Dimensional Fund Advisors have?","answer":"Dimensional Fund Advisors has 100 clients and manages $364.7 billion for them, as of March 2026. They include 77 investment companies, 19 state or municipal government entities and 4 pooled investment vehicles.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 24 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does Dimensional Fund Advisors offer?","answer":"Dimensional Fund Advisors provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Which custodians does Dimensional Fund Advisors use?","answer":"Dimensional Fund Advisors’ separately managed account assets are held at State Street Bank and Trust Company (Boston, MA), with $4,827,517,785, The Bank of New York Mellon (New York, NY), with $4,045,470,834 and The Northern Trust Company (Chicago, IL), with $1,577,135,971. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 24 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does Dimensional Fund Advisors have?","answer":"Dimensional Fund Advisors has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 162 employees, and 64 perform investment advisory functions. 1 are registered representatives of a broker-dealer and 0 are licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does Dimensional Fund Advisors invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, Dimensional Fund Advisors’ separately managed accounts held 96% exchange-traded equities, 1% U.S. government and agency bonds, 1% investment grade corporate bonds, 1% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs) and 1% cash and equivalents. It advises no private funds of its own.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns Dimensional Fund Advisors?","answer":"Dimensional Fund Advisors is owned through a chain of holding companies by David Booth and Dimensional Holdings LLC. Its direct owner is Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (75% or more).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 24 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does Dimensional Fund Advisors get paid?","answer":"Dimensional Fund Advisors is paid through fixed fees and other arrangements. Its Form ADV lists no commissions or performance-based fees among how it is paid.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}