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Lecture 8
Outline for today
DFA philosophy
Dimensional Fund Advisors 2002
DFA philosophy
Dimensional Fund Advisors 2002
DFA as a business
Clients:
Institutional, registered investment advisors
Fees:
Lower than active funds, higher than index funds
Given that DFA outperformed most active funds, were managers
wise to charge lower fees than competitors?
Marketing:
Low-key approach, astute or misguided?
Value of the firm:
$40 billion in assets x 0.50% (typical fee) = $200 in revenue
Staff of 130
50 top professionals at $1 million each
80 support staff at $200,000 each
$134 million of annual profit
Dimensional Fund Advisors 2002