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  "crd_number": 107621,
  "slug": "dfa-australia-limited-sydney-107621",
  "primary_business_name": "DFA AUSTRALIA LIMITED",
  "legal_name": "DFA AUSTRALIA LIMITED",
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  "websites": [
    "https://dimensional.com/au-en/financial-professionals",
    "https://dimensional.com/au-en/individual",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/dimensional-fund-advisors"
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  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/107621",
  "disclosure_items": [
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      "item": "11.D(2)",
      "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.D(4)",
      "question": "In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?"
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  "city_as_filed": "SYDNEY",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/dfa-australia-limited-sydney-107621",
  "display_name": "DFA Australia Limited",
  "summary": "DFA Australia Limited is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Sydney, Australia, registered since 1994, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 24, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. DFA Australia Limited (CRD 107621): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)",
    "Other"
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  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)",
    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients"
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  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is DFA Australia Limited compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), DFA Australia Limited reports these compensation arrangements: fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is DFA Australia Limited located?",
      "a": "DFA Australia Limited's principal office is in Sydney, Australia, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is DFA Australia Limited registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "DFA Australia Limited is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1994. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 107621."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does DFA Australia Limited manage?",
      "a": "DFA Australia Limited reports $361,597,715,620 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 24, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have DFA Australia Limited's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for DFA Australia Limited: Regulatory assets under management: $243,768,838,481 in the October 2021 data and $361,597,715,620 in the October 2026 data, up 48%. Total employees: 97 in October 2021 and 134 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does DFA Australia Limited serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (77); state or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) (19); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (4)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does DFA Australia Limited use?",
      "a": "DFA Australia Limited's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Northern Trust, State Street Bank and Trust Company and The Bank of New York Mellon as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does DFA Australia Limited report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation) and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/107621"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in DFA Australia Limited's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 50 to 55. Regulatory assets under management went from $273,923,572,670 to $361,597,715,620 (+32%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
    }
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      "filing_date": "2022-06-16"
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      "period": "2023-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2023-03-31"
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      "period": "2024-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2025-07-10"
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      "filing_date": "2026-03-24"
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      "period": "2026-04-01",
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      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 50 to 55.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $273,923,572,670 to $361,597,715,620 (+32%).",
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
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      "name": "Northern Trust",
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      "name": "State Street Bank and Trust Company",
      "name_as_filed": "STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY",
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      "name": "The Bank of New York Mellon",
      "name_as_filed": "THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON",
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  "custodians_note": "Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.",
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  "source": {
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    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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