Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) is one of the largest independently owned institutional investment management firms in the world. Founded by a team of Nobel-Prize winning economists, the firm now manages over $45 billion worth of institutional assets from around the globe. DFA applies the very best of academic research to the practical world of investing. Their broad array of investment strategies offers calibrated exposures to the full spectrum of key asset classes including US Large Cap stocks, US Small Cap stocks, International stocks, Emerging Market stocks, and Fixed Income.