Dimensional Discusses Active Filtering Strategy at Exchange 2026 About a quarter of the way into 2026, Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) is already having a monumental year. The global investment firm just made history launching the first actively managed ETF share classlast week. Then, on April 12, the firm will celebrate its 45th anniversary. In that 45-year span, the firm has gone from academic powerhouse to a dominant ETF player. With over $260 billion in ETF assets and a suite of 41 funds as of March 23, ...

Dimensional Launches the First Actively Managed ETF Share Class Additionally, launching DFMC as a share class of a well-established mutual fund gives ETF investors almost instantaneous scale. It's a far cry from starting a seed fund with no assets established yet. DFMC investors have the benefit of tapping into the expertise of the existing mutual fund's portfolio managers. They can take advantage of the flexibility that actively managed funds have when market conditions shift. The fund landscape and the en ...