Assignment Questions for the Dimensional Fund Advisors, 2002 Case

1) What are the most important skills that DFA has developed? Please answer with a descriptive list.

2) What are the most important resources that DFA has developed? Please answer with a descriptive list.

3) What have been the approximate percentage Compound Annual Growth Rates (% CAGR) since 1990 of DFA?s Assets under Management for its Institutional Investors and Registered Investment Advisor businesses.

4) In 2002 what new product would you recommend for its Institutional Investors business? Likewise, what new product would you recommend for its Registered Investment Advisor business? Why do you make these recommendations? Do you two recommendations have any significant synergies? Please answer with 1?2 to one page, single-spaced.

5) In three sentences or less, describe DFA?s corporate strategy.

Please have the answer ready for Tuesday 3/14/2017