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SEC-registered adviser

Dfa Australia Limited

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Sydney, CRD 107621SEC 801-48036websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 24, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2012 · 37 filings
SEC status approved since Dec 1, 1994
RAUM
$362B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
134
55 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
37 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$362B as of Mar 24, 2026
Mar 30, 2012$58B then
HNW client RAUM$0 as of Mar 24, 2026
Mar 29, 2018$52.3M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 24, 2026
Mar 30, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)134 as of Mar 24, 2026
Apr 1, 201387 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +32% over the last fiscal year+14% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 24, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$3.4BderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
3.2%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+32%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for investment companiesreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Investment companies$345B95%
  • State and municipal entities$9.8B2.7%
  • Pooled investment vehicles$4.3B1.2%
  • Sovereign wealth funds$1.6B0.4%
  • Corporations and businesses$1.3B0.4%
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
0reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
106reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.96 institutional_share=0.03 related_bd=true related_bank=true bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Glenn John Crane · Director & Chairmancontrol
        since 08/1994 · owns less than 5%
      • Partap Bhanu Singh · Director & Chief Executive Officercontrol
        since 01/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • Alan Douglas Nigel Stewart · Directorcontrol
        since 08/1994 · owns less than 5%
      • Gilbert David Booth · Chairmancontrol
        since 02/2017 · owns 25% to 50% of Dimensional Holdings Inc.
      • Paul David Butler · Director
        since 07/2017 · owns less than 5%
      • Andrew Stephen Clark · Director And Vice President
        since 10/2016 · owns less than 5%
      • James Bernard Grzelak · Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Vice President
        since 09/2020 · owns less than 5%
      • David Rodney Mair · Head Of Compliance & Vice President
        since 07/2010 · owns less than 5%
      • Lee Catherine Newell · Director, Vice President, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer
        since 08/1996 · owns less than 5%
      • Justin Selwyn Notelovitz · Chief Compliance Officer
        since 07/2020 · owns less than 5%
      • Kieran Gerard O'Reilly · Director, Co-Chief Investment Officer And Vice President
        since 10/2017 · owns less than 5%
      • Bojidarova Savina Rizova · Co-Chief Investment Officer
        since 02/2024 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • Dimensional Fund Advisors LP · Shareholder
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Dimensional Holdings Inc. · Sole Member
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Dimensional Holdings LLC
      • Dimensional Holdings Inc. · General Partner
        indirect · owns F of Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
      • Dimensional Holdings LLC · Limited Partner
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • Dfa Securities LLC
        broker-dealern
      • Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada Ulc
        broker-dealerinvestment advisern
      • Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
        investment adviserbankyRAUM $1020B
      • Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd
        investment adviserbanknRAUM $365B
      • Dimensional Fund Advisors Pte. Ltd.
        investment advisern
      • Dimensional Hong Kong Limited
        broker-dealern
      • Dimensional Ireland Limited
        investment advisern
      • Dimensional Japan Ltd.
        investment advisern
      Advisers that list Dfa Australia Limited as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • Melbourne, Australia7 employees
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 102 to 106
        Jul 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 50 to 55
        Jul 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 3 to 4
        Jul 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
      • Employees · 119 to 134
        Jul 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $274B to $362B
        Jul 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $79.3M to $4.3B
        Jul 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
      • RAUM · $274B to $362B
        Jul 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Mar 31, 2025 to Jul 10, 2025
      • Accounts · 108 to 102
        Jan 16, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 47 to 50
        Jan 16, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Employees · 118 to 119
        Jan 16, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $274B to $274B
        Jan 16, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $91.3M to $79.3M
        Jan 16, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • RAUM · $274B to $274B
        Jan 16, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • HQ state · unset to
        Mar 28, 2024 to Jan 16, 2025
      • Accounts · 109 to 108
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Charity clients · unset to 0.0
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • HNW clients · unset to 0.0
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Pension plan clients · unset to 0.0
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Employees · 116 to 118
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $246B to $274B
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $63.6M to $0
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Pension RAUM · $484M to $0
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $80.0M to $91.3M
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • RAUM · $246B to $274B
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Accounts · 102 to 109
        Jan 20, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Advisory employees · 41 to 47
        Jan 20, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
      • BD registered reps · 2 to 0
        Jan 20, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 5 to 3
        Jan 20, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Employees · 113 to 116
        Jan 20, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
      • State-registered IARs · 2 to 0
        Jan 20, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $279B to $246B
        Jan 20, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
      • HNW RAUM · $79.8M to $63.6M
        Jan 20, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Pension RAUM · $629M to $484M
        Jan 20, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $267M to $80.0M
        Jan 20, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
      • RAUM · $279B to $246B
        Jan 20, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Accounts · 98 to 102
        Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • Advisory employees · 43 to 41
        Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • Employees · 97 to 113
        Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $244B to $279B
        Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      Signals
      2 dated events
      • Dfa Australia Limited reported RAUM $361.6B, up 32% from $273.9B (2025-07-10 to 2026-03-24)
        Mar 24, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
      • Dfa Australia Limited reported RAUM $248.6B, up 34% from $185.3B (2017-11-22 to 2018-03-29)
        Mar 29, 2018 · RAUM change · derived
      Across DFX
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      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/dimensional-fund-advisorsreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Website
      dimensional.com/au-en/individualreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      +61 (2) 8336 7100reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 24, 2026
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026