Asset manager · Sydney, Australia
DFA Australia Limited
SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 107621 · SEC 801-48036
At a glance
DFA Australia Limited is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Sydney, Australia, with $361.6 billion in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed March 24, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is investment companies. By Form ADV it is a asset manager, ranked 46th of 3,218 asset managers and 70th of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office +61283367100LinkedInAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $362B
- Rank among asset managers
- #46 of 3,218
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #70 of 17,210
- Clients
- 100
- Accounts
- 106
- Discretionary
- 100% of AUM
- Employees
- 134
- Advisory staff
- 55
- Offices
- 2
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- John G. CraneDirector & Chairman
- Catherine L. NewellDirector, Vice President, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer
- Gerard K. O'ReillyDirector, Co-Chief Investment Officer and Vice President
- Bhanu P. SinghDirector & Chief Executive Officer
- Stephen A. ClarkDirector and Vice President
- David P. ButlerDirector
- Selwyn J. NotelovitzChief Compliance Officer
- Bernard J. GrzelakChief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Vice President
- Savina B. RizovaCo-Chief Investment Officer
- Jason D. LappingDirector and Vice President
- Valentina JansonHead of Compliance & Risk
Custody and brokerage
Broker-dealer
Affiliated broker-dealer
It names affiliated broker-dealers: DFA Securities LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC and Dimensional Hong Kong Limited.
- DFA Securities LLC ↗CRD 10292
It doesn’t hold client accounts or customer funds itself. Its annual audited report filed with the SEC, March 2026
- Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC
- Dimensional Hong Kong Limited
Its Form ADV brochure (filed March 2026) names DFA Securities as the broker-dealer its advisers are registered with.
Certain of Dimensional US’s or Dimensional Australia’s management personnel, including management personnel, are registered representatives of DFA Securities.
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment companies | 77 | $345B | 95% |
| State or municipal government entities | 19 | $9.8B | 3% |
| Pooled investment vehicles | 4 | $4.3B | 1% |
| Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | – | $1.6B | <1% |
| Corporations or other businesses | – | $1.3B | <1% |
Disciplinary disclosures
DFA Australia Limited answers yes to 2 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV (criminal, regulatory or civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates). Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Portfolio management for investment companies
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- Portfolio management for businesses and institutions
How it’s paid
- Fixed fees
- Other
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
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Questions
How much does DFA Australia Limited manage?
DFA Australia Limited reports $361.6 billion in regulatory assets under management across 106 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed March 24, 2026.
What kind of firm is DFA Australia Limited?
DFA Australia Limited is a asset manager by its Form ADV answers. Most of its assets are managed for funds, institutions or other businesses rather than individuals.
Who are DFA Australia Limited’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are investment companies ($344.6 billion, 77 clients); state or municipal government entities ($9.8 billion, 19 clients); pooled investment vehicles ($4.3 billion, 4 clients).
Does DFA Australia Limited have any disciplinary history?
DFA Australia Limited answers yes to 2 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV, which covers criminal, regulatory and civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates. The details are on the SEC’s adviser search.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is DFA Australia Limited’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-03-24), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.
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