Dimensional Reduces UK and Irish Equity and Fixed Income Fund Management Fees
Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd., a global leader in systematic factor investing, will reduce management fees across 20 UK- and Irish-domiciled funds, effective April 1, 2022. The changes represent a 6% reduction on an asset-weighted basis for the impacted funds, which cover a broad range of equity, fixed income and sustainability investment solutions.
Throughout its history, Dimensional has continually enhanced its investment solutions and sought to pass efficiencies and benefits of scale along to clients. Dimensional is proactive in taking a long-term view as it seeks to deliver value over index, traditional active, and systematic active strategies.
“For 40 years, Dimensional has refined, enhanced and advanced its investment solutions, systems and processes and sought to pass those efficiencies and benefits back to clients,” Nathan Lacaze, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.. “We are committed to continuing to offer investors robust solutions that provide the benefits of indexing with the higher expected returns and increased risk management of flexible, daily implementation.”
Dimensional has a track record of regularly reviewing and reducing fees and ongoing charges for the benefit of clients and investors.
“We support financial professionals in making the best decision for those they serve” John Romiza, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.. “The fee reductions helps the important discipline of cost control and will lead to better outcomes for investors.”
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