Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

City-funded organization

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP is a private investment management firm founded in 1981 (initially in Brooklyn, per its own site) that manages equity and fixed income mutual funds, ETFs, separately managed accounts, and model portfolios; it is now headquartered in Austin, Texas, which the firm's own office directory lists as its global headquarters, with additional US offices in Charlotte and Santa Monica, California, the last being the location Checkbook NYC's vendor record lists for this vendor. On Checkbook NYC, Dimensional holds three registered Investment Management Agreement (IMA) contracts with the NYC Office of the Comptroller totaling about $59 million since 2023, all tagged by Checkbook as non-competitive renewals: a "Second Renewal - Emerging Markets Equity Active IMA" (about $26.6 million, active), a "Second Renewal for U.S. Small Cap Active Equity - IMA" (just under $1 million, active), and a "First Renewal - Emerging Markets Equity Active IMA" (about $32 million, ended 2026). Checkbook lists 100% of Dimensional's total contract value, about $59 million, as awarded without a fresh competitive bid.

Industry (per city contracts)
Professional Services
City contracts (active)
$26,595,676 · 2 contracts
Awarded all-time
$58,996,676 · 3 since 2023, incl. expired
Won without a fresh bid
100% of contract value · $58,996,676 · 3 contracts
Based in
Austin, TX (out of state)

Holds contracts at

City contracts

Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).

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