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Dimensional Fund Advisors tries to staunch outflows while still preserving its mystique by getting 'real,' again, about 'vehicles' and 'asset classes' with a new ETF

The $540-billion AUM Austin, Texas factor-fund factory dropped $30 billion or so in AUM since August -- enough to make any manager launch a second real estate ETF in 2022

Author Oisin Breen December 22, 2022 at 2:27 AM
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Gerard O'Reilly: 'Dimensional has been investing in … real estate securities for three decades.'
Brooke Southall and Keith Girard contributed to the editing of this article.


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