Dimensional Fund Advisors

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DFA kept appearing as one of the institutional shareholders when I looked for more info on some of the popular counters in VB. Examples are Penguin, CMP. I decided to find out more about them. While I do not really understand their method, I am totally impressed with the qualification of their management ( Nobel winners, PhD, Rocket Scientist ).

http://online.barrons.com/news/articles/...2021894432

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"With 3,000-plus active managers, some are going to look good -- but that's what you'd expect as a matter of chance," he says. "It's very difficult to tell luck from skill." Even to the extent that skill is involved, stock-picking is not a repeatable process with the consistency and persistence of returns that would enable investors to anticipate which managers are likely to outperform -- especially given the cost of making those bets. "Active management is a zero-sum game, and that's before costs," Fama says. "That's not opinion. That's math."
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Do see some of the old folks from LTC making a comeback..Myron Scholes, Merton etc...20 years on, i think they are much better stewards of your capital now.
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(19-10-2014, 11:47 PM)touzi Wrote: DFA kept appearing as one of the institutional shareholders when I looked for more info on some of the popular counters in VB. Examples are Penguin, CMP. I decided to find out more about them. While I do not really understand their method, I am totally impressed with the qualification of their management ( Nobel winners, PhD, Rocket Scientist ).

http://online.barrons.com/news/articles/...2021894432

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"With 3,000-plus active managers, some are going to look good -- but that's what you'd expect as a matter of chance," he says. "It's very difficult to tell luck from skill." Even to the extent that skill is involved, stock-picking is not a repeatable process with the consistency and persistence of returns that would enable investors to anticipate which managers are likely to outperform -- especially given the cost of making those bets. "Active management is a zero-sum game, and that's before costs," Fama says. "That's not opinion. That's math."

Interesting finding. I will explore more

I am skeptical on math-driven investing. It reminded me of the LTCM, also with Nobel prized economist on board. A "can't miss" by math, but a failed case in real life. Big Grin
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#4
Strange i thought Buffett already common sensically addressed that maths thingy 30 years ago with the Doddsville article
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Think Asset-Business-Structure (ABS)
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#5
DFA are the pioneers in the FAMA approach to indexing. Very big on low cost and indexing.I am surprised they are in these businesses.
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