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Dimensional Fund Advisors

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Dimensional Fund Advisors reviews

3.8

81% would recommend to a friend

(456 total reviews)

Dave Butler and Gerard O.Reilly

86% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Dimensional Fund Advisors has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 456 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dimensional Fund Advisors employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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456 reviews
4.0
Jul 31, 2025

Global Client Group Analyst

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture, fun people, good work life balance

Cons

pay isn't great, promotion guidelines are ambiguous

4.0
Jul 17, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Among the best at managing and implementing factor based strategies. Attracts a very smart talent pool with a high integrity culture.

Cons

Problem is, there's only one strategy. When it works, that's great. When it doesn't, be prepared to wait. The executive team has a hard time grasping that client time horizons are shorter than 10+ years, is slow to react, and doesn't do a good job of retaining their own people when performance lags.

2.0
Jul 14, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice office, good cafeteria, most people are nice.

Cons

Little communication between teams, lack of unified vision,

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