Does Dimensional Fund Advisors pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dimensional Fund Advisors employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dimensional Fund Advisors. This rating has improved by 9% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dimensional Fund Advisors?

80% of Dimensional Fund Advisors employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dimensional Fund Advisors 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dimensional Fund Advisors?

Associate (63) , Analyst (33) , Senior Associate (30) , Regional Director (22) , Intern (14) , Portfolio Management Analyst (8) , Vice President (8) , Research Intern (7) , Manager (6) , Administrative Assistant (5) , Project Manager (5) , Research Analyst (5) , Software Engineer (5) , Global Client Group Intern (4) , Research Associate (4)

What are the pros of working at Dimensional Fund Advisors according to real employee reviews?

"Work life balance is good there" ((in 43 reviews)); "Great culture and they invest a lot into their employees." ((in 42 reviews)); "great benefits and in" ((in 41 reviews)); "Very clean and beautiful office." ((in 23 reviews)); "The pay is good for most employees." ((in 19 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Dimensional Fund Advisors according to real employee reviews?

"IT Management is a dysfunctional mess." ((in 32 reviews)); "Also too many managers." ((in 23 reviews)); "1. Poor leadership" ((in 10 reviews)); "could have a better compensation structure for sales team" ((in 10 reviews)); "Staff are afraid to approach Senior Management with change." ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Dimensional Fund Advisors redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Dimensional Fund Advisors redundancy and their outlook for job security at Dimensional Fund Advisors in 2026.

Dimensional Fund Advisors Reviews

3.8

80% would recommend to a friend

(455 total reviews)

Dave Butler and Gerard O.Reilly

85% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

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Dimensional Fund Advisors has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 455 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 Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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455 reviews

1.0

10 Jul 2014

Despicable Company - should be shut down

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

If you are a corporate psychopath you will fit in nicely with the management, who are nasty, pure and simple

Cons

The best people in this company are either sidelined or pushed out by a nasty little bunch of long time employees. The CEO stands charged of either being unaware of this or else condoning this, either way guilty as charged. If this was a publicly traded company the shareholders would have forced out the current management (globally) a long time ago. Getting rid of the London CEO was a good idea at the time but nothing has changed unfortunately. ps: some of the reviews here are positive PR from HR, such as "nice place to work", "great company to work for" etc. I know that for a fact. When a HR department of a company has to revert to writing their own reviews on Glassdoor it's a shocking indictment of the company.

1.0

4 May 2012

Very Disappointing

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great Package + Benefits Great Staff Good Off sites + Company Days Out

Cons

Terrible Senior Management Micro management of all staff Not being allowed to make any decisions Management do not listen to staff feedback Staff are afraid to approach Senior Management with change.

2.0

10 Sept 2009

If you enjoy being in an academic institution that has its roots deeply embedded in Chicago University fellowship

Investment associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

One of the few companies that will still give a lunch allowance in Mayfair, fairly attractive pay for new associates, academic approach to investing that is rooted in Nobel prize winning financial theory, investment performance is a non-issue given the nature of its investment philosophy.

Cons

Little prospect for growth for analysts and associates, poor management in place due to the homogenous backgrounds of senior management, very pro-chicago university oriented. Not particularly in culture, and very conservative. Dont expect to get what you see. Being a model-based fund, work is mostly operational. Legacy systems are archaic and inefficient. Still has a long way to go to develop its infrastucture.

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