We are live on ! Find out more
DFAE icon

Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF

578 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.97B invested in Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 278 increasing their positions, 174 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

213% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 16

60% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 278 | Existing positions reduced: 174

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.99B → $5.97B (+$978M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 554578 (+24)

3% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7577 (+2)

2.49% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.6%84.09% (+2.5%)

Holders
578
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+4.33%
% of All Funds
7.59%
Holding in Top 10
77
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+2.67%
% of All Funds
1.01%
New
50
Increased
278
Reduced
174
Closed
16
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Retirement Systems of Alabama
1
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$399M
MG
2
Mather Group
Illinois
$383M +$688K +22,840 +0.2%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$298M -$2.61M -86,522 -0.9%
AC
4
Annandale Capital
Texas
$223M +$1.3M +43,085 +6%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$203M +$9.73M +322,958 +5%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$182M +$20.7M +688,036 +14%
CCM
7
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$142M +$58M +1,926,695 +75%
FG
8
Foster Group
Iowa
$127M +$12.3M +406,874 +11%
Mariner
9
Mariner
Kansas
$125M +$5.55M +184,360 +5%
FMI
10
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$97.3M
RFP
11
Root Financial Partners
California
$86.4M +$23.1M +768,150 +39%
WANY
12
Wealthspire Advisors (New York)
New York
$82.9M +$511K +16,955 +0.6%
WTB
13
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$77.1M +$73.6M +2,444,476 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
14
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$68.2M +$55.8M +1,853,565 +598%
HighTower Advisors
15
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$66.9M +$1.29M +42,787 +2%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
16
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$61.3M +$2.16M +71,733 +4%
EW
17
Evoke Wealth
California
$58.8M +$2.98M +99,007 +6%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$57.1M +$550K +18,245 +1%
TLFA
19
True Link Financial Advisors
California
$55.4M +$1.26M +41,780 +2%
FWP
20
Falcon Wealth Planning
California
$54.9M +$1.74M +57,782 +3%
Focus Partners Wealth
21
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
$54.4M +$1.99M +65,901 +4%
TWA
22
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$54.2M +$6.31M +209,542 +14%
CCA
23
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$53.5M
MRC
24
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$53.5M
Creative Planning
25
Creative Planning
Kansas
$47.5M -$893K -29,649 -2%

DFAE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

578 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF (DFAE) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $5.97B — up 20% from $4.99B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new DFAE positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 278 added to existing stakes and 174 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Washington Trust Bank, opening a new position worth an estimated $73.6M. The largest seller was Corient Private Wealth, cutting an estimated $37.5M.

  • 578 institutional investors held Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF (DFAE) as of Q3 2025, up from 554 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $5.97B of Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 50 funds opened new Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 16 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
  • The largest Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Washington Trust Bank, an estimated $73.6M added.
  • The largest Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Corient Private Wealth, an estimated $37.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.