Dimensional US Real Estate ETF
DFAR
243 hedge funds and large institutions have $972M invested in Dimensional US Real Estate ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 116 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
172% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $647K | Put options by funds: $238K
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 11
66% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 116 | Existing positions reduced: 70
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $907M → $972M (+$64.3M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 237 → 243 (+6)
2.14% less ownership
Funds ownership: 76.13% → 73.99% (-2.1%)
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 24 → 20 (-4)
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
EP
Essential Planning
Portsmouth,
New Hampshire
|
-$15.8M |
| 2 |
SC
Savant Capital
Rockford,
Illinois
|
-$7.39M |
| 3 |
CW
Curio Wealth
Annapolis,
Maryland
|
-$4.88M |
| 4 |
FH
Financial Harvest
Winter Park,
Florida
|
-$4.53M |
| 5 |
FMWA
Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors
Springfield,
Missouri
|
-$2.22M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
251
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$14.5K | -625 | Closed |
|
|
CAS
252
Coppell Advisory Solutions
Coppell,
Texas
| – | -$11.1K | -483 | Closed |
|
253
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$163 | -7 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
254
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$140 | -6 | Closed |
|
DFAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review
243 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dimensional US Real Estate ETF (DFAR) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $972M — up 7.1% from $907M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new DFAR positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 116 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Prudential Financial, adding an estimated $29.2M. The largest seller was Essential Planning, cutting an estimated $15.8M.
- 243 institutional investors held Dimensional US Real Estate ETF (DFAR) as of Q1 2025, up from 237 in Q4 2024.
- Funds reported $972M of Dimensional US Real Estate ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 7.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new Dimensional US Real Estate ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 11 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest Dimensional US Real Estate ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Prudential Financial, an estimated $29.2M added.
- The largest Dimensional US Real Estate ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Essential Planning, an estimated $15.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.