Dimensional US Real Estate ETF
DFAR
286 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.19B invested in Dimensional US Real Estate ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 145 increasing their positions, 69 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
110% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 145 | Existing positions reduced: 69
47% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 19
14% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 25 (+3)
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.1B → $1.19B (+$94.2M)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 283 → 286 (+3)
0% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $237K | Put options by funds: $237K
0.9% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.21% → 76.31% (-0.9%)
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$6.11M |
| 2 |
SC
Savant Capital
Rockford,
Illinois
|
-$5.91M |
| 3 |
Focus Partners Wealth
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.48M |
| 4 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$4.51M |
| 5 |
BA
Bridgewater Advisors
New York
|
-$4.2M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
301
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$78.5K | -3,430 | Closed |
|
|
EWA
302
EQ Wealth Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$77.1K | -3,365 | Closed |
|
|
BGWM
303
Bridge Generations Wealth Management
South Miami,
Florida
| – | -$65.7K | -2,867 | Closed |
|
|
OC
304
Oakworth Capital
Birmingham,
Alabama
| – | -$38.1K | -1,663 | Closed |
|
305
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
| – | -$8K | -356 | Closed |
|
|
TCM
306
Triumph Capital Management
Denver,
Colorado
| – | -$542 | -24 | Closed |
|
DFAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
286 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dimensional US Real Estate ETF (DFAR) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $1.19B — up 8.6% from $1.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new DFAR positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 145 added to existing stakes and 69 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Two Sigma Investments, adding an estimated $15.2M. The largest seller was Prudential Financial, cutting an estimated $6.11M.
- 286 institutional investors held Dimensional US Real Estate ETF (DFAR) as of Q1 2026, up from 283 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $1.19B of Dimensional US Real Estate ETF stock for Q1 2026, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new Dimensional US Real Estate ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 19 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest Dimensional US Real Estate ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $15.2M added.
- The largest Dimensional US Real Estate ETF seller in Q1 2026 was Prudential Financial, an estimated $6.11M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.