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Dimensional US Small Cap ETF
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237 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.6B invested in Dimensional US Small Cap ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 95 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

620% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 5

67% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 95 | Existing positions reduced: 57

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 216 → 237 (+21)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.5B → $1.6B (+$99.7M)

1.63% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.38% → 46.01% (+1.6%)

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 21 (-1)

Holders
237
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+9.72%
% of All Funds
4.15%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.55%
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
36
Increased
95
Reduced
57
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$30.3M
2
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Texas
+$23.3M
3
SWA
Sax Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
+$15.4M
4
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$13.7M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$8.2M

Top Sellers

1
EWA
EP Wealth Advisors
California
-$12.1M
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$1.75M
3
MWM
Mission Wealth Management
California
-$1.48M
4
BWA
Bordeaux Wealth Advisors
California
-$1.33M
5
PO
Private Ocean
California
-$1.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
V
51
Veritable
Delaware
$4.39M +$923 +16 +0%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
52
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$4.01M +$43.3K +750 +1%
Osaic Holdings
53
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$3.82M -$613K -10,633 -14%
AC
54
Apella Capital
Connecticut
$3.79M -$646K -11,206 -15%
Cetera Investment Advisers
55
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$3.75M -$30.4K -527 -0.8%
SSC
56
Syverson Strege & Co
Iowa
$3.74M +$802K +13,907 +27%
MML Investors Services
57
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$3.51M +$866K +15,010 +33%
MFAM
58
M Financial Asset Management
Oregon
$3.49M +$490K +8,490 +16%
IF
59
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$3.4M +$30.5K +529 +0.9%
3LCM
60
3D/L Capital Management
Connecticut
$3.14M -$16.1K -279 -0.5%
PO
61
Private Ocean
California
$2.98M -$1.12M -19,490 -27%
Northern Trust
62
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.74M +$8.2M +142,098 +3%
SP
63
Symmetry Partners
Connecticut
$2.55M +$303K +5,250 +14%
Baird Financial Group
64
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$2.48M +$117K +2,024 +5%
AWP
65
Abacus Wealth Partners
California
$2.44M -$20.1K -349 -0.8%
Wells Fargo
66
Wells Fargo
California
$2.41M +$298K +5,169 +14%
CWS
67
Cypress Wealth Services
California
$2.4M +$75.7K +1,313 +3%
DAS
68
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$2.37M +$16.6K +288 +0.7%
Bank of New York Mellon
69
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.29M +$81.6K +1,415 +4%
WFA
70
Wade Financial Advisory
California
$2.28M – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
71
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.18M +$69.1K +1,198 +3%
WCWM
72
Willow Creek Wealth Management
California
$2.17M -$2.42K -42 -0.1%
CA
73
CGN Advisors
Kansas
$2.08M +$1.81M +31,401 +652%
FOA
74
Five Oceans Advisors
California
$2.08M +$2.08M +36,099 New
WSTAM
75
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$1.96M -$1.33K -23 -0.1%
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DFAS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

237 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dimensional US Small Cap ETF (DFAS) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $1.6B — up 6.7% from $1.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new DFAS positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 95 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $30.3M. The largest seller was EP Wealth Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.1M sold.

  • 237 institutional investors held Dimensional US Small Cap ETF (DFAS) as of Q3 2021, up from 216 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $1.6B of Dimensional US Small Cap ETF stock for Q3 2021, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new Dimensional US Small Cap ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 5 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
  • The largest Dimensional US Small Cap ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $30.3M added.
  • The largest Dimensional US Small Cap ETF seller in Q3 2021 was EP Wealth Advisors, an estimated $12.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.