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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
JWA
76
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.85M +$577 +10 +0%
TF
77
TIAA FSB
Florida
$1.84M -$19K -330 -1%
PAG
78
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.7M +$319K +5,525 +23%
FAIM
79
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$1.66M +$364K +6,302 +28%
MA
80
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$1.65M – – –
KAS
81
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$1.64M -$465K -8,069 -22%
MWM
82
Mission Wealth Management
California
$1.58M -$1.48M -25,707 -48%
Royal Bank of Canada
83
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.57M -$677K -11,731 -30%
Bank of America
84
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.44M +$1.44M +24,953 New
WFA
85
Websterrogers Financial Advisors
South Carolina
$1.35M -$55.1K -956 -4%
UBS Group
86
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.33M -$51.7K -896 -4%
EH
87
Equitable Holdings
New York
$1.27M -$67.9K -1,178 -5%
GAM
88
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$1.24M -$12.7K -220 -1%
SC
89
Schoolcraft Capital
Colorado
$1.24M -$34.5K -598 -3%
TK
90
TIAA Kaspick
Massachusetts
$1.22M – – –
SSB
91
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$1.14M +$186K +3,232 +19%
CAM
92
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$1.14M +$1.14M +19,829 New
DADC
93
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.11M +$612K +10,615 +123%
JIC
94
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$1.09M +$2.37K +41 +0.2%
MA
95
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$1.03M +$6.63K +115 +0.6%
USCWA
96
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors
Texas
$1.01M +$1.01M +17,563 New
PB
97
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$1M +$1.01M +17,439 New
JC
98
Jentner Corp
Ohio
$978K -$47K -815 -5%
SIAG
99
Safeguard Investment Advisory Group
California
$959K +$581K +10,079 +153%
ADL
100
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$916K +$1.33K +23 +0.1%
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4
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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.