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Dimensional US Small Cap ETF
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442 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.55B invested in Dimensional US Small Cap ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 96 funds opening new positions, 166 increasing their positions, 101 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

500% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 96 | Existing positions closed: 16

64% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 166 | Existing positions reduced: 101

42% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.5B → $3.55B (+$1.05B)

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 52 → 65 (+13)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 370 → 442 (+72)

4.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 68.1% → 72.23% (+4.1%)

Holders
442
Holders Change
+72
Holders Change %
+19.46%
% of All Funds
7.1%
Holding in Top 10
65
Holding in Top 10 Change
+13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
1.04%
New
96
Increased
166
Reduced
101
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
APF
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
+$138M
2
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$42.1M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$20M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$12.3M
5
AAP
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
+$12.2M

Top Sellers

1
FPAS
Focus Partners Advisor Solutions
Missouri
-$15.7M
2
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
-$8.14M
3
TWP
TFO Wealth Partners
Ohio
-$6.98M
4
IFA
Index Fund Advisors
California
-$3.26M
5
CCM
Carlson Capital Management
Minnesota
-$1.53M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Creative Planning
1
Creative Planning
Kansas
$473M +$42.1M +817,727 +10%
IFA
2
Index Fund Advisors
California
$349M -$3.26M -63,383 -0.9%
Northern Trust
3
Northern Trust
Illinois
$285M +$6.51M +126,372 +2%
APF
4
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$137M +$138M +2,685,975 New
BSW
5
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
$134M -$1.34M -26,112 -1%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$113M +$5.57M +108,117 +5%
TWA
7
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$93.6M +$3.47M +67,358 +4%
PL
8
Plancorp LLC
Missouri
$79.8M -$181K -3,508 -0.2%
RCG
9
Resource Consulting Group
Florida
$73.6M +$722K +14,024 +1%
Mercer Global Advisors
10
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$54.8M +$1.58M +30,690 +3%
BHWM
11
Beaird Harris Wealth Management
Texas
$47.2M +$1.71M +33,234 +4%
EAM
12
Evanson Asset Management
California
$40.9M +$3.46M +67,257 +9%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$37.2M +$11.3M +219,753 +43%
MRWM
14
ML&R Wealth Management
Texas
$34.1M +$2.64M +51,258 +8%
MFT
15
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo
Florida
$32.3M +$11.6M +224,469 +55%
DFS
16
Dixon Fnancial Services
California
$31.2M -$6.74K -131 -0%
SC
17
Savant Capital
Illinois
$30.6M +$96.5K +1,875 +0.3%
Comerica Bank
18
Comerica Bank
Texas
$30M +$1.1M +21,385 +4%
SCM
19
Stordahl Capital Management
Colorado
$29.4M +$1.12M +21,832 +4%
Corient Private Wealth
20
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$28.9M +$29.1M +565,864 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
21
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$28.6M -$8.14M -158,090 -22%
FG
22
Foster Group
Iowa
$28.2M -$1.05M -20,342 -4%
BFG
23
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$27.8M +$1.86M +36,174 +7%
CL
24
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$27.8M -$272K -5,279 -1%
HIG
25
Heritage Investment Group
Florida
$26.4M -$925K -17,975 -3%
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DFAS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

442 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dimensional US Small Cap ETF (DFAS) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $3.55B — up 42% from $2.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 96 funds opened new DFAS positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 80 holders — while 166 added to existing stakes and 101 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Alaska Permanent Fund, opening a new position worth an estimated $138M. The largest seller was Focus Partners Advisor Solutions, cutting an estimated $15.7M.

  • 442 institutional investors held Dimensional US Small Cap ETF (DFAS) as of Q4 2022, up from 370 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $3.55B of Dimensional US Small Cap ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 96 funds opened new Dimensional US Small Cap ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 16 closed out, a net change of +80 holders.
  • The largest Dimensional US Small Cap ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was Alaska Permanent Fund, an estimated $138M added.
  • The largest Dimensional US Small Cap ETF seller in Q4 2022 was Focus Partners Advisor Solutions, an estimated $15.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.