Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Boosts Stock Position in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF $DFAS

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its position in shares of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAS) by 22.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 49,438 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,994 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF were worth $3,517,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Creative Planning raised its stake in shares of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 12.1% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 22,684,991 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,553,014,000 after acquiring an additional 2,456,531 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 8,102,950 shares of the company’s stock valued at $564,533,000 after acquiring an additional 23,636 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 6.3% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 6,609,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $452,490,000 after purchasing an additional 392,795 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,517,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $245,032,000 after purchasing an additional 114,288 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pure Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,104,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $216,285,000 after purchasing an additional 158,090 shares during the last quarter.

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of DFAS traded down $0.56 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $81.13. 57,225 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 504,942. Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $62.61 and a 1 year high of $82.91. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $78.74 and its 200-day moving average is $75.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.89 and a beta of 1.01.

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF Profile

The Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (DFAS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund actively invests in small-cap US companies, selected using multiple factors and weighted by market capitalization. DFAS was launched on Dec 15, 1998 and is managed by Dimensional.