Financial Counselors Inc. Raises Holdings in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAS)

Financial Counselors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAS) by 5.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,721,070 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 83,102 shares during the period. Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF accounts for approximately 1.6% of Financial Counselors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Financial Counselors Inc. owned approximately 1.32% of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF worth $112,007,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Elser Financial Planning Inc lifted its position in shares of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 3,665.7% during the 4th quarter. Elser Financial Planning Inc now owns 733,075 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,709,000 after acquiring an additional 713,608 shares during the period. Wealth Management Nebraska bought a new stake in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $36,253,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $34,916,000. Bleakley Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 7,076.3% during the 4th quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 456,056 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,680,000 after purchasing an additional 449,701 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Savant Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 34.3% in the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 1,368,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,075,000 after buying an additional 349,613 shares during the period.

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF Stock Performance

DFAS stock opened at $61.65 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $64.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $65.58. The company has a market cap of $9.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.22 and a beta of 1.06. Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $57.33 and a fifty-two week high of $71.78.

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be given a dividend of $0.1326 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 25th.

About Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF

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.