Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Purchases 127,292 Shares of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF $DFAS

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAS) by 28.4% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 576,109 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 127,292 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF were worth $36,704,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Creative Planning boosted its holdings in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 20.3% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 20,228,460 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,288,755,000 after purchasing an additional 3,407,436 shares in the last quarter. Midwest Trust Co acquired a new position in shares of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $119,350,000. Washington Trust Bank bought a new position in shares of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $50,205,000. Elser Financial Planning Inc lifted its position in shares of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 3,085.0% during the 2nd quarter. Elser Financial Planning Inc now owns 620,025 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,880,000 after buying an additional 600,558 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 6.0% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 7,974,617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $476,483,000 after buying an additional 453,209 shares in the last quarter.

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF Stock Performance

DFAS opened at $69.81 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $68.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is $66.07. Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $51.45 and a twelve month high of $71.06. The firm has a market cap of $11.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.89 and a beta of 1.06.

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.