Essex Financial Services Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAS)

Essex Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAS) by 6.8% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 10,343 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 662 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF were worth $673,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $210,000. PFG Advisors lifted its position in shares of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 6.2% during the third quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 46,372 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,008,000 after purchasing an additional 2,703 shares during the last quarter. Lynch & Associates IN lifted its position in shares of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 14.5% during the third quarter. Lynch & Associates IN now owns 4,549 shares of the company’s stock worth $295,000 after purchasing an additional 576 shares during the last quarter. Acorn Creek Capital LLC grew its stake in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 8.4% in the third quarter. Acorn Creek Capital LLC now owns 121,994 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,913,000 after purchasing an additional 9,416 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Asset Dedication LLC increased its holdings in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 19.6% in the third quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 19,938 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,293,000 after buying an additional 3,263 shares during the last quarter.

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF Stock Down 1.0 %

NYSEARCA:DFAS opened at $66.04 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $8.59 billion, a PE ratio of 12.98 and a beta of 1.13. The business’s 50 day moving average is $66.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $65.51. Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $57.33 and a 52 week high of $71.78.

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.