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# Dimensional Fund Advisors Reports 5.4% Passive Stake In Sonoco, 5,312,842 Shares
- URL: https://www.bullished.co/dimensional-fund-advisors-reports-5-4-passive-stake-in-sonoco-5-312-842-shares-98a4bfde/
- Published: 2026-10-08T18:46:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T18:46:51.000Z
- Description: The Austin-based adviser's Schedule 13G certifies the shares are held in the ordinary course of business, not to influence control.
- Author: Matteo Parrino
- Tags: SEC Filings, SON, Industry: Materials

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP reported a [5.4% stake in Sonoco Products](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000354204/000035420426001065/xslSCHEDULE%5F13G%5FX01/primary%5Fdoc.xml?ref=bullished.co) in a passive ownership disclosure, a Schedule 13G filed Thursday. The filing covers 5,312,842 shares and gives September 30 as the date of the triggering event.

## What the filing says

Dimensional reports [sole voting power over 5,204,839 shares](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000354204/000035420426001065/xslSCHEDULE%5F13G%5FX01/primary%5Fdoc.xml?ref=bullished.co) and no shared voting power. The filing lists the firm as a registered investment adviser based in Austin, Texas; Sonoco is based in Hartsville, South Carolina.

The filing signs off on a standard certification: to the best of the signer's knowledge, the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business, and not for the purpose or effect of changing or influencing control of Sonoco.

In Sonoco trading Thursday, the shares rose about 1% to $48.35 from a prior close of $47.74 (market data). The filing does not link that move to the disclosure.

## Who actually owns the shares

Dimensional says the shares are owned by funds it advises, not by the firm itself. It advises four registered investment companies and also manages or sub-advises other commingled funds, group trusts and separate accounts.

The firm may hold voting or investment power over those shares and may be deemed a beneficial owner. It nonetheless disclaims beneficial ownership, and says the filing is not an admission of ownership beyond Section 13(d) purposes.

To Dimensional's knowledge, no single fund's interest exceeds 5% of the class. The funds have the right to receive dividends and sale proceeds from their holdings.

The Schedule 13G is the passive version of an ownership filing, and Dimensional's certification states that it has no purpose of influencing control of Sonoco.

### Sources

- [SCHEDULE 13G — Dimensional Fund Advisors LP re: Sonoco Products Co (SON)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000354204/000035420426001065/xslSCHEDULE%5F13G%5FX01/primary%5Fdoc.xml?ref=bullished.co) — SEC EDGAR
- [UBS Maintains Neutral on Sonoco Products, Low...](https://www.benzinga.com/news/26/10/62178012/ubs-maintains-neutral-sonoco-products-lowers-price-target-51?ref=bullished.co) — benzinga.com