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# Dimensional Fund Advisors Reports A 5.2% Stake In Bloomin' Brands, A Passive 13G Filing Shows
- URL: https://www.bullished.co/dimensional-fund-advisors-reports-a-5-2-stake-in-bloomin-brands-a-passive-13g-filing-shows-92ea919f/
- Published: 2026-10-08T18:43:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T18:43:16.000Z
- Description: The filing lists 4,414,399 shares held by funds Dimensional advises, with an event date of September 30.
- Author: Matteo Parrino
- Tags: SEC Filings, BLMN, Industry: Consumer Discretionary

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP reported in a [passive ownership filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000354204/000035420426001067/xslSCHEDULE%5F13G%5FX01/primary%5Fdoc.xml?ref=bullished.co) that it may be deemed to hold 5.2% of Bloomin' Brands, or 4,414,399 shares. The Schedule 13G lists September 30 as the date of the event that triggered it, and the shares are owned by funds Dimensional advises.

## What the filing says

Dimensional has sole voting power over [4,326,620 of the shares](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000354204/000035420426001067/xslSCHEDULE%5F13G%5FX01/primary%5Fdoc.xml?ref=bullished.co) and shared voting power over none, according to the filing. The 4,414,399-share figure is its reported total.

The filing says all the securities are owned by the funds Dimensional advises or manages, and that Dimensional disclaims beneficial ownership of them. To Dimensional's knowledge, no single fund's interest exceeds 5% of the class.

Dimensional certified that the shares were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business, not to change or influence control of Bloomin' Brands. That is the standard passive-investor certification, and it separates this filing from an activist disclosure.

## Where the company stands

The filing follows the Bloomin' Brands second-quarter earnings call, [transcribed here](https://www.benzinga.com/news/26/10/62238173/transcript-bloomin-brands-q2-2026-earnings-conference-call?ref=bullished.co). Management [raised full-year adjusted earnings guidance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/blmn-stock-rallies-35-ytd-134600586.html?.tsrc=rss&ref=bullished.co) to 90 cents to $1 per share, even though traffic at Outback Steakhouse has not yet turned positive.

The company is relying on remodels, with about 85 Outback refreshes expected this year, and on a [new service model](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/outback-remodels-accelerate-blmn-unlock-113200613.html?.tsrc=rss&ref=bullished.co) that cut server workloads. Shares were up 35% year to date as of Wednesday but had fallen 13% over the past month.

In Thursday trading, as of 2:38 p.m. ET, the stock was at $8.48, up about 4% from the prior close, with a market value of about $700 million (market data).

## What to watch

Outback's traffic trend is the measure to follow. Management has said remodeled restaurants historically see traffic lift six months to a year after completion.

The next test is Outback traffic, which has not yet turned positive.

### Sources

- [SCHEDULE 13G — Dimensional Fund Advisors LP re: Bloomin' Brands Inc (BLMN)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000354204/000035420426001067/xslSCHEDULE%5F13G%5FX01/primary%5Fdoc.xml?ref=bullished.co) — SEC EDGAR
- [Transcript: Bloomin Brands Q2 2026 Earnings Conference Call](https://www.benzinga.com/news/26/10/62238173/transcript-bloomin-brands-q2-2026-earnings-conference-call?ref=bullished.co) — benzinga.com
- [BLMN Stock Rallies 35% YTD, Pulls Back 13% in a Month: Buy the Dip?](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/blmn-stock-rallies-35-ytd-134600586.html?.tsrc=rss&ref=bullished.co) — Yahoo Finance
- [Outback Remodels Accelerate: Can BLMN Unlock Traffic Gains?](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/outback-remodels-accelerate-blmn-unlock-113200613.html?.tsrc=rss&ref=bullished.co) — Yahoo Finance