Buttonwood Financial Advisors Inc. Has $23.74 Million Holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Buttonwood Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 5.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 255,997 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,119 shares during the quarter. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF accounts for about 10.4% of Buttonwood Financial Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its largest position. Buttonwood Financial Advisors Inc. owned about 0.15% of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF worth $23,737,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 8.4% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 7,877,723 shares of the company’s stock worth $763,745,000 after acquiring an additional 613,683 shares during the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 3.6% in the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,641,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $256,113,000 after purchasing an additional 91,428 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates raised its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 2,386,177 shares of the company’s stock worth $231,340,000 after purchasing an additional 7,909 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 10.5% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,152,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $111,764,000 after buying an additional 109,394 shares during the period. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management grew its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 1,015,140 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,418,000 after buying an additional 27,848 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Up 3.8 %

Shares of MOAT opened at $95.78 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $95.42 and its 200-day moving average is $94.28. The company has a market capitalization of $16.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were given a $1.2675 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 23rd.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Profile

The VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Morningstar Wide Moat Focus 20 index. The fund tracks a staggered, equal-weighted index of 40 US companies that Morningstar determines to have the highest fair value among firms with a sustainable competitive advantage.