SimpliFi Inc. Increases Holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

SimpliFi Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 0.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 27,158 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the period. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF comprises approximately 1.2% of SimpliFi Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest holding. SimpliFi Inc.’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $2,518,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of MOAT. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 8.4% in 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 in the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,641,655 shares of the company’s stock worth $256,113,000 after acquiring an additional 91,428 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates raised its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 2,386,177 shares of the company’s stock worth $231,340,000 after acquiring an additional 7,909 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC raised its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 10.5% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,152,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $111,764,000 after acquiring an additional 109,394 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management raised 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 worth $98,418,000 after acquiring an additional 27,848 shares in the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:MOAT opened at $95.54 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $16.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $95.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $94.41.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Dividend Announcement

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

About VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

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.