VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) Stock Position Increased by PFG Advisors

PFG Advisors boosted its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 19.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,198 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 859 shares during the quarter. PFG Advisors’ holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $482,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. QRG Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $208,000. Citigroup Inc. lifted its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 203,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,727,000 after purchasing an additional 2,861 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 22.2% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 18,518 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,717,000 after purchasing an additional 3,359 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 91.0% during the 4th quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 13,547 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,256,000 after buying an additional 6,455 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Townsquare Capital LLC raised its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 26.2% during the 3rd quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 4,377 shares of the company’s stock worth $424,000 after buying an additional 909 shares in the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Trading Down 3.5 %

MOAT stock opened at $89.02 on Friday. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF has a 52 week low of $83.63 and a 52 week high of $99.06. The company has a market capitalization of $13.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.84 and a beta of 1.04. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $92.63 and its two-hundred day moving average is $94.74.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Announces Dividend

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