D.A. Davidson & CO. Increases Position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 1.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 65,406 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,019 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO.’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $6,065,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Philip James Wealth Mangement LLC increased its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Philip James Wealth Mangement LLC now owns 167,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,488,000 after buying an additional 3,761 shares in the last quarter. Sierra Ocean LLC purchased a new stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $11,723,000. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. increased its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 25.1% during the 4th quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 26,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,473,000 after buying an additional 5,350 shares in the last quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors increased its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors now owns 820,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,075,000 after buying an additional 4,693 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. increased its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 17.8% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 25,857 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,398,000 after buying an additional 3,911 shares in the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

BATS:MOAT opened at $92.68 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $93.86 and its 200 day moving average price is $94.75. The stock has a market cap of $14.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.73 and a beta of 1.03.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Announces Dividend

The business 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 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.