Parkside Financial Bank & Trust Makes New $591,000 Investment in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Posted by James Quigley on Mar 1st, 2025

Parkside Financial Bank & Trust acquired a new position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 6,375 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $591,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of MOAT. Kentucky Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Bfsg LLC purchased a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc boosted its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 81.1% in the third quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc now owns 373 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $64,000. Finally, Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the third quarter valued at about $70,000.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of BATS:MOAT opened at $91.94 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.73 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $93.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $94.90.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Announces Dividend

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

About VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

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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.