VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF $MOAT Shares Bought by UBS Group AG

UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 13.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,106,486 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 131,322 shares during the period. UBS Group AG’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $114,588,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MOAT. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $528,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 16.9% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 21,523 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,894,000 after purchasing an additional 3,107 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. acquired a new position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the first quarter valued at $1,068,000. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 125.3% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 13,835 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,217,000 after purchasing an additional 7,693 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 15.0% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $356,000 after purchasing an additional 494 shares during the period.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Performance

MOAT opened at $100.10 on Friday. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF has a fifty-two week low of $85.58 and a fifty-two week high of $108.10. The company has a fifty day moving average of $100.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $102.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.53 and a beta of 1.02.

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. MOAT was launched on Apr 25, 2012 and is managed by VanEck.