VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF $MOAT Shares Sold by HBW Advisory Services LLC

HBW Advisory Services LLC lowered its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 13.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 148,339 shares of the company’s stock after selling 22,587 shares during the quarter. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF accounts for 1.5% of HBW Advisory Services LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding. HBW Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $14,344,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in MOAT. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,583,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $681,803,000 after acquiring an additional 180,972 shares during the period. Boulay Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Boulay Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,132,699 shares of the company’s stock valued at $220,862,000 after purchasing an additional 13,325 shares during the period. Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance boosted its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 31.1% in the 4th quarter. Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance now owns 1,107,967 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,720,000 after purchasing an additional 262,940 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 13.5% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,106,486 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,588,000 after purchasing an additional 131,322 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1,690.5% during the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 794,616 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,727,000 after purchasing an additional 750,236 shares during the period.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of MOAT stock opened at $106.39 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $14.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.53 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $102.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $102.73. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF has a 12-month low of $93.96 and a 12-month high of $108.10.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Company 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.