VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (BATS:SMOT) Stock Short Interest Declines 71.7%

Posted by Joseph Casey on Nov 13th, 2026

VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (BATS:SMOT – Get Free Report) saw a significant decline in short interest during the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 263 shares, a decline of 71.7% from the October 15th total of 929 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 18,796 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of BATS:SMOT opened at $41.35 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $39.34 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $38.27. VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF has a 1-year low of $34.25 and a 1-year high of $42.33. The stock has a market cap of $329.97 million, a PE ratio of 20.04 and a beta of 1.07.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allworth Financial LP purchased a new position in VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF during the third quarter worth about $45,000. Western Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $82,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC purchased a new stake in VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $110,000. Sowell Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $114,000. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc bought a new position in shares of VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $181,000.

About VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF

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The VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (SMOT) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in extended market equity. The fund tracks an index made up of two equally-weighted sub-portfolios, comprised of small- and mid-cap companies believed to have durable competitive advantages and attractive valuations. SMOT was launched on Oct 4, 2022 and is managed by VanEck.