Whipplewood Advisors LLC Invests $2.12 Million in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Whipplewood Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 22,814 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,115,000. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF comprises approximately 1.2% of Whipplewood Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 19th biggest position.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Advisor OS LLC boosted its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 21.2% in the 4th quarter. Advisor OS LLC now owns 46,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,315,000 after buying an additional 8,146 shares during the last quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. increased its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 5.9% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. now owns 73,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,806,000 after acquiring an additional 4,080 shares during the last quarter. Acorn Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Acorn Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 94,558 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,768,000 after acquiring an additional 4,695 shares during the period. Mengis Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Mengis Capital Management Inc. now owns 56,498 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,239,000 after purchasing an additional 1,515 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc grew its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 9.1% during the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 178,415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,544,000 after purchasing an additional 14,954 shares during the period.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of MOAT stock opened at $92.25 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.77 billion, a PE ratio of 25.73 and a beta of 1.03. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $93.39 and its 200 day simple moving average is $94.91.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were issued a dividend of $1.2675 per share. 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.