Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC Sells 1,338 Shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC cut its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 0.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 305,871 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,338 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $28,362,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in MOAT. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 9.2% in the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 245,575 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,809,000 after buying an additional 20,708 shares during the last quarter. Lansing Street Advisors increased its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter. Lansing Street Advisors now owns 27,127 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,630,000 after buying an additional 2,171 shares during the last quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. increased its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 13.8% in the 3rd quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 16,128 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,563,000 after buying an additional 1,954 shares during the last quarter. Madden Advisory Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $337,000. Finally, James J. Burns & Company LLC increased its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter. James J. Burns & Company LLC now owns 106,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,301,000 after buying an additional 8,520 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Performance

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF stock opened at $91.04 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $93.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $94.95. The company has a market cap of $14.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.73 and a beta of 1.03.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Dividend Announcement

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

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.