VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) Shares Sold by Smith Thornton Advisors LLC

Smith Thornton Advisors LLC trimmed its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 2.3% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 13,521 shares of the company’s stock after selling 314 shares during the quarter. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $1,254,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 329,488 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,552,000 after purchasing an additional 12,820 shares in the last quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC lifted its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 15,385 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,427,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares in the last quarter. S.E.E.D. Planning Group LLC lifted its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 15.9% during the fourth quarter. S.E.E.D. Planning Group LLC now owns 171,268 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,881,000 after purchasing an additional 23,544 shares in the last quarter. Ayalon Insurance Comp Ltd. increased its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Ayalon Insurance Comp Ltd. now owns 53,454 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,957,000 after acquiring an additional 303 shares during the period. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 89.0% during the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 6,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $574,000 after acquiring an additional 2,914 shares during the period.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF stock opened at $92.86 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $95.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $93.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Dividend Announcement

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

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.