S.E.E.D. Planning Group LLC Has $15.88 Million Stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

S.E.E.D. Planning Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 15.9% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 171,268 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 23,544 shares during the period. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF accounts for about 5.3% of S.E.E.D. Planning Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. S.E.E.D. Planning Group LLC’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $15,881,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 8.4% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 7,877,723 shares of the company’s stock worth $763,745,000 after purchasing an additional 613,683 shares during the period. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,641,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $256,113,000 after purchasing an additional 91,428 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates raised its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.3% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 2,386,177 shares of the company’s stock worth $231,340,000 after buying an additional 7,909 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 10.5% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,152,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,764,000 after buying an additional 109,394 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management grew its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 2.8% during the third quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 1,015,140 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,418,000 after buying an additional 27,848 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

BATS:MOAT opened at $92.29 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $15.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $95.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is $93.80.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed 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.

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.