Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC Sells 31,730 Shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC reduced its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 10.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 273,979 shares of the company’s stock after selling 31,730 shares during the quarter. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF comprises 1.9% of Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC owned 0.16% of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF worth $25,405,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 8.4% in 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 in the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 3.6% in the third 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 during the period. Raymond James & Associates raised its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 2,386,177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $231,340,000 after acquiring an additional 7,909 shares during the period. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 10.5% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,152,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $111,764,000 after purchasing an additional 109,394 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management boosted its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 2.8% in the third quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 1,015,140 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,418,000 after acquiring an additional 27,848 shares during the period.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Performance

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF stock opened at $95.39 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $16.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01. The business’s 50 day moving average is $95.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $94.01.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Dividend Announcement

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