VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) Shares Sold by Archford Capital Strategies LLC

Archford Capital Strategies LLC cut its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 8.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 121,783 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,513 shares during the period. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF accounts for about 1.7% of Archford Capital Strategies LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Archford Capital Strategies LLC owned approximately 0.07% of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF worth $11,292,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 8.4% during the 3rd 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. grew its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 3.6% in 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 acquiring an additional 91,428 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 7,909 shares during the period. CWM LLC lifted its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 10.5% during the third 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management boosted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 27,848 shares during the period.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Performance

Shares of MOAT opened at $95.78 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $16.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $95.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is $94.16.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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 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.