VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) Shares Sold by Stephens Inc. AR

Stephens Inc. AR cut its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 0.5% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 407,723 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,004 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $37,806,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MOAT. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 17.1% in the third quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 3,273 shares of the company’s stock valued at $317,000 after purchasing an additional 477 shares during the period. Ferguson Shapiro LLC grew its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 2.9% in the third quarter. Ferguson Shapiro LLC now owns 63,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,122,000 after purchasing an additional 1,782 shares during the period. Red Mountain Financial LLC boosted its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 4.2% during the third quarter. Red Mountain Financial LLC now owns 2,617 shares of the company’s stock worth $254,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the period. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1.5% during the third quarter. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC now owns 196,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,759,000 after buying an additional 2,861 shares during the period. Finally, Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 29.7% during the third quarter. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC now owns 46,541 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,512,000 after buying an additional 10,659 shares during the period.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of MOAT stock opened at $91.65 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $94.90 and its 200-day moving average is $94.61.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 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.