VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) Shares Purchased by Essex Financial Services Inc.

Essex Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 84,845 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,478 shares during the quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. owned about 0.05% of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF worth $8,206,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of MOAT. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the second quarter valued at about $26,000. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Salomon & Ludwin LLC purchased a new position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $36,000. Fairman Group LLC acquired a new stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Finally, Clearstead Trust LLC purchased a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $45,000.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

BATS MOAT opened at $95.41 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.13 billion, a PE ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $95.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $90.18.

About VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

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.