Private Client Services LLC Boosts Holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Private Client Services LLC increased its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 5.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 3,123 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the quarter. Private Client Services LLC’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $290,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MOAT. LPL Financial LLC increased 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 valued at $763,745,000 after acquiring an additional 613,683 shares during the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 91,428 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates raised its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 2,386,177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $231,340,000 after purchasing an additional 7,909 shares during the period. CWM LLC raised its position in 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 purchasing an additional 109,394 shares during the period. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management lifted its stake in 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 worth $98,418,000 after purchasing an additional 27,848 shares in the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS MOAT traded down $0.33 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $92.63. The stock had a trading volume of 914,143 shares. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $96.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $93.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were paid a dividend of $1.2675 per share. The ex-dividend date 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.