Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC Raises Stock Position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 32.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,484 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 609 shares during the period. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $230,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in MOAT. National Bank of Canada FI raised its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 17.5% in the second quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 19,657 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,698,000 after purchasing an additional 2,927 shares during the period. Choreo LLC purchased a new position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the second quarter worth about $1,198,000. Fortune Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1.0% during the second quarter. Fortune Financial Advisors LLC now owns 45,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,958,000 after acquiring an additional 439 shares during the last quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. raised its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 44.0% in the 2nd quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 3,275 shares of the company’s stock valued at $284,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Finally, Eagle Strategies LLC lifted its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 652.6% in the 2nd quarter. Eagle Strategies LLC now owns 182,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,802,000 after acquiring an additional 158,206 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:MOAT traded down $0.14 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $92.49. 801,447 shares of the company were exchanged. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $95.96 and a 200-day moving average price of $93.60. The company has a market cap of $15.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Monday, December 23rd were paid 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.