D.A. Davidson & CO. Raises Holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 1.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 65,406 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,019 shares during the quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO.’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $6,065,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake 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 worth $763,745,000 after buying an additional 613,683 shares during the period. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 3.6% during the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,641,655 shares of the company’s stock worth $256,113,000 after buying an additional 91,428 shares during the period. JNBA Financial Advisors boosted its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors now owns 820,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,075,000 after buying an additional 4,693 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 7.0% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 768,506 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,470,000 after buying an additional 50,383 shares during the period. Finally, Sfmg LLC lifted its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1.0% in the third quarter. Sfmg LLC now owns 583,753 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,595,000 after purchasing an additional 5,726 shares during the period.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:MOAT opened at $92.68 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.73 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $93.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $94.75.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Monday, December 23rd were given a $1.2675 dividend. 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.