Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Reduces Stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Posted by Stanley Muller on Mar 19th, 2025

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lowered its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT – Free Report) by 6.1% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 717,267 shares of the company’s stock after selling 46,878 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $67,224,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Kentucky Trust Co acquired a new position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Bfsg LLC acquired a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the 4th quarter worth $33,000. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the 4th quarter worth $64,000. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $70,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the 4th quarter worth $72,000.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Trading Down 2.7 %

BATS MOAT opened at $89.79 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $14.10 billion, a PE ratio of 24.84 and a beta of 1.04. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF has a twelve month low of $83.63 and a twelve month high of $99.06. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $92.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $94.68.

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 issued a dividend of $1.2675 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

About VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

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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.