VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) Stock Position Boosted by Geneos Wealth Management Inc.

Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 9.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 333,695 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 28,200 shares during the period. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF accounts for about 1.1% of Geneos Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. owned about 0.20% of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF worth $30,944,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in MOAT. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 8.4% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 7,877,723 shares of the company’s stock worth $763,745,000 after acquiring an additional 613,683 shares in the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 91,428 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates lifted its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.3% in the 3rd 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 last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 10.5% in the 3rd 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 grew its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 1,015,140 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,418,000 after buying an additional 27,848 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Performance

MOAT opened at $95.78 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $95.42 and its 200 day moving average price is $94.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were issued a $1.2675 dividend. 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.