Goldstone Financial Group LLC Grows Stock Position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Goldstone Financial Group LLC grew its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 4.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 105,494 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,567 shares during the quarter. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF accounts for about 1.5% of Goldstone Financial Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest holding. Goldstone Financial Group LLC owned about 0.06% of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF worth $9,782,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in 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 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 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,641,655 shares of the company’s stock worth $256,113,000 after acquiring an additional 91,428 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates grew its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 2,386,177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $231,340,000 after acquiring an additional 7,909 shares during the period. CWM LLC increased its stake 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management raised its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 2.8% in the 3rd 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 during the period.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Performance

Shares of MOAT opened at $93.61 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $95.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $93.79.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Announces Dividend

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