Realta Investment Advisors Trims Stock Holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Realta Investment Advisors reduced its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 1.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 27,923 shares of the company’s stock after selling 278 shares during the quarter. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF comprises approximately 1.1% of Realta Investment Advisors’ portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. Realta Investment Advisors’ holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $2,587,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in MOAT. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 17.1% in the third quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 3,273 shares of the company’s stock valued at $317,000 after acquiring an additional 477 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 10.5% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,152,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $111,764,000 after buying an additional 109,394 shares during the period. Harbor Group Inc. lifted its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 2.0% during the third quarter. Harbor Group Inc. now owns 368,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,721,000 after buying an additional 7,371 shares during the period. Planned Solutions Inc. lifted its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. Planned Solutions Inc. now owns 297,069 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,801,000 after buying an additional 2,310 shares during the period. Finally, Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC now owns 305,709 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,638,000 after buying an additional 1,960 shares during the period.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Price Performance

BATS MOAT opened at $92.43 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $95.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $94.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Announces Dividend

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