Samalin Investment Counsel LLC Has $1 Million Stock Holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Samalin Investment Counsel LLC boosted its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 48.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 10,828 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,515 shares during the period. Samalin Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $1,004,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MOAT. QRG Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the fourth quarter worth $208,000. Citigroup Inc. boosted its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 203,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,727,000 after purchasing an additional 2,861 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 22.2% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 18,518 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,717,000 after purchasing an additional 3,359 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 91.0% during the fourth quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 13,547 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,256,000 after purchasing an additional 6,455 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Townsquare Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 26.2% during the third quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 4,377 shares of the company’s stock worth $424,000 after purchasing an additional 909 shares in the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Trading Down 3.3 %

MOAT opened at $89.28 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.84 and a beta of 1.04. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF has a 12 month low of $83.63 and a 12 month high of $99.06. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $92.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $94.57.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF 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.