Allworth Financial LP Reduces Stock Position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Allworth Financial LP lessened its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 3.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 90,412 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,949 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP owned about 0.05% of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF worth $8,633,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of MOAT. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 8.4% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 7,877,723 shares of the company’s stock valued at $763,745,000 after acquiring an additional 613,683 shares in the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in 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 valued at $256,113,000 after acquiring an additional 91,428 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates grew its holdings 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 worth $231,340,000 after acquiring an additional 7,909 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 768,506 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,470,000 after acquiring an additional 50,383 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sfmg LLC lifted its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Sfmg LLC now owns 583,753 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,595,000 after purchasing an additional 5,726 shares during the period.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Performance

Shares of MOAT stock opened at $91.63 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $94.23 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $94.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.49 billion, a PE 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 given 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.