Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. Acquires 1,966 Shares of VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (BATS:SMOT)

Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (BATS:SMOT) by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 259,109 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,966 shares during the period. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. owned about 2.44% of VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF worth $9,077,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Gradient Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF by 34.7% in the second quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 1,345,893 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,015,000 after purchasing an additional 346,346 shares during the period. Brown Financial Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF in the second quarter worth about $2,874,000. Mattson Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF during the second quarter worth about $1,594,000. Creekside Partners acquired a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,498,000. Finally, TPG Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF during the second quarter worth $1,465,000.

VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF stock opened at $36.31 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $384.89 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.99 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $34.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $33.21.

VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF Profile

The VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (SMOT) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in extended market equity. The fund tracks an index made up of two equally-weighted sub-portfolios, comprised of small- and mid-cap companies believed to have durable competitive advantages and attractive valuations.