Smith Thornton Advisors LLC Acquires 550 Shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Smith Thornton Advisors LLC increased its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 13,835 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 550 shares during the quarter. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $1,341,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of MOAT. Red Mountain Financial LLC raised its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 4.2% during the third quarter. Red Mountain Financial LLC now owns 2,617 shares of the company’s stock worth $254,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI grew its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI now owns 8,935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $866,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1.0% in the first quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 14,201 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,277,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. SFG Wealth Management LLC. increased its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.4% in the second quarter. SFG Wealth Management LLC. now owns 34,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,982,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares during the period. Finally, Wintrust Investments LLC lifted its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1.2% during the first quarter. Wintrust Investments LLC now owns 14,391 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,294,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

BATS:MOAT opened at $96.86 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $95.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $90.76.

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.