Leelyn Smith LLC Buys 7,249 Shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Leelyn Smith LLC raised its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 1.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 447,292 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,249 shares during the quarter. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF makes up approximately 7.8% of Leelyn Smith LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Leelyn Smith LLC owned approximately 0.26% of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF worth $43,365,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of MOAT. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 8.4% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 7,877,723 shares of the company’s stock worth $763,745,000 after acquiring an additional 613,683 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 675.1% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 655,462 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,926,000 after purchasing an additional 570,901 shares in the last quarter. Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 11,390.1% in the third quarter. Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 316,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,701,000 after purchasing an additional 313,912 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management increased its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 40.8% in the second quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 987,292 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,461,000 after buying an additional 285,929 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fiduciary Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $17,311,000.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of BATS:MOAT opened at $97.43 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $96.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $91.61. The stock has a market cap of $16.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01.

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.