VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) Shares Purchased by New Century Financial Group LLC

New Century Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 476.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,511 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,818 shares during the quarter. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF makes up approximately 1.0% of New Century Financial Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. New Century Financial Group LLC’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $1,394,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of MOAT. Morgan Stanley grew its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 20.2% in the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 6,783,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $514,439,000 after purchasing an additional 1,140,029 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 41.4% in the 4th quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 2,887,502 shares of the company’s stock worth $245,062,000 after purchasing an additional 845,137 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG grew its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 71.7% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,922,189 shares of the company’s stock worth $163,136,000 after purchasing an additional 802,983 shares during the last quarter. Prudential PLC grew its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 8,570.7% in the 4th quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 559,523 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,487,000 after purchasing an additional 553,070 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1,688.5% in the 4th quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 378,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,136,000 after purchasing an additional 357,481 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Performance

BATS MOAT traded down $0.06 on Thursday, hitting $86.20. The stock had a trading volume of 377,978 shares. The stock has a market cap of $14.58 billion, a PE ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $87.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $86.22.

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.