Smith Thornton Advisors LLC Cuts Position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Posted by Sean Solarzano on Jan 16th, 2025

Smith Thornton Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT – Free Report) by 2.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 13,521 shares of the company’s stock after selling 314 shares during the quarter. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $1,254,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MOAT. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc lifted its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 81.1% during the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc now owns 373 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares during the period. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $70,000. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $72,000. Coastline Trust Co acquired a new position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $146,000. Finally, Saxony Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $202,000.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF stock opened at $92.86 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $95.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $93.80. The stock has a market cap of $15.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared 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 Profile

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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.