Ferguson Shapiro LLC Acquires 3,337 Shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Ferguson Shapiro LLC increased its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 5.3% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 66,479 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,337 shares during the quarter. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF accounts for about 2.3% of Ferguson Shapiro LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest position. Ferguson Shapiro LLC’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $6,164,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 14.2% during the fourth quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $339,000 after buying an additional 455 shares in the last quarter. DHK Financial Advisors Inc. grew its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. DHK Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 61,016 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,658,000 after buying an additional 816 shares in the last quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 14.2% during the fourth quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 80,499 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,537,000 after buying an additional 10,034 shares in the last quarter. Warner Financial Inc. grew its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Warner Financial Inc. now owns 13,331 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,236,000 after buying an additional 702 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nilsine Partners LLC grew its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 9,790 shares of the company’s stock worth $908,000 after buying an additional 216 shares in the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Price Performance

Shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF stock opened at $95.39 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $95.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $94.40.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were paid a dividend of $1.2675 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF 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.