Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Boosts Holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 9.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 16,034 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,416 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $1,554,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,641,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $256,113,000 after buying an additional 91,428 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,489,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,611,000 after purchasing an additional 30,142 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates boosted its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 2,386,177 shares of the company’s stock worth $231,340,000 after purchasing an additional 7,909 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 12.8% during the 1st quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,739,857 shares of the company’s stock worth $156,380,000 after purchasing an additional 198,105 shares during the period. Finally, CWM LLC boosted its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 10.5% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,152,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $111,764,000 after purchasing an additional 109,394 shares during the period.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Price Performance

BATS:MOAT opened at $97.38 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $16.47 billion, a PE ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01. The business’s fifty day moving average is $95.74 and its 200 day moving average is $91.12.

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.