Snider Financial Group Decreases Stock Position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Snider Financial Group lessened its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT – Get Rating) by 1.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 48,716 shares of the company’s stock after selling 627 shares during the period. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF comprises 1.7% of Snider Financial Group’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position. Snider Financial Group’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $3,162,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of MOAT. Raymond James & Associates raised its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 10.0% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 2,072,921 shares of the company’s stock worth $134,553,000 after purchasing an additional 188,131 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 1,159,658 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,273,000 after purchasing an additional 61,464 shares during the period. UBS Group AG increased its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 672,828 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,673,000 after purchasing an additional 6,159 shares during the period. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 21.9% in the 4th quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. now owns 657,191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,660,000 after purchasing an additional 118,059 shares during the period. Finally, Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance increased its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 19.3% in the 4th quarter. Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance now owns 632,887 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,739,000 after purchasing an additional 102,390 shares during the period.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

MOAT stock traded up $0.38 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $74.15. 688,147 shares of the company traded hands. The company has a market cap of $7.72 billion, a PE ratio of 20.62 and a beta of 1.02. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $72.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $69.93.

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.