VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF $MOAT Shares Sold by Essex Financial Services Inc.

Essex Financial Services Inc. lowered its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 40.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 22,331 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,088 shares during the quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $2,213,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Atria Investments Inc lifted its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 101.3% in the third quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 26,545 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,631,000 after acquiring an additional 13,358 shares in the last quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. raised its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 153.0% in the 2nd quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 28,123 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,638,000 after purchasing an additional 17,008 shares during the last quarter. Buttonwood Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 11.7% in the 3rd quarter. Buttonwood Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 298,563 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,591,000 after purchasing an additional 31,314 shares in the last quarter. S.E.E.D. Planning Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 6.6% during the 3rd quarter. S.E.E.D. Planning Group LLC now owns 153,542 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,218,000 after purchasing an additional 9,514 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Summit Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Summit Asset Management LLC now owns 375,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,174,000 after purchasing an additional 2,040 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS MOAT opened at $106.11 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $14.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.53 and a beta of 1.02. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF has a 1 year low of $75.43 and a 1 year high of $108.10. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $105.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $101.83.

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. MOAT was launched on Apr 25, 2012 and is managed by VanEck.