VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) Stock Short Interest Report for October

Posted by Amy Steele on Oct 29th, 2026

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 187,992 shares, an increase of 159.6% from the September 30th total of 72,412 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 363,506 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. Pflug Koory LLC purchased a new stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 86.0% during the first quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, Godsey & Gibb Inc. acquired a new position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $45,000.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Performance

BATS MOAT opened at $110.92 on Thursday. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF has a 52-week low of $94.07 and a 52-week high of $115.58. The company has a fifty day moving average of $110.27 and a 200-day moving average of $105.30. The company has a market capitalization of $14.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.53 and a beta of 1.02.

About VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

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