VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF (BATS:MOTI) Stock Short Interest Report for October

VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF (BATS:MOTI) saw a significant growth in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,018 shares, a growth of 85.4% from the September 30th total of 2,167 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 2,311 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.7 days.

VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF Stock Up 0.6%

BATS MOTI opened at $36.46 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $187.77 million, a P/E ratio of 19.33 and a beta of 0.74. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $35.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $35.69. VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF has a 52-week low of $32.66 and a 52-week high of $39.37.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MOTI. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 187,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,395,000 after buying an additional 1,159 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF by 2.7% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 110,871 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,786,000 after buying an additional 2,967 shares during the last quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF by 2.7% during the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 31,113 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,063,000 after purchasing an additional 821 shares in the last quarter. Leelyn Smith LLC raised its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF by 3.6% in the 1st quarter. Leelyn Smith LLC now owns 9,908 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,000 after acquiring an additional 345 shares during the period. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 7,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,000 after acquiring an additional 347 shares during the last quarter.

About VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF

The VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF (MOTI) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Morningstar Global ex-US Moat Focus index. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index of 50 non-US companies that Morningstar deems to have a sustainable competitive advantage and an attractive valuation. MOTI was launched on Jul 14, 2015 and is managed by VanEck.