14,366 Shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF $MOAT Acquired by Verdence Capital Advisors LLC

Verdence Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 14,366 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,519,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in MOAT. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 10.8% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 833,825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,630,000 after purchasing an additional 81,552 shares during the period. Kelman Lazarov Inc. boosted its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Kelman Lazarov Inc. now owns 561,025 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,251,000 after purchasing an additional 5,005 shares during the period. Leelyn Smith LLC boosted its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. Leelyn Smith LLC now owns 511,612 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,473,000 after purchasing an additional 20,186 shares during the period. Harbor Group Inc. bought a new position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $53,492,000. Finally, Whitaker Myers Wealth Managers LTD. grew its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 6.2% during the 2nd quarter. Whitaker Myers Wealth Managers LTD. now owns 430,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,776,000 after buying an additional 25,230 shares in the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Price Performance

Shares of MOAT opened at $110.92 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $14.97 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 $94.07 and a 1 year high of $115.58. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $110.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $105.30.

About VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

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.