VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) Shares Sold by Ascension Capital Advisors Inc.

Ascension Capital Advisors Inc. decreased its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,603 shares of the company’s stock after selling 168 shares during the period. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF makes up approximately 0.5% of Ascension Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Ascension Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $1,028,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in MOAT. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 675.1% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 655,462 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,926,000 after buying an additional 570,901 shares in the last quarter. First Foundation Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 57.8% in the first quarter. First Foundation Advisors now owns 1,019,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,638,000 after acquiring an additional 373,164 shares in the last quarter. Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 11,390.1% during the third quarter. Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 316,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,701,000 after acquiring an additional 313,912 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management raised its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 40.8% during the second quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 987,292 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,461,000 after purchasing an additional 285,929 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 12.8% in the first quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,739,857 shares of the company’s stock worth $156,380,000 after purchasing an additional 198,105 shares during the period.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF stock opened at $96.39 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $95.55 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $90.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01.

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.