Howard Financial Services LTD. Grows Stock Position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Howard Financial Services LTD. boosted its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 4.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 87,380 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,649 shares during the quarter. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF comprises 1.1% of Howard Financial Services LTD.’s holdings, making the stock its 26th largest holding. Howard Financial Services LTD.’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $8,102,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 8.4% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 7,877,723 shares of the company’s stock valued at $763,745,000 after purchasing an additional 613,683 shares during the last quarter. Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 11,390.1% during the 3rd 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. SK Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $22,253,000. Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the second quarter worth about $14,150,000. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the second quarter worth about $13,578,000.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Up 2.0 %

Shares of MOAT stock opened at $94.14 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $95.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $93.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.92 billion, a PE ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were paid a $1.2675 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF 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.