VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) Shares Sold by Centaurus Financial Inc.

Centaurus Financial Inc. decreased its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 166,531 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,009 shares during the period. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF makes up 1.0% of Centaurus Financial Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Centaurus Financial Inc. owned about 0.10% of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF worth $16,145,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in MOAT. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 worth $763,745,000 after buying an additional 613,683 shares in the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 3.6% during the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,641,655 shares of the company’s stock worth $256,113,000 after acquiring an additional 91,428 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1.2% in the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,489,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,611,000 after acquiring an additional 30,142 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates raised its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 2,386,177 shares of the company’s stock worth $231,340,000 after acquiring an additional 7,909 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC lifted its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 10.5% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,152,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,764,000 after acquiring an additional 109,394 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Performance

BATS:MOAT opened at $97.45 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $96.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is $91.64. The company has a market cap of $16.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01.

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.