Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC Purchases 21,617 Shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC lifted its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 13.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 182,641 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 21,617 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC owned about 0.11% of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF worth $16,419,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Cozad Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 58.9% in the 4th quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. now owns 11,609 shares of the company’s stock valued at $985,000 after buying an additional 4,305 shares in the last quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC increased its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 10,694 shares of the company’s stock worth $908,000 after purchasing an additional 597 shares in the last quarter. Samalin Investment Counsel LLC increased its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 89.0% during the 3rd quarter. Samalin Investment Counsel LLC now owns 14,102 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,070,000 after purchasing an additional 6,642 shares in the last quarter. United Community Bank bought a new position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $345,000. Finally, Scotia Capital Inc. increased its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 9.8% during the 3rd quarter. Scotia Capital Inc. now owns 8,506 shares of the company’s stock worth $646,000 after purchasing an additional 762 shares in the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Performance

MOAT stock traded down $0.09 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $86.77. 771,182 shares of the stock were exchanged. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $86.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $86.11. The company has a market cap of $14.67 billion, a P/E 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.