Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc. Acquires 3,558 Shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 6.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 61,306 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,558 shares during the quarter. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF accounts for 1.1% of Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc.’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $5,685,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc increased its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 81.1% in the third quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc now owns 373 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $70,000. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $72,000. Coastline Trust Co bought a new stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $146,000. Finally, Saxony Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the third quarter valued at about $202,000.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Trading Down 1.5 %

MOAT traded down $1.36 on Monday, hitting $91.13. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,432,727 shares. The stock has a market cap of $15.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $95.91 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.73.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Monday, December 23rd were issued a dividend of $1.2675 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

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.