Apriem Advisors Buys 29,650 Shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Apriem Advisors lifted its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 15.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 226,652 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 29,650 shares during the quarter. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF comprises about 2.4% of Apriem Advisors’ holdings, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Apriem Advisors owned 0.13% of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF worth $21,016,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MOAT. Trilogy Capital Inc. grew its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. now owns 8,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $791,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the period. Waddell & Associates LLC lifted its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 4.9% in the third quarter. Waddell & Associates LLC now owns 2,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $246,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. Colonial River Investments LLC grew its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 2.9% in the third quarter. Colonial River Investments LLC now owns 4,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $416,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the period. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 2.9% during the third quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $416,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PFG Investments LLC raised its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 11,817 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,096,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the period.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF stock opened at $92.25 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $14.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.73 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $93.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $94.91.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were given a $1.2675 dividend. 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.