Stephens Inc. AR Reduces Stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF $MOAT

Stephens Inc. AR decreased its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 3.2% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 363,545 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,853 shares during the quarter. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $35,155,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of MOAT. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the fourth quarter worth $528,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 16.9% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 21,523 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,894,000 after acquiring an additional 3,107 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,068,000. Jane Street Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 125.3% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 13,835 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,217,000 after purchasing an additional 7,693 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP increased its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 15.0% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,795 shares of the company’s stock worth $356,000 after purchasing an additional 494 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Price Performance

MOAT stock opened at $106.29 on Monday. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF has a 52 week low of $93.96 and a 52 week high of $108.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.53 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $101.98 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $102.68.

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. MOAT was launched on Apr 25, 2012 and is managed by VanEck.