Herold Advisors Inc. Boosts Holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Herold Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 16.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,447 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 923 shares during the period. Herold Advisors Inc.’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $547,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in MOAT. Addison Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the third quarter worth $31,000. Dividend Assets Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the third quarter worth $37,000. Providence Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 105.1% in the third quarter. Providence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 566 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC bought a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the second quarter worth $48,000. Finally, SYM FINANCIAL Corp bought a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the third quarter worth $53,000.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:MOAT traded up $0.56 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $86.03. The company had a trading volume of 525,953 shares. The stock has a market cap of $14.50 billion, a PE ratio of 27.21 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $87.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $82.71.

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.