VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF $MOAT Shares Sold by Essex Financial Services Inc.

Essex Financial Services Inc. reduced its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 38.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 13,751 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,580 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $1,424,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sfmg LLC lifted its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Sfmg LLC now owns 640,814 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,363,000 after acquiring an additional 9,698 shares in the last quarter. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC purchased a new stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $7,145,000. Rothschild Investment LLC increased its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 18.4% during the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 1,234 shares of the company’s stock worth $128,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares during the last quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 10.7% during the 4th quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 64,136 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,642,000 after purchasing an additional 6,222 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swmg LLC increased its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Swmg LLC now owns 7,926 shares of the company’s stock worth $836,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Price Performance

MOAT stock opened at $103.72 on Monday. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF has a 52-week low of $88.53 and a 52-week high of $108.10. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $99.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is $102.60. The company has a market capitalization of $14.00 billion, a PE ratio of 22.53 and a beta of 1.02.

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.