Ferguson Shapiro LLC Buys 5,783 Shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF $MOAT

Ferguson Shapiro LLC grew its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 6.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 94,614 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,783 shares during the period. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF comprises about 2.8% of Ferguson Shapiro LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. Ferguson Shapiro LLC owned about 0.07% of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF worth $9,149,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in MOAT. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,583,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $681,803,000 after buying an additional 180,972 shares during the last quarter. Boulay Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Boulay Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,132,699 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,862,000 after buying an additional 13,325 shares during the last quarter. Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance raised its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 31.1% in the fourth quarter. Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance now owns 1,107,967 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,720,000 after acquiring an additional 262,940 shares during the period. UBS Group AG raised its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 13.5% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,106,486 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,588,000 after acquiring an additional 131,322 shares during the period. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1,690.5% in the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 794,616 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,727,000 after acquiring an additional 750,236 shares during the period.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of MOAT stock opened at $103.96 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $101.75 and a 200-day moving average of $102.68. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF has a 12-month low of $93.60 and a 12-month high of $108.10. The firm has a market cap of $14.03 billion, a P/E 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.