Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. raised its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 65.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 6,205 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,444 shares during the quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc.’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $575,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $502,621,000. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 32.5% in the fourth quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,500,055 shares of the company’s stock valued at $324,541,000 after purchasing an additional 858,400 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 62.0% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 680,945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,141,000 after buying an additional 260,624 shares in the last quarter. SK Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $22,253,000. Finally, Barings LLC boosted its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 116.4% in the 4th quarter. Barings LLC now owns 260,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,151,000 after buying an additional 140,113 shares in the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Trading Down 3.2 %

Shares of BATS MOAT opened at $89.30 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $92.14 and its 200 day moving average price is $94.45. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF has a 52 week low of $83.63 and a 52 week high of $99.06. The stock has a market cap of $13.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.14 and a beta of 1.04.

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.