VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF (BATS:MOTI) Stock Short Interest Falls 48.2%

VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF (BATS:MOTI) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,167 shares, a decline of 48.2% from the September 15th total of 4,181 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,874 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF Stock Down 0.3%

BATS MOTI opened at $35.43 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $182.46 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.33 and a beta of 0.74. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $35.91 and a 200-day moving average price of $35.11. VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF has a twelve month low of $32.66 and a twelve month high of $39.49.

Institutional Trading of VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new position in VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Fifth Third Bancorp purchased a new stake in VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $173,000. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 7,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,000 after buying an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. Leelyn Smith LLC raised its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF by 3.6% during the first quarter. Leelyn Smith LLC now owns 9,908 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,000 after buying an additional 345 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mengis Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. Mengis Capital Management Inc. now owns 29,584 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,085,000 after buying an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter.

About VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF

The VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF (MOTI) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Morningstar Global ex-US Moat Focus index. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index of 50 non-US companies that Morningstar deems to have a sustainable competitive advantage and an attractive valuation. MOTI was launched on Jul 14, 2015 and is managed by VanEck.