Howard Financial Services LTD. Acquires 2,908 Shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Howard Financial Services LTD. increased its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 3.3% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 90,288 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,908 shares during the quarter. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF accounts for about 1.1% of Howard Financial Services LTD.’s holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest position. Howard Financial Services LTD.’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $7,945,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of MOAT. QRG Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $208,000. US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 22.2% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 18,518 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,717,000 after buying an additional 3,359 shares during the period. Private Portfolio Partners LLC increased its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Private Portfolio Partners LLC now owns 47,328 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,388,000 after buying an additional 299 shares during the period. GWN Securities Inc. bought a new position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $543,000. Finally, Barnett & Company Inc. increased its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 9.3% in the 4th quarter. Barnett & Company Inc. now owns 3,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $315,000 after buying an additional 288 shares during the period.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Down 2.5%

MOAT stock opened at $89.94 on Friday. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF has a 12 month low of $75.43 and a 12 month high of $99.06. The firm has a market cap of $12.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.79 and a beta of 1.02. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $85.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $91.17.

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.