Jane Street Group LLC Invests $566,000 in VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (BATS:SMOT)

Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (BATS:SMOT) in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 16,164 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $566,000. Jane Street Group LLC owned about 0.15% of VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF by 1.8% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 558,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,841,000 after acquiring an additional 9,814 shares during the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF by 0.8% in the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 259,109 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,077,000 after acquiring an additional 1,966 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF by 1.3% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 169,087 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,923,000 after acquiring an additional 2,244 shares during the last quarter. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF by 4.3% in the third quarter. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC now owns 159,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,584,000 after acquiring an additional 6,560 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brown Financial Advisors acquired a new position in shares of VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF in the second quarter worth $2,874,000.

VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF Price Performance

VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF stock opened at $34.64 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $35.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $34.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $367.18 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.99 and a beta of 1.10.

VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Monday, December 23rd were given a dividend of $0.4082 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

About VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF

The VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (SMOT) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in extended market equity. The fund tracks an index made up of two equally-weighted sub-portfolios, comprised of small- and mid-cap companies believed to have durable competitive advantages and attractive valuations.