Howard Financial Services LTD. Purchases 10,051 Shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Howard Financial Services LTD. grew its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 13.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 83,731 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,051 shares during the quarter. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF comprises about 1.2% of Howard Financial Services LTD.’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest position. Howard Financial Services LTD.’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $8,118,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,550,227 shares of the company’s stock valued at $220,942,000 after acquiring an additional 41,738 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1.2% during the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,489,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,611,000 after purchasing an additional 30,142 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates boosted its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.4% during the second quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 2,378,268 shares of the company’s stock valued at $205,982,000 after purchasing an additional 10,389 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. grew its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 12.8% in the first quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,739,857 shares of the company’s stock worth $156,380,000 after purchasing an additional 198,105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Foundation Advisors increased its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter. First Foundation Advisors now owns 1,074,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,072,000 after buying an additional 55,283 shares during the period.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of MOAT opened at $95.56 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $93.44 and its 200-day moving average is $89.45. The company has a market cap of $16.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Company Profile

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.