20,331 Shares in VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF $SMOT Acquired by First Financial Group Corp

First Financial Group Corp bought a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (BATS:SMOT) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 20,331 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $762,000. First Financial Group Corp owned about 0.18% of VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of New Hampshire bought a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF in the third quarter worth $3,060,000. Piedmont Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF during the second quarter valued at $2,141,000. Castleview Partners LLC purchased a new stake in VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF during the third quarter valued at $629,000. Gradient Investments LLC increased its position in VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF by 4.1% during the second quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 905,457 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,186,000 after acquiring an additional 35,422 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Comprehensive Financial Consultants Institutional Inc. bought a new position in VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF in the third quarter valued at about $706,000.

VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF Stock Performance

SMOT stock opened at $40.33 on Friday. VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF has a fifty-two week low of $34.25 and a fifty-two week high of $41.37. The business’s 50-day moving average is $39.31 and its two-hundred day moving average is $38.69. The company has a market cap of $448.87 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.96 and a beta of 1.28.

VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF Profile

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. SMOT was launched on Oct 4, 2022 and is managed by VanEck.