GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC Sells 22,617 Shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF $MOAT

GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC cut its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 79.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,703 shares of the company’s stock after selling 22,617 shares during the quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $591,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in MOAT. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $528,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 16.9% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 21,523 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,894,000 after purchasing an additional 3,107 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. acquired a new position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the first quarter valued at about $1,068,000. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 125.3% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 13,835 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,217,000 after purchasing an additional 7,693 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 15.0% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $356,000 after purchasing an additional 494 shares in the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Up 1.0%

MOAT stock opened at $102.24 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $13.80 billion, a PE ratio of 22.53 and a beta of 1.02. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $99.21 and a 200 day simple moving average of $102.52. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF has a 52 week low of $87.68 and a 52 week high of $108.10.

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. MOAT was launched on Apr 25, 2012 and is managed by VanEck.