Mengis Capital Management Inc. Raises Holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Mengis Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 2.8% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 56,498 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,515 shares during the period. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF accounts for approximately 1.1% of Mengis Capital Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Mengis Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $5,239,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Citigroup Inc. increased its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 203,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,727,000 after acquiring an additional 2,861 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 91.0% in the 4th quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 13,547 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,256,000 after acquiring an additional 6,455 shares during the last quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 26.2% in the 3rd quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 4,377 shares of the company’s stock valued at $424,000 after acquiring an additional 909 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 24.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 157,161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,237,000 after acquiring an additional 30,816 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Focus Financial Network Inc. increased its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 24,453 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,371,000 after acquiring an additional 703 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

MOAT opened at $92.64 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $14.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.73 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $93.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $94.90.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were issued a $1.2675 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 23rd.

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.