Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc. Acquires 3,558 Shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 6.2% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 61,306 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,558 shares during the quarter. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF accounts for 1.1% of Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc.’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $5,685,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 8.4% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 7,877,723 shares of the company’s stock worth $763,745,000 after purchasing an additional 613,683 shares during the last quarter. Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 11,390.1% in the third quarter. Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 316,668 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,701,000 after buying an additional 313,912 shares in the last quarter. SK Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $22,253,000. Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $14,150,000. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $13,578,000.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of MOAT stock traded down $1.36 on Monday, hitting $91.13. 1,432,727 shares of the company’s stock traded hands. The stock has a market cap of $15.41 billion, a PE ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $95.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is $93.73.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were paid 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.