James J. Burns & Company LLC Purchases 9,425 Shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT)

James J. Burns & Company LLC boosted its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT) by 8.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 115,668 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,425 shares during the period. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF comprises about 1.9% of James J. Burns & Company LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest position. James J. Burns & Company LLC owned 0.07% of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF worth $10,726,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 8.4% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 7,877,723 shares of the company’s stock valued at $763,745,000 after buying an additional 613,683 shares during the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 3.6% in the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,641,655 shares of the company’s stock worth $256,113,000 after acquiring an additional 91,428 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates lifted its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 0.3% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 2,386,177 shares of the company’s stock worth $231,340,000 after purchasing an additional 7,909 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC grew its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 10.5% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,152,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,764,000 after purchasing an additional 109,394 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 2.8% in the third quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 1,015,140 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,418,000 after purchasing an additional 27,848 shares in the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Price Performance

BATS MOAT opened at $94.55 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $15.99 billion, a PE ratio of 28.30 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $95.42 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $94.53.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Announces Dividend

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