VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Growth ETF

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VanEck is today announcing changes to its ETF product lineup.

U.S. equities soared in November, with small caps leading the rally. Moat strategies benefitted from strong earnings, but faced headwinds from sector allocations.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VanEck has announced the 2024 annual distributions per share for its VanEck equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

In the late stages of July and into the early part of this month, previously high-flying growth stocks were repudiated in a big way. The good news is that the sell-off could prove to be a buying opportunity in select growth equities and related ETFs.

July saw a notable shift in U.S. equities. The Magnificent 7 tech sell-off drove a divergence between mega-cap growth stocks and the more value-oriented and smaller large-cap segment of the market.

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By Coulter Regal, CFA, Product Manager As U.S. equities climbed, Morningstar's Moat Index kept its value bias, offering a diversifier from concentration risk and the SMID Moat Index shifted from tech to materials and utilities as it seeks valuation opportunities. U.S.

Being an equity growth investor has been a rewarding experience in the past year. Whether you've focused on the Magnificent 7, or the Fabulous 5, or just bought the Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) – one of the most popular ETFs so far in 2024 – it has been your friend.

By Brandon Rakszawski, Director of Product Management April was a reset month for US equity markets, as investors digested persistent inflation data and declining GDP growth. It was the first negative month of the year, from a total return perspective, pausing what had been a consistent upward trajectory for US stocks to start the year.

When it comes to the combination of wide moat investing and exchange traded funds, the VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) sets the standard. MOAT turns 12 years old next week and now has $14.4 billion in assets under management as well as a lengthy track record of beating broader, old-guard equity benchmarks.