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VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
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458 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.29B invested in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 101 funds opening new positions, 208 increasing their positions, 95 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

531% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 101 | Existing positions closed: 16

438% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.4M | Put options by funds: $2.68M

119% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 208 | Existing positions reduced: 95

38% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.82B → $5.29B (+$1.47B)

22% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 → 67 (+12)

21% more funds holding

Funds holding: 379 → 458 (+79)

5.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.34% → 57.82% (+5.5%)

Holders
458
Holders Change
+79
Holders Change %
+20.84%
% of All Funds
7.19%
Holding in Top 10
67
Holding in Top 10 Change
+12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+21.82%
% of All Funds
1.05%
New
101
Increased
208
Reduced
95
Closed
16
Calls
$14.4M
Puts
$2.68M
Net Calls
+$11.8M
Net Calls Change
-$73M

Top Buyers

1
SC
Soundwatch Capital
Connecticut
+$203M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$96.2M
3
EWA
EP Wealth Advisors
California
+$78.6M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$74.2M
5
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
+$73.9M

Top Sellers

1
AWM
Activest Wealth Management
Florida
-$14.7M
2
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$12.7M
3
OIA
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
-$9.57M
4
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$3.82M
5
WP
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
-$2.24M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PFA
301
Petra Financial Advisors
Colorado
$656K +$619K +8,218 New
GC
302
Gilbert & Cook
Iowa
$647K -$74.4K -988 -11%
CG
303
Clarus Group
Texas
$640K -$452 -6 -0.1%
SC
304
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$618K +$12.9K +171 +2%
LSPW
305
Lake Street Private Wealth
Illinois
$598K -$15.1K -200 -3%
SIC
306
Samalin Investment Counsel
New York
$595K +$179K +2,383 +47%
E
307
ETFidea
New York
$581K – – –
PA
308
PSI Advisors
Florida
$577K -$3.24K -43 -0.6%
DBIA
309
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$568K – – –
LC
310
Landaas & Company
Wisconsin
$558K +$276K +3,665 +110%
IF
311
Intrua Financial
Texas
$552K +$2.03K +27 +0.4%
KPWS
312
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$544K +$212K +2,813 +70%
TCM
313
Triumph Capital Management
Colorado
$539K -$36K -478 -7%
LCGC
314
Legacy Capital Group California
California
$532K +$502K +6,666 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
315
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$510K +$481K +6,393 New
OSNBOA
316
Old Second National Bank of Aurora
Illinois
$509K – – –
BCM
317
Beck Capital Management
Texas
$502K +$473K +6,289 New
JWBC
318
John W. Brooker & Co
California
$492K +$119K +1,581 +34%
RC
319
Randolph Company
Ohio
$484K -$34.2K -454 -7%
CAMG
320
CWA Asset Management Group
Florida
$464K +$438K +5,819 New
CAM
321
Cozad Asset Management
Illinois
$460K +$434K +5,760 New
Citadel Advisors
322
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$457K +$75.2K +999 +21%
WLPWM
323
Walled Lake Planning & Wealth Management
Illinois
$450K -$12.2K -162 -3%
VCM
324
Vision Capital Management
Oregon
$449K +$153K +2,039 +57%
SEP
325
Southland Equity Partners
Missouri
$448K -$8.81K -117 -2%
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MOAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

458 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $5.29B — up 38% from $3.82B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 101 funds opened new MOAT positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 85 holders — while 208 added to existing stakes and 95 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Soundwatch Capital, adding an estimated $203M. The largest seller was Activest Wealth Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.7M sold.

  • 458 institutional investors held VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) as of Q2 2023, up from 379 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $5.29B of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF stock for Q2 2023, up 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 101 funds opened new VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF positions in Q2 2023 and 16 closed out, a net change of +85 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF buyer in Q2 2023 was Soundwatch Capital, an estimated $203M added.
  • The largest VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF seller in Q2 2023 was Activest Wealth Management, an estimated $14.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.