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VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
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56 hedge funds and large institutions have $231M invested in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

313% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 8

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 4

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $200M → $231M (+$30.9M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 52 → 56 (+4)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

1.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 31.85% → 30.74% (-1.1%)

Holders
56
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+7.69%
% of All Funds
1.61%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
8
Increased
33
Reduced
8
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$2.75M
2
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$2.65M
3
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$1.8M
4
MIS
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
+$1.68M
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$1.48M

Top Sellers

1
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$507K
2
UAS
United Asset Strategies
New York
-$356K
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$278K
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$201K
5
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
-$147K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SI
26
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$1.06M +$40.4K +1,352 +4%
CAN
27
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.04M +$285K +9,548 +39%
MCC
28
Mid Continent Capital
Illinois
$997K +$216K +7,225 +29%
BCM
29
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$953K +$138K +4,602 +17%
GOCM
30
Grey Owl Capital Management
Virginia
$794K +$381K +12,750 +97%
SWM
31
SVA Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$668K +$74.8K +2,503 +13%
Envestnet Asset Management
32
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$519K -$278K -9,292 -35%
Goldman Sachs
33
Goldman Sachs
New York
$482K – – –
SWA
34
SFMG Wealth Advisors
Texas
$439K +$428K +14,310 New
Barclays
35
Barclays
United Kingdom
$430K +$118K +3,934 +38%
MFS
36
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$423K +$15.2K +510 +4%
DAS
37
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$398K -$147K -4,917 -27%
GLA
38
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$346K -$16.3K -545 -5%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
39
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$305K +$297K +9,936 New
VFS
40
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$302K +$295K +9,864 New
BCM
41
Beck Capital Management
Texas
$242K – – –
US Bancorp
42
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$216K +$39.4K +1,317 +23%
AW
43
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$207K -$71.7K -2,400 -26%
SI
44
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$207K +$202K +6,747 New
FAAS
45
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$204K +$200K +6,700 New
WA
46
WFG Advisors
Texas
$138K +$81K +2,709 +152%
Deutsche Bank
47
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$103K +$101K +3,365 New
PAS
48
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$81K -$18.7K -627 -19%
GAM
49
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$70K – – –
Citigroup
50
Citigroup
New York
$39K +$11.9K +397 +45%
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MOAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

56 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $231M — up 15% from $200M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new MOAT positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $2.75M. The largest seller was Virtu KCG Holdings, exiting entirely with an estimated $507K sold.

  • 56 institutional investors held VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) as of Q2 2014, up from 52 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $231M of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was LPL Financial, an estimated $2.75M added.
  • The largest VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $507K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.