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VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
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62 hedge funds and large institutions have $207M invested in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

62% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 13

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 61 → 62 (+1)

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 15

2.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 32.93% → 29.94% (-3%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $223M → $207M (-$16.6M)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
62
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.64%
% of All Funds
1.65%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
16
Increased
21
Reduced
13
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$16.5M
2
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$8.77M
3
NPC
National Planning Corporation
California
+$3.16M
4
BCM
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
+$1.96M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.43M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$35.2M
2
SWA
SFMG Wealth Advisors
Texas
-$21.8M
3
PNAA
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
-$3.05M
4
BPC
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
-$2.56M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.97M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PNAA
26
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$908K -$3.05M -94,790 -77%
VF
27
Virtu Financial
New York
$878K -$1.97M -61,108 -69%
SG Americas Securities
28
SG Americas Securities
New York
$816K +$808K +25,098 New
SG
29
Societe Generale
$816K +$808K +25,098 New
PAG
30
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$721K -$2.54K -79 -0.4%
IA
31
IFP Advisors
Florida
$682K +$163K +5,075 +32%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
32
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$652K -$435K -13,497 -40%
DAS
33
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$597K +$186K +5,782 +46%
FAAS
34
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$572K +$35.1K +1,090 +7%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
35
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$547K +$7.76K +241 +1%
Northern Trust
36
Northern Trust
Illinois
$511K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
37
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$440K +$162K +5,044 +59%
OSNBOA
38
Old Second National Bank of Aurora
Illinois
$439K – – –
WTC
39
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$427K -$4.83K -150 -1%
MFS
40
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$383K -$25.1K -780 -6%
HighTower Advisors
41
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$381K +$377K +11,721 New
RC
42
Roundview Capital
New Jersey
$280K – – –
WS
43
Wedbush Securities
California
$253K +$251K +7,791 New
ACM
44
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$216K +$214K +6,649 New
SWM
45
SVA Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$204K +$202K +6,283 New
WA
46
WFG Advisors
Texas
$151K +$149K +4,635 New
WEC
47
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$116K +$13K +405 +13%
AG
48
Advisor Group
Arizona
$93K +$92.7K +2,878 New
Creative Planning
49
Creative Planning
Kansas
$89K +$70.9K +2,202 +423%
US Bancorp
50
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$78K – – –
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MOAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

62 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $207M — down 7.4% from $223M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new MOAT positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 21 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, opening a new position worth an estimated $16.5M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $35.2M.

  • 62 institutional investors held VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) as of Q2 2016, up from 61 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $207M of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 15 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $16.5M added.
  • The largest VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF seller in Q2 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $35.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.