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VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

71 hedge funds and large institutions have $303M invested in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

32% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 19

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 8

4.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.32%40.42% (+4.1%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7071 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $314M → $303M (-$11M)

Holders
71
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.43%
% of All Funds
1.98%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
10
Increased
25
Reduced
19
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WA
51
WFG Advisors
Texas
$204K
WEC
52
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$103K +$13.1K +436 +13%
AIG
53
American International Group
New York
$92K +$5.39K +180 +6%
S
54
SignatureFD
Georgia
$85K +$91.4K +3,054 New
US Bancorp
55
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$67K
SEI Investments
56
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$58K +$6.73K +225 +12%
Fifth Third Bancorp
57
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$22K
SSB
58
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$22K
GAM
59
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$20K
Citigroup
60
Citigroup
New York
$15K
MWP
61
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$14K
Creative Planning
62
Creative Planning
Kansas
$14K +$15K +500 New
PG
63
Patten Group
Tennessee
$12.4K
KTC
64
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$10K +$2.21K +74 +27%
Bank of Montreal
65
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$8K -$349K -11,649 -98%
BFEC
66
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$8K
CTC
67
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$8K
PSUF
68
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$5K
PNC Financial Services Group
69
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$5K +$5.24K +175 New
RIA
70
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$5K +$6.29K +210 New
AA
71
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
-$849K -27,674 Closed
VFS
72
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
-$502K -16,363 Closed
VAM
73
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
-$322K -10,493 Closed
HF
74
HRT Financial
New York
-$269K -8,776 Closed
BCM
75
Beck Capital Management
Texas
-$229K -7,450 Closed

MOAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

71 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $303M — down 3.5% from $314M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new MOAT positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Banque Pictet & Cie, adding an estimated $17.1M. The largest seller was JNBA Financial Advisors, cutting an estimated $3.4M.

  • 71 institutional investors held VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) as of Q3 2015, up from 70 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $303M of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 3.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Banque Pictet & Cie, an estimated $17.1M added.
  • The largest VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF seller in Q3 2015 was JNBA Financial Advisors, an estimated $3.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.