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VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
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82 hedge funds and large institutions have $285M invested in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 6

74% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 19

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $246M → $285M (+$39.2M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 78 → 82 (+4)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

1.46% less ownership

Funds ownership: 29.21% → 27.75% (-1.5%)

Holders
82
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+5.13%
% of All Funds
2.04%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
11
Increased
33
Reduced
19
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$7.64M
2
LFAS
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
+$4.01M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.69M
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$1.22M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$1.21M

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$4.1M
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$1.41M
3
VC
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
-$995K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$440K
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$432K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LWAC
51
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$260K +$27.6K +750 +12%
EDRH
52
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$251K – – –
PFGIA
53
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$237K – – –
SWM
54
SVA Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$236K – – –
DC
55
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$225K – – –
AA
56
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$224K – – –
BCM
57
Beck Capital Management
Texas
$204K -$14.2K -385 -7%
WF
58
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$203K +$199K +5,400 New
AG
59
Advisor Group
Arizona
$177K +$42.5K +1,152 +32%
WA
60
WFG Advisors
Texas
$175K – – –
WEC
61
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$137K +$38.7K +1,050 +40%
US Bancorp
62
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$90K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
63
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$62K +$60.8K +1,650 New
KKAMG
64
Kernodle & Katon Asset Management Group
Arkansas
$61K – – –
BIG
65
Bellwether Investment Group
Tennessee
$44K +$5.53K +150 +15%
MIFH
66
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$35K +$9.77K +265 +40%
NFG
67
Next Financial Group
Texas
$33K +$19.2K +520 +149%
SSB
68
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$30K – – –
CAG
69
Crestwood Advisors Group
Massachusetts
$26K +$24.7K +671 New
RFM
70
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$18K – – –
UBS AM
71
UBS AM
Illinois
$17.8K +$17.5K +474 New
PK
72
Pflug Koory
Nebraska
$13K – – –
PG
73
Patten Group
Tennessee
$12K – – –
BFEC
74
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$11K – – –
SEI Investments
75
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$10K -$9.1K -247 -48%
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MOAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

82 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $285M — up 16% from $246M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new MOAT positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, adding an estimated $7.64M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.1M sold.

  • 82 institutional investors held VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) as of Q1 2017, up from 78 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $285M of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $7.64M added.
  • The largest VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $4.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.