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VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

131 hedge funds and large institutions have $477M invested in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

96% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 27

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 12

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 128131 (+3)

5.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.18%30.97% (-5.2%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $506M → $477M (-$28.3M)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 65 (-1)

Holders
131
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.34%
% of All Funds
2.99%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
15
Increased
53
Reduced
27
Closed
12
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Renaissance Technologies
76
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$293K +$286K +6,270 New
CWA
77
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$284K -$730 -16 -0.3%
AA
78
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$279K
IWM
79
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$276K -$3.42K -75 -1%
BRWA
80
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$270K -$13.7K -300 -5%
WF
81
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$256K
PAS
82
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$247K -$16.8K -369 -7%
CAGAS
83
Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services
Minnesota
$241K -$114K -2,496 -32%
Schroder Investment Management Group
84
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$240K
SB
85
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$238K
PP
86
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$224K -$13.7K -300 -6%
BCM
87
Beck Capital Management
Texas
$219K
LWAC
88
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$205K +$201K +4,400 New
RWA
89
RGT Wealth Advisors
Texas
$203K +$198K +4,343 New
ADL
90
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$181K
PFPT
91
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$169K +$6.39K +140 +4%
NL
92
NVWM LLC
Pennsylvania
$147K
MIFH
93
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$124K
MCM
94
Mainstay Capital Management
Michigan
$115K +$60.1K +1,317 +115%
US Bancorp
95
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$111K
CCM
96
Covington Capital Management
California
$74K +$4.56K +100 +7%
GWM
97
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$69K
WWMSC
98
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$65K
Parallax Volatility Advisers
99
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$63K +$61.6K +1,350 +135,000%
APA
100
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$60.8K

MOAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

131 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $477M — down 5.6% from $506M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new MOAT positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Barometer Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.33M. The largest seller was JNBA Financial Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $45M sold.

  • 131 institutional investors held VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) as of Q3 2018, up from 128 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $477M of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Barometer Capital Management, an estimated $5.33M added.
  • The largest VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF seller in Q3 2018 was JNBA Financial Advisors, an estimated $45M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.