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VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

178 hedge funds and large institutions have $911M invested in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

163% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 32

35% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 17

29% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 79 (+2)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $794M → $911M (+$116M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 173178 (+5)

2.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37.33%39.45% (+2.1%)

Holders
178
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.89%
% of All Funds
3.87%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+28.57%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
23
Increased
84
Reduced
32
Closed
17
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
76
Goldman Sachs
New York
$830K -$9.58M -202,367 -92%
HighTower Advisors
77
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$802K +$8.62K +182 +1%
I
78
IberiaBank
Louisiana
$750K
OC
79
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$744K +$38.1K +805 +5%
ACA
80
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$743K +$733K +15,486 New
FFN
81
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$737K
Northern Trust
82
Northern Trust
Illinois
$730K -$495K -10,455 -41%
PG
83
Patten Group
Tennessee
$716K +$58.1K +1,227 +9%
BUB
84
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$696K -$50.8K -1,072 -7%
HCIA
85
Hochman Cole Investment Advisors
Illinois
$672K -$45.1K -953 -6%
FEG
86
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$658K -$246K -5,194 -27%
CPC
87
Cookson Peirce & Co
Pennsylvania
$652K +$137K +2,890 +27%
OSNBOA
88
Old Second National Bank of Aurora
Illinois
$648K
PPP
89
Private Portfolio Partners
New Jersey
$647K -$88.8K -1,875 -12%
Fisher Asset Management
90
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$630K +$621K +13,118 New
CAN
91
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$627K -$4.74K -100 -0.8%
William Blair & Company
92
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$621K +$192K +4,064 +46%
WTC
93
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$602K
APA
94
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$593K +$293K +6,196 +101%
PP
95
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$581K +$270K +5,700 +89%
AWA
96
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$569K +$51.9K +1,096 +10%
SB
97
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$565K +$91.7K +1,937 +20%
CAN
98
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$551K +$56.8K +1,200 +12%
XS
99
XR Securities
Illinois
$544K +$536K +11,325 New
Creative Planning
100
Creative Planning
Kansas
$521K +$189K +4,002 +58%

MOAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

178 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $911M — up 15% from $794M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new MOAT positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 84 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was OneDigital Investment Advisors, adding an estimated $34.3M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $29.1M.

  • 178 institutional investors held VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) as of Q2 2019, up from 173 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $911M of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 17 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was OneDigital Investment Advisors, an estimated $34.3M added.
  • The largest VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF seller in Q2 2019 was UBS Group, an estimated $29.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.