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VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

71 hedge funds and large institutions have $399M invested in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 24 (+2)

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $321M → $399M (+$78.4M)

11.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.79%43.83% (+11%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7171 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 11

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 29

Holders
71
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.89%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
11
Increased
21
Reduced
29
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SWA
1
SFMG Wealth Advisors
Texas
$88.1M +$81.7M +2,703,921 +1,339%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$47.2M -$6.83M -225,894 -13%
MIS
3
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$41.9M +$9.98M +330,294 +31%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$40.5M -$1.84M -61,040 -4%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$33.4M +$3.57M +118,209 +12%
PNAA
6
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$28M +$791K +26,183 +3%
JFA
7
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$27M +$857K +28,369 +3%
BCI
8
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$11.3M -$544K -18,000 -5%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$11.1M -$7.37M -244,066 -40%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.54M +$6.16M +203,886 +1,722%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$6.37M -$2.6M -86,016 -29%
NPC
12
National Planning Corporation
California
$4.39M +$1.56M +51,751 +59%
PAG
13
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$4.12M -$842K -27,869 -17%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.33M -$170K -5,639 -5%
PMG
15
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$2.59M -$312K -10,340 -11%
CFA
16
Cahill Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$2.51M -$53.3K -1,764 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.5M +$1.58M +52,271 +173%
LTFS
18
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.41M -$32.6K -1,078 -1%
OC
19
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$2.34M -$18.1K -600 -0.8%
SI
20
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$2.18M +$96.5K +3,194 +5%
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.12M -$14K -462 -0.7%
AIG
22
American International Group
New York
$2.01M +$87K +2,880 +5%
SPC
23
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.81M -$8.04K -266 -0.4%
Citadel Advisors
24
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.79M +$1.78M +58,904 New
Jane Street
25
Jane Street
New York
$1.78M +$1.77M +58,624 New

MOAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

71 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $399M — up 24% from $321M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in MOAT was balanced in Q1 2015: 11 funds opened new positions, 11 closed out, 21 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was SFMG Wealth Advisors, adding an estimated $81.7M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $7.37M.

  • 71 institutional investors held VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) as of Q1 2015, unchanged from Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $399M of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was SFMG Wealth Advisors, an estimated $81.7M added.
  • The largest VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $7.37M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.