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VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

78 hedge funds and large institutions have $246M invested in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 8

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 (+2)

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 7

39% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $177M → $246M (+$68.7M)

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6478 (+14)

5.58% more ownership

Funds ownership: 23.63%29.21% (+5.6%)

Holders
78
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+21.88%
% of All Funds
1.95%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
21
Increased
32
Reduced
8
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$54.8M +$2.56M +74,233 +5%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$47.8M +$1.78M +51,794 +4%
JFA
3
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$29.9M +$29.5M +857,462 +214,903%
RJFSA
4
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$11.8M +$6.09M +176,935 +110%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$11.3M +$3.62M +105,240 +48%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10.4M +$1.34M +38,900 +15%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$10.1M +$854K +24,792 +10%
BCI
8
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$9.59M +$313K +9,082 +3%
KLI
9
Kelman-Lazarov Inc
Tennessee
$6.69M +$416K +12,065 +7%
AIP
10
Ahrens Investment Partners
Louisiana
$4.71M +$4.66M +135,252 New
NPC
11
National Planning Corporation
California
$4.61M +$766K +22,250 +21%
Jane Street
12
Jane Street
New York
$4.1M +$4.05M +117,692 New
RJA
13
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.46M +$407K +11,831 +14%
Stifel Financial
14
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.77M -$34.2K -993 -1%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.45M +$62.8K +1,822 +3%
HighTower Advisors
16
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.34M +$222K +6,448 +11%
CFA
17
Cahill Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$2.04M +$7.16K +208 +0.4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
18
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.98M +$90.1K +2,617 +5%
SPC
19
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.95M +$64.1K +1,862 +3%
LTFS
20
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.73M +$359K +10,428 +27%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.44M +$403K +11,693 +39%
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.26M +$1.24M +36,097 New
SI
23
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$1.17M +$73K +2,118 +7%
MCM
24
Mengis Capital Management
Oregon
$1.06M
VC
25
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$995K +$984K +28,577 New

MOAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

78 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $246M — up 39% from $177M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new MOAT positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JNBA Financial Advisors, adding an estimated $29.5M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, cutting an estimated $251K.

  • 78 institutional investors held VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) as of Q4 2016, up from 64 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $246M of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 39% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was JNBA Financial Advisors, an estimated $29.5M added.
  • The largest VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF seller in Q4 2016 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $251K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.