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VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

617 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.36B invested in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 131 funds opening new positions, 293 increasing their positions, 132 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

547% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.24M | Put options by funds: $501K

337% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 131 | Existing positions closed: 30

122% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 293 | Existing positions reduced: 132

44% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.8B → $8.36B (+$2.56B)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 520617 (+97)

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8395 (+12)

8.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 54.73%63.17% (+8.4%)

Holders
617
Holders Change
+97
Holders Change %
+18.65%
% of All Funds
9%
Holding in Top 10
95
Holding in Top 10 Change
+12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.46%
% of All Funds
1.39%
New
131
Increased
293
Reduced
132
Closed
30
Calls
$3.24M
Puts
$501K
Net Calls
+$2.74M
Net Calls Change
+$1.85M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.31B +$670M +8,630,835 +127%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$720M +$106M +1,361,628 +19%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$593M +$115M +1,478,248 +27%
RJFSA
4
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$245M +$65.6M +845,137 +41%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$207M +$23.7M +305,404 +14%
Commonwealth Equity Services
6
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$199M +$25.1M +323,206 +16%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$193M +$12.8M +164,926 +8%
MFIM
8
Mesirow Financial Investment Management
Illinois
$191M +$175M +2,256,098 New
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$191M +$484K +6,233 +0.3%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$163M +$62.4M +802,983 +72%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
11
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$146M -$15.8M -203,867 -11%
Osaic Holdings
12
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$131M -$15.7M -201,746 -12%
PWA
13
Provenance Wealth Advisors
Florida
$102M -$914K -11,766 -1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
14
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$78.5M +$12M +154,433 +20%
OIA
15
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$73.2M -$8.16M -105,071 -11%
SFBLI
16
Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance
Mississippi
$71.7M
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$69.5M +$194K +2,494 +0.3%
JFA
18
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$65.1M -$1.31M -16,810 -2%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
19
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$64.5M +$137K +1,762 +0.2%
ERFOTCOFW
20
Employees Retirement Fund of the City of Fort Worth
Texas
$63.5M
OWP
21
Obermeyer Wealth Partners
Colorado
$59.6M +$4.38M +56,437 +9%
DCM
22
Davidson Capital Management
Texas
$58.1M +$1.27M +16,363 +2%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
23
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$57.9M +$16.3M +209,565 +44%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
24
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$54.9M +$2.75M +35,386 +6%
FFA
25
First Foundation Advisors
California
$54.8M +$3.23M +41,628 +7%

MOAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

617 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $8.36B — up 44% from $5.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 131 funds opened new MOAT positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 101 holders — while 293 added to existing stakes and 132 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $670M. The largest seller was TTP Investments, cutting an estimated $30.5M.

  • 617 institutional investors held VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) as of Q4 2023, up from 520 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $8.36B of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF stock for Q4 2023, up 44% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 131 funds opened new VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 30 closed out, a net change of +101 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $670M added.
  • The largest VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF seller in Q4 2023 was TTP Investments, an estimated $30.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.