VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF

MVAL

Market cap $6.15M

U.S. equities soared in November, with small caps leading the rally. Moat strategies benefitted from strong earnings, but faced headwinds from sector allocations.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VanEck has announced the 2024 annual distributions per share for its VanEck equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

July saw a notable shift in U.S. equities. The Magnificent 7 tech sell-off drove a divergence between mega-cap growth stocks and the more value-oriented and smaller large-cap segment of the market.

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By Coulter Regal, CFA, Product Manager As U.S. equities climbed, Morningstar's Moat Index kept its value bias, offering a diversifier from concentration risk and the SMID Moat Index shifted from tech to materials and utilities as it seeks valuation opportunities. U.S.

On Wednesday, Nvidia (NVDA) became the second-most valuable company in the world and while that's just one example, it's confirmation that investors' enthusiasm for growth stocks remains high.

By Brandon Rakszawski, Director of Product Management April was a reset month for US equity markets, as investors digested persistent inflation data and declining GDP growth. It was the first negative month of the year, from a total return perspective, pausing what had been a consistent upward trajectory for US stocks to start the year.

When it comes to the combination of wide moat investing and exchange traded funds, the VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) sets the standard. MOAT turns 12 years old next week and now has $14.4 billion in assets under management as well as a lengthy track record of beating broader, old-guard equity benchmarks.

On Thursday, VanEck added two new ETFs to its growing ETF roster – the VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF (MVAL) and the VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Growth ETF (MGRO). Both funds seek exposure to companies with good valuation and a wide moat rating.