MOTGVanEck Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF
Fund Description
VanEck Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF (MOTG®) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Morningstar® Global Wide Moat Focus IndexSM (MSGWMFNU), which is intended to track the overall performance of attractively priced global companies with sustainable competitive advantages according to Morningstar's equity research team.
-
Fund Ticker
MOTG -
Exchange
Cboe -
Inception Date
10/30/2018 -
ETF Structure
Physical -
Administrator
Van Eck Associates -
Index Ticker
MSGWMFNU -
Index Reconstitution
Semi-Annually, Staggered Quarterly
as of 08/17/22
-
30-Day SEC Yield1
1.63% -
Total Net Assets
$21.0M -
Number of Holdings
71 -
Options
No -
Gross Expense Ratio2
1.20% -
Net Expense Ratio/TER2
0.52% -
Distribution Frequency
Annual -
Next Distribution Date
12/16/2022
Key Points
- Wide Moat Companies
A focus on global companies Morningstar believes possess sustainable competitive advantages, or “moats”
- Focus on Valuations
Index targets companies trading at attractive prices relative to Morningstar’s estimate of fair value
- Morningstar’s Equity Research
Index fueled by Morningstar’s forward-looking, rigorous equity research process driven by over 100 analysts globally
Trading Information
-
Fund Ticker
MOTG -
Index Total Return Ticker
MSGWMFNU -
NAV
MOTGNV -
Intraday NAV (IIV)4
MOTGIV -
Shares Outstanding
600,000 -
Estimated Cash
MOTGEU -
Total Cash
MOTGTC -
CUSIP
92189F122
Fees and Expenses2
-
Management Fee
0.45% -
Other Expenses
0.75% -
Gross Expense Ratio
1.20% -
Fee Waivers and
-0.68%
Expense Reimbursement -
Net Expense Ratio/TER2
0.52%
2Expenses for MOTG are capped contractually at 0.52% until February 1, 2023. Cap excludes acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses.
Investment Professionals
Peter Liao, CFA
- Portfolio Manager and Head of Equity ETFs
- Oversees the Equity ETF Investment Management Team including development and management of index replication and optimization strategies
- Joined VanEck in 2005
- CFA charterholder; member of the CFA Society New York
- BA, Mathematics and Economics, New York University
Griffin Driscoll
- Analyst for Equity ETFs
- Joined VanEck in 2018
- Prior to joining VanEck, ETF Basket Operations Analyst at JPMorgan
- BS, Finance, Providence College
Ralph Lasta
- Analyst for Equity ETFs
- Joined VanEck in 2019
- Prior to VanEck, Intermediate Representative, Exchange Traded Funds at BNY Mellon.
- BS, Accounting, Hunter College
Performance History: Average Annual Total Returns* (%)
1 MO | 3 MO | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR |
LIFE 10/30/18 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MOTG (NAV) | 6.96 | 0.45 | -8.68 | -7.89 | 10.09 | -- | -- | 11.79 |
MOTG (Share Price) | 7.07 | 1.06 | -8.49 | -7.77 | 10.19 | -- | -- | 11.88 |
MSGWMFNU (Index)** | 6.99 | -0.01 | -8.72 | -7.66 | 10.26 | 9.73 | 11.53 | 12.03 |
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) | -0.03 | 0.46 | 0.04 | -0.23 | -0.17 | -- | -- | -0.24 |
1 MO | 3 MO | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR |
LIFE 10/30/18 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MOTG (NAV) | -7.61 | -12.28 | -14.62 | -13.21 | 8.02 | -- | -- | 10.04 |
MOTG (Share Price) | -7.34 | -11.97 | -14.53 | -13.20 | 8.03 | -- | -- | 10.10 |
MSGWMFNU (Index)** | -7.73 | -12.53 | -14.68 | -12.96 | 8.22 | 8.71 | 11.00 | 10.28 |
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.06 | -0.25 | -0.20 | -- | -- | -0.24 |
Top 10 Holdings (%) as of 07/31/22 Daily Holdings
to view
full data
Holding Name |
Ticker
|
Shares
|
Market Value (US$) |
% of Net Assets |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kellogg Co |
K US |
6,679 |
493,712 | 2.40 |
Polaris Inc |
PII US |
3,944 |
462,552 | 2.25 |
Constellation Brands Inc |
STZ US |
1,835 |
451,979 | 2.20 |
Ambev Sa |
ABEV3 BZ |
150,700 |
432,845 | 2.10 |
Tyler Technologies Inc |
TYL US |
1,083 |
432,117 | 2.10 |
Imperial Brands Plc |
IMB LN |
19,665 |
431,452 | 2.10 |
Roper Technologies Inc |
ROP US |
984 |
429,683 | 2.09 |
Microsoft Corp |
MSFT US |
1,516 |
425,602 | 2.07 |
Gilead Sciences Inc |
GILD US |
7,087 |
423,448 | 2.06 |
Masco Corp |
MAS US |
7,618 |
421,885 | 2.05 |
Top 10 Total (%) | 21.42 |
Country Weightings (%) as of 07/31/22
-
Country
% of Net Assets -
■
United States
62.12 -
■
United Kingdom
9.36 -
■
Australia
4.17 -
■
Switzerland
4.02 -
■
France
3.89 -
■
China
2.85 -
■
Japan
2.11 -
■
Brazil
2.10 -
■
Netherlands
1.92 -
■
Germany
1.91 -
■
Taiwan Region
1.83 -
■
Canada
1.81 -
■
Belgium
0.95 -
■
Sweden
0.90 -
■
Other/Cash
0.05
Sector Weightings (%) as of 07/31/22
-
Sector
% of Net Assets -
■
Information Technology
25.3 -
■
Industrials
17.1 -
■
Consumer Staples
17.0 -
■
Financials
16.8 -
■
Health Care
11.9 -
■
Consumer Discretionary
6.3 -
■
Communication Services
2.8 -
■
Materials
2.7 -
■
Other/Cash
0.0