MOATVanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
Fund Description
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT®) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Morningstar® Wide Moat Focus IndexSM (MWMFTR), which is intended to track the overall performance of attractively priced companies with sustainable competitive advantages according to Morningstar's equity research team.
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Fund Ticker
MOAT -
Exchange
Cboe -
Inception Date
04/24/2012 -
ETF Structure
Physical -
Administrator
Van Eck Associates -
Index Ticker
MWMFTR -
Index Reconstitution
Semi-Annually, Staggered quarterly
as of 03/27/23
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30-Day SEC Yield1
0.82% -
Total Net Assets
$7.2B -
Number of Holdings
49 -
Options
Available -
Gross Expense Ratio2
0.46% -
Net Expense Ratio/TER2
0.46% -
Distribution Frequency
Annual -
Next Distribution Date
12/15/2023
Moat Stocks Maintain Lead Through Turbulence
Key Documents and Links
Fund Highlights
- Wide Moat Companies
A focus on U.S. 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
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Fund Ticker
MOAT -
Index Total Return Ticker
MWMFTR -
NAV
MOATNV -
Intraday NAV (IIV)4
MOATIV -
Shares Outstanding
101,800,000 -
Estimated Cash
MOATEU -
Total Cash
MOATTC -
CUSIP
92189F643 -
ISIN
US92189F6438
Fees and Expenses2
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Management Fee
0.45% -
Other Expenses
0.01% -
Gross Expense Ratio
0.46% -
Fee Waivers and
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Expense Reimbursement -
Net Expense Ratio/TER2
0.46%
2 Expenses for MOAT are capped contractually at 0.49% until February 1, 2024. 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 04/24/12 |
|
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MOAT (NAV) | -2.76 | 2.66 | 8.65 | -2.74 | 13.50 | 11.97 | 13.44 | 13.70 |
MOAT (Share Price) | -2.87 | 2.57 | 8.63 | -2.87 | 13.45 | 11.96 | 13.40 | 13.68 |
MWMFTR (Index) | -2.72 | 2.78 | 8.74 | -2.21 | 14.05 | 12.53 | 14.00 | 14.26 |
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) | -0.04 | -0.12 | -0.09 | -0.53 | -0.55 | -0.56 | -0.56 | -0.56 |
S&P 500 Index | -2.44 | -2.28 | 3.69 | -7.69 | 12.15 | 9.82 | 12.25 | 12.47 |
1 MO | 3 MO | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR |
LIFE 04/24/12 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MOAT (NAV) | -5.51 | 9.67 | -13.54 | -13.54 | 7.17 | 10.40 | 12.83 | 13.04 |
MOAT (Share Price) | -5.57 | 9.55 | -13.65 | -13.65 | 7.16 | 10.37 | 12.81 | 13.03 |
MWMFTR (Index) | -5.47 | 9.78 | -13.08 | -13.08 | 7.68 | 10.95 | 13.39 | 13.60 |
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) | -0.04 | -0.11 | -0.46 | -0.46 | -0.51 | -0.55 | -0.56 | -0.56 |
S&P 500 Index | -5.76 | 7.56 | -18.11 | -18.11 | 7.66 | 9.42 | 12.56 | 12.29 |
Top 10 Holdings (%) as of 02/28/23
Daily HoldingsHolding Name |
Ticker
|
Shares
|
Market Value (US$) |
% of Net Assets |
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Meta Platforms Inc |
META US
|
1,284,788
|
224,760,813 | 3.15 |
Mercadolibre Inc |
MELI US
|
183,904
|
224,362,880 | 3.15 |
Boeing Co/The |
BA US
|
1,035,405
|
208,685,878 | 2.93 |
Salesforce.Com Inc |
CRM US
|
1,183,191
|
193,581,880 | 2.72 |
Teradyne Inc |
TER US
|
1,881,124
|
190,256,881 | 2.67 |
Fortinet Inc |
FTNT US
|
3,192,910
|
189,786,570 | 2.66 |
Workday Inc |
WDAY US
|
1,023,153
|
189,764,187 | 2.66 |
Lam Research Corp |
LRCX US
|
383,538
|
186,403,303 | 2.61 |
Biogen Inc |
BIIB US
|
670,316
|
180,891,476 | 2.54 |
Wells Fargo & Co |
WFC US
|
3,834,283
|
179,329,416 | 2.52 |
Top 10 Total (%) | 27.60 |
Country Weightings (%)
as of 02/28/23
Country | % of Net Assets |
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● United States | 96.91 |
● Argentina | 3.15 |
● Other/Cash | -0.05 |
Sector Weightings (%)
as of 02/28/23
Sector | % of Net Assets |
---|---|
● Information Technology | 33.65 |
● Industrials | 17.27 |
● Financials | 11.52 |
● Health Care | 10.86 |
● Consumer Discretionary | 10.11 |
● Communication Services | 10.05 |
● Materials | 4.41 |
● Utilities | 1.12 |
● Consumer Staples | 1.04 |
● Other/Cash | -0.05 |