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VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

$105.96+0.24% vs prior close
9411552-WK

Price through Sep 30 · Flows through Sep 29. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 1. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 1.

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund's benchmark index. The index is comprised of securities issued by companies that Morningstar, Inc. ("Morningstar") determines to have sustainable competitive advantages based on a proprietary methodology that considers quantitative and qualitative factors ("wide moat companies").

Price & daily flows
110.7104.798.8105.96DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET −$2.7B OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$169M in net outflows over the past month, about 1.5% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +2.3% so far this year. At 0.46% a year it is not the cheapest way in — SIMS has a reported fee of 0.45%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$11.2Bassets under management
0.46%expense ratio · $46 per $10,000 a year
−$169Mnet flow, trailing month
414Kavg daily volume, 30 days
51holdings · US-domiciled
2012listed April 24, 2012 · beta 0.73
The book at a glance
META+0.1%MSFT-0.0%DHR-4.4%NVDA+1.1%SCHW+0.6%BR+0.0%TYL+3.6%LPLA+2.1%TSCO+1.4%BFB-0.9%EL-2.8%GEHC-2.1%HII+2.7%ZBH-0.9%KVUE-2.5%MDLZ-0.1%OTIS+0.2%HSY+1.1%AVGO-2.1%ZTS-1.0%MKC-4.9%NKE-0.7%CLX-0.4%CPRT+0.0%STZ-0.1%VEEV-1.2%SNPS+12.8%FICO+11.7%AMAT+3.5%GWRE+8.9%ENTG+2.9%ABNB-0.1%APH+1.6%MPWR+1.0%TXN+0.4%JKHY+0.4%NXPI+0.7%BMY-1.5%MSI

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1METAMETA3.09%$725.93+0.1%
2MSFTMICROSOFT2.82%$512.80-0.0%
3DHRDANAHER2.90%$211.76-4.4%
4NVDANVIDIA2.60%$230.86+1.1%
5SCHWSCHWAB CHARLES2.54%$98.37+0.6%
6BRBROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS2.52%$161.15+0.0%
7TYLTYLER TECHNOLOGIES2.39%$330.18+3.6%
8LPLALPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS2.43%$312.15+2.1%
9TSCOTRACTOR SUPPLY2.44%$31.73+1.4%
10BFBBrown-Forman BF-B2.48%$25.97-0.9%
11ELESTEE LAUDER2.53%$90.19-2.8%
12GEHCGE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES2.50%$63.98-2.1%
13HIIHUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES2.26%$274.33+2.7%
14ZBHZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS2.47%$88.06-0.9%
15KVUEKENVUE2.48%$17.22-2.5%

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Sector weights
Industrials22.62%
Healthcare21.05%
Finance17.83%
Health Technology17.28%
Technology17.27%
Consumer Defensive14.88%
Technology Services14.56%
Electronic Technology12.75%
Consumer Non-Durables11.36%
Consumer Cyclical7.59%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States99.96%
Uruguay2.53%
Ireland2.3%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-1.6%
1 month-6.1%
3 months+0.8%
6 months+11.9%
YTD+2.3%
1 year+5.5%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$21M
1 month−$169M
3 months−$558M
YTD−$1.9B
1 year−$2.7B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
12%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
14%realized volatility, 1 year
-12.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-8.0%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 3.1% of the book; the top ten carry 26%. Spread across 54+ names, it behaves like roughly 49 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
431Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
NVDA NVIDIA$337M$354M
META META$255M$245M
MSFT MICROSOFT$195M$193M
AMZN AMAZON $159M$156M
GOOGL ALPHABET$127M$177M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against MOAT

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat MOAT on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-43bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-43bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-42bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-42bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-42bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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