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MOTGVanEckINDEX

VanEck Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF

$38.78-0.58% vs prior close
364652-WK

Price through Oct 1 · Flows through Sep 30. 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. determines to have sustainable competitive advantages based on a proprietary methodology that considers quantitative and qualitative factors ("wide moat companies").

Price & daily flows
43.740.938.038.78DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$2M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +0.0% so far this year. At 0.52% 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

$18Massets under management
0.52%expense ratio · $52 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
305avg daily volume, 30 days
72holdings · US-domiciled
2018listed October 31, 2018 · beta 0.86
The book at a glance
SPX+0.2%AIA+0.6%EDV-1.1%BA.+3.3%EDEN-1.9%GSK-2.1%HEIA+1.1%MSFT-0.0%DHR-4.4%NVDA+1.1%SCHW+0.6%EL-2.8%YUMC-0.3%ZBH-0.9%HII+2.7%AVGO-2.1%FER-2.1%META+0.1%ALLE+0.3%APH+1.6%ENTG+2.9%MPWR+1.0%ASX+0.6%A-3.3%BMY-1.5%NXPI+0.7%USB-0.7%DIS-3.4%BFB-0.9%GEHC-2.1%TDG+1.4%MAS+1.3%HSY+1.1%MDLZ-0.1%ROP+3.8%LPLA+2.1%NOC-0.3%DIM-1.4%RKT+4.0%MTX

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1SPXS&P 500 Index2.05%$7666.45+0.2%
2AIAISHARES ASIA 50 ETF0.98%$143.06+0.6%
3EDVVANGUARD EXTENDED DURATION TREASURY INDEX FUND0.90%$54.85-1.1%
4BA.BOEING1.97%$192.28+3.3%
5EDENISHARES MSCI DENMARK ETF1.24%$107.19-1.9%
6GSKGSK1.91%$47.18-2.1%
7HEIAHEI-A0.95%$230.82+1.1%
8MSFTMICROSOFT2.25%$512.80-0.0%
9DHRDANAHER2.26%$211.76-4.4%
10NVDANVIDIA2.07%$230.86+1.1%
11SCHWSCHWAB CHARLES1.99%$98.37+0.6%
12ELESTEE LAUDER1.97%$90.19-2.8%
13YUMCYUM CHINA HOLDINGS1.90%$40.96-0.3%
14ZBHZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS1.91%$88.06-0.9%
15HIIHUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES1.84%$274.33+2.7%

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Sector weights
Industrials26.95%
Consumer Defensive18.25%
Financial Services18.22%
Finance17.62%
Electronic Technology16.91%
Health Technology13.88%
Consumer Non-Durables13.67%
Healthcare13.58%
Technology12.26%
Producer Manufacturing10.91%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States39.06%
United Kingdom10.5%
France7.48%
Netherlands6.92%
Japan6.11%
Switzerland5.6%
Australia4.55%
Hong Kong4.52%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-1.4%
1 month-3.0%
3 months+1.8%
6 months+7.9%
YTD+0.0%
1 year-14.5%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year+$2M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
11%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
21%realized volatility, 1 year
-21.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-15.5%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 2.3% of the book; the top ten carry 21%. Spread across 75+ names, it behaves like roughly 67 equally-weighted positions.

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

The case against MOTG

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat MOTG 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-49bp on fee · 2362× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-49bp on fee · 1036× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-48bp on fee · 1874× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-48bp on fee · 1348× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-48bp on fee · 1058× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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