VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF $SMOT Shares Purchased by HighTower Advisors LLC

HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (BATS:SMOT) by 12.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 58,536 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,535 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.55% of VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF worth $1,919,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF by 16.7% during the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,270,143 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,648,000 after acquiring an additional 181,667 shares during the last quarter. Gradient Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF by 8.3% in the 1st quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 1,212,034 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,743,000 after purchasing an additional 92,434 shares during the last quarter. Principle Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF by 3.3% in the 1st quarter. Principle Wealth Partners LLC now owns 806,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,437,000 after purchasing an additional 26,072 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF by 7.6% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 748,501 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,801,000 after purchasing an additional 53,083 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Management Network Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF by 5.3% in the 1st quarter. Financial Management Network Inc. now owns 555,222 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,206,000 after purchasing an additional 28,007 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF Stock Up 5.8%

Shares of SMOT opened at $36.7290 on Friday. VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF has a fifty-two week low of $27.93 and a fifty-two week high of $37.7049. The firm has a market cap of $408.79 million, a PE ratio of 17.96 and a beta of 1.28. The company’s fifty day moving average is $35.32 and its two-hundred day moving average is $33.91.

VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF Profile

The VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (SMOT) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in extended market equity. The fund tracks an index made up of two equally-weighted sub-portfolios, comprised of small- and mid-cap companies believed to have durable competitive advantages and attractive valuations.