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VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

$114.09+1.88% today
9411452-WK

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
110.0104.398.6114.09DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET −$2.5B OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$153M walked out over the past month, about 1.3% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +10.2% so far this year. At 0.46% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IJH runs the same ground at 0.05%.

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

$12.2Bassets under management
0.46%expense ratio · $46 per $10,000 a year
−$153Mnet flow, trailing month
649Kavg daily volume, 30 days
51holdings · US-domiciled
2012listed April 24, 2012 · beta 0.73
The book at a glance
VEEV+2.0%ABNB+2.5%LPLA-0.2%SCHW+1.1%MSFT+0.3%BMY+2.1%PANW-0.5%NVDA-2.3%MAS-0.8%ZBH+1.1%KVUE-0.1%BFB-1.2%MDLZ+0.9%DHR-1.6%GEHC+0.5%BR+1.2%CLX-0.2%AVGO-3.2%TYL+3.6%DDOG-0.7%EL-0.1%FTNT+1.7%CPRT-0.6%OTIS-0.4%STZ+0.5%NKE+2.5%FICO+1.3%ZTS+1.4%GWRE+3.2%AMAT-4.0%WST+0.0%A+0.1%BX+0.1%USB-0.3%JKHY+2.0%AMZN-0.8%ENTG-7.7%TSCO

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS TODAY’S MOVE · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1VEEVVEEVA SYSTEMS3.01%$243.18+2.0%
2ABNBAIRBNB2.98%$183.87+2.5%
3LPLALPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS2.79%$367.40-0.2%
4SCHWSCHWAB CHARLES2.73%$111.80+1.1%
5MSFTMICROSOFT2.64%$481.85+0.3%
6BMYBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB2.53%$66.10+2.1%
7PANWPALO ALTO NETWORKS2.57%$373.80-0.5%
8NVDANVIDIA2.56%$219.76-2.3%
9MASMASCO2.50%$73.42-0.8%
10ZBHZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS2.44%$99.28+1.1%
11KVUEKENVUE2.37%$18.80-0.1%
12BFBBrown-Forman BF-B2.40%$27.23-1.2%
13MDLZMONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL2.34%$62.66+0.9%
14DHRDANAHER2.38%$199.51-1.6%
15GEHCGE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES2.33%$72.71+0.5%

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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+1.1%
1 month+7.4%
3 months+13.6%
6 months+8.1%
YTD+10.2%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$51M
1 month−$153M
3 months−$752M
YTD−$1.6B
1 year−$2.5B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
JulOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
16%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
14%realized volatility, 1 year
-12.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.2%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 3.0% of the book; the top ten carry 27%. Spread across 55+ names, it behaves like roughly 50 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
1calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
1.1Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
META META$364M$489M
NVDA NVIDIA$404M$388M
AMZN AMAZON $213M$204M
AVGO BROADCOM$110M$130M
MSFT MICROSOFT$119M$114M

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
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M-41bp on fee · 11× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-42bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-42bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-42bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-39bp on fee · 16× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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