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MOTGVanEck

VanEck Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF

$40.99+0.38% today
364652-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. determines to have sustainable competitive advantages based on a proprietary methodology that considers quantitative and qualitative factors ("wide moat companies").

Price & daily flows
43.740.938.040.99DAILY NET FLOWAug 22Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

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 +4.5% so far this year. At 0.52% a year it is not the cheapest way in — EFRA runs the same ground at 0.47%.

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
636avg daily volume, 30 days
72holdings · US-domiciled
2018listed October 30, 2018 · beta 0.86
The book at a glance
SPX+0.4%AIA+0.5%EDV-0.5%BA.-0.4%EDEN+0.8%GSK+0.9%HEIA+1.2%SCHW+2.3%MSFT+0.4%BMY+2.4%USB+0.4%DHR+1.4%EL+6.0%ZBH+2.0%NVDA-1.0%YUMC+1.3%AVGO+1.2%DDOG+1.3%META+0.7%ETSY-0.2%A+1.7%ABNB+1.2%ALLE+0.4%GEHC+1.0%ENTG-0.7%MAS-0.1%BFB+0.1%APH+2.5%DIS+0.4%NXPI+1.2%MDLZ+0.5%HII-1.1%NOC-2.3%ASX+0.0%ROP+0.3%FER-0.5%STZ+1.1%DIM+0.6%ABI+0.0%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1SPXS&P 500 Index1.91%$7674.37+0.4%
2AIAISHARES ASIA 50 ETF1.03%$138.77+0.5%
3EDVVANGUARD EXTENDED DURATION TREASURY INDEX FUND0.85%$59.51-0.5%
4BA.BOEING1.92%$214.20-0.4%
5EDENISHARES MSCI DENMARK ETF1.24%$118.11+0.8%
6GSKGSK1.84%$52.41+0.9%
7HEIAHEI-A0.95%$261.00+1.2%
8SCHWSCHWAB CHARLES2.25%$112.30+2.3%
9MSFTMICROSOFT2.19%$483.24+0.4%
10BMYBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB2.13%$67.01+2.4%
11USBUS BANCORP2.14%$62.05+0.4%
12DHRDANAHER2.10%$218.85+1.4%
13ELESTEE LAUDER2.01%$101.94+6.0%
14ZBHZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS2.04%$100.98+2.0%
15NVDANVIDIA2.05%$214.72-1.0%

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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-0.8%
1 month+6.5%
3 months+5.5%
6 months+0.9%
YTD+4.5%
1 year-7.6%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

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

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
JulOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
12%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
21%realized volatility, 1 year
-21.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-10.7%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 2.3% of the book; the top ten carry 21%. Spread across 72+ names, it behaves like roughly 65 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
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-48bp on fee · 1779× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$193.2B+$631M-45bp on fee · 10512× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF0.09%$160.6B+$1.9B-43bp on fee · 8741× the assets · +$1.9B in over the monthHead-to-head
IAGG iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF0.07%$11.4B+$739M-45bp on fee · 620× the assets · +$739M in over the monthHead-to-head
IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF0.07%$46.2B-45bp on fee · 2514× the assetsHead-to-head
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