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TransUnion

Emerson Electric

MarketAxess Holdings

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U.S. Bancorp

Kenvue Inc

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

MOAT tracks a staggered, equal-weighted index of 40 US companies that Morningstar determines to have the highest fair value among firms with a sustainable competitive advantage.

The VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF ("MOAT") invests in U.S. companies considered to have wide economic moats as per Morningstar's methodology.

MOAT Wide-Moat ETF Rebalance: Facebook, Nike Out; Lockheed In

VanEck Vectors Morningstar International Moat ETF

DB London ELEMENTS 2007-24.10.22 Linked to Morningstar Wide Moat Focus TR Index

Learn about Warren Buffett's "moat" investment strategy and discover three ETPs that provide exposure to companies with an economic moat.

3 ETPs to Play Buffett's Moat Advantage

The Morningstar® Wide Moat Focus IndexSM (the “Index”) completed its quarterly review on Friday, September 18, 2020. The first quarter and second quarter reviews saw more significant changes to the index, as its process of identifying attractively priced wide moat companies was more noteworthy during and following the market turbulence of earlier this year.

Moat Index Review: Value Is In, Facebook Is Out

Exchange traded fund investors who are seeking a way to diversify their investment portfolios can consider a timeless investment philosophy, driven by Morningstar’s forward-looking equity research, focusing on companies with a wide economic moat. In the recent webcast, Morningstar’s Guide to Moat Investing, Brandon Rakszawski, Director, ETF Product Development, VanEck, underscored the uneven performance in [.

An ETF Strategy That Focuses on Companies’ Competitive Advantage

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VanEck’s Wide Moat Strategy and Municipal Allocation Strategy now available to advisors using Envestnet’s platform

VanEck Model Portfolios Added to Envestnet Wealth Platform

The Morningstar® Wide Moat Focus IndexSM (the “Index”) has had an overweight position to the healthcare sector relative to the S&P 500 Index at many times historically.

Innovation Fortifies Drug Company Moats

By Brandon Rakszawski, Senior ETF Product Manager, VanEck Global Morningstar Strategist Andrew Lane and I hosted our quarterly moat investing webinar on July 8, 2020 and took the opportunity to highlight recent performance drivers of the Morningstar® Wide Moat Focus IndexSM (the“Index”) and long-term performance trends. We also reviewed the state of the Index’s current portfolio as it has shifted further away [.

Moat Index Shifts Away from Big Tech

The Morningstar® Wide Moat Focus IndexSM (the “Index”) completed its quarterly rebalance and reconstitution on Friday, June 19, 2020.

Moat Index De-FAANGed Further

VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF: Fundamentals-Based Strategy Has Outperformed The Market

FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF

Many academic studies have demonstrated that high-quality companies consistently deliver better risk adjusted returns than the broader market over the long term.

Did Markets Soar Ahead of Fundamentals? Quality ETFs to Play

Some previously scuffling stocks are supporting a recent rally in the VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (CBOE: MOAT). The Morningstar Economic Moat Rating methodology assigns an economic moat rating to companies, but in addition, it focuses on companies exhibiting attractive valuations relative to its price.

Previous Laggards Spark Rally for Wide Moat ETF

Switching costs are easy to understand. Simply stated, these are the costs incurred by a consumer or business when a brand, product, or service changed is made.

Switching Costs Matter For This Wide Moat ETF

The VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (CBOE: MOAT), as its name implies, provides basket exposure to wide companies. That’s convenient, but investors should dig into some of the pillars of the wide moat concept, including intangible assets.

Intangible Assets Are Difference Makers for Wide Moat ETF

Companies with deep competitive advantages, also known as wide moats, have several factors in their favor, perks that are accessible via the VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (CBOE: MOAT).

Find Natural Monopolies With This Wide Moat ETF

XTrackers FTSE Developed Ex US Multifactor ETF

With volatility surging in these times of uncertainty with the coronavirus pandemic still a wild card in the capital markets and its impending effects on the global economy, investors could be seeing more rough waters ahead. To navigate the rough tide, getting factor-based exposure though smart beta exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is certainly an option.

Factor-Based Exposure to the Global Market Helps in Today’s Market

VanEck Vectors Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF

Companies with strong competitive advantage are expected to succeed in this challenging environment.

Can Buffett-Style Investing Succeed Today? Stocks & ETFs to Consider

For the Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT), we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $61.41 per unit.

Implied Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Analyst Target Price: $61

H&R Block

Procter & Gamble

State Street

Some past performances of Wall Street show that the yearly equity return behaves in the same manner as that of January. Is it time to pick quality stocks and ETFs?

January Sends Warning for 2020: Play Quality ETFs & Stocks

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Discover three exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that investors seeking to emulate the investment strategies of Warren Buffett may wish to consider.

3 ETFs That Replicate Buffett's Investment Strategy (MOAT, XLF)

Sustainable competitive advantages have helped companies maintain their edge in an ever changing environment.

A Smart Beta ETF Strengthened by Companies with Wide Economic Moats

VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF

VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

Ed Lopez, Head of ETF Product at VanEck, joins the podcast for a special end-of-year episode - our final one of 2019.

VanEck: Staying One Step Ahead Of The ETF Innovation Curve (Podcast Transcript)

Technically, there still seems to be room on the upside for the VanEck fund.

The Best Of The Best - Stylewise - Of 2019

Global X Founder-Run Companies ETF

Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF

Invesco DWA Consumer Staples Momentum ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF

Invesco S&P Financials Revenue ETF

The list of “Zombie ETFs” grows with 2.5x more liquidations than during the Great Financial Crisis of 2008 and 2009.

Pitfalls Of Esoteric ETF Investing, Or Bye-Bye GHII

VanEck Vectors Gaming ETF

VanEck Morningstar High Dividend ETF

VanEck Vectors Russia ETF

VanEck Vectors Russia Small-Cap ETF

VanEck Vectors Retail ETF

VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF

VanEck is changing the listing venues for some of its ETFs away from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to the CBOE and the Nasdaq.

VanEck Moving Some ETFs to CBOE, Nasdaq

For the Morningstar Wide Moat ETF, we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $53.63 per unit.

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