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VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT)

Large Blend | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
106.39 USD +0.13 (0.122%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 3:26 a.m. EDT

The VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF is currently exhibiting a powerful convergence of fundamental strength and aggressive speculative optimism. Fundamentally, the underlying basket of companies has delivered exceptional performance, boasting a nearly 190% cumulative gain over the last nine years with no trailing years of decline. This robust historical trajectory supports a strong long-term buy rating, as the market has consistently rewarded the quality of these holdings. However, the immediate catalyst is the options market, which is screaming bullishness. With zero put activity and massive call open interest at strikes well above the current price, speculators are positioning for a continuation of the uptrend rather than hedging against a reversal. While the dividend yield sits at a modest 1.35%, providing only inflation-matching income, the capital appreciation potential driven by both the wide moat strategy and the current speculative fervor makes this a high-conviction entry for the near term.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.017737
AutoETS0.019262
AutoARIMA0.019262
AutoTheta0.021848

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 57%
H-stat 16.81
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.442
Excess Kurtosis -0.19
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 23.81

As of July 11, 2026, 3:26 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, evidenced by zero put volume across all expirations and heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes 109 and 110 for December). Implied volatility is significantly elevated for near-term puts compared to calls, suggesting a 'crash' hedge is being bought while traders bet on continued appreciation. The lack of any protective put buying indicates a consensus view that downside risk is minimal.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.34% 1.34% 1.19% 1.19%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-22 1.404 1.342513
2024-12-23 1.268 1.351380
2023-12-18 0.729 0.866825
2022-12-19 0.812 1.252120
2021-12-20 0.823 1.119880
2020-12-21 0.902 1.472172
2019-12-23 0.717 1.301270
2018-12-20 0.738 1.816392
2017-12-18 0.456 1.066417
2016-12-19 0.408 1.163388
2015-12-21 0.617 2.186393
2014-12-22 0.416 1.329498
2013-12-23 0.229 0.806906
2012-12-24 0.136 0.612613
Additional Data
dividendYield 1.35

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 108.1
All Time Low 18.29
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 300
Average Daily Volume10 Day 700,950
Average Daily Volume3 Month 861,652
Average Volume 861,652
Average Volume10Days 700,950
Beta3 Year 0.92
Bid 103.63
Bid Size 300
Category Large Blend
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 106.98
Day Low 106.08
Dividend Yield 1.35
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.4682007
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 102.408
Fifty Day Average Change 3.9820023
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.038883705
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 11.977684
Fifty Two Week High 108.1
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.7099991
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.015818678
Fifty Two Week Low 93.96
Fifty Two Week Low Change 12.43
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.13229033
Fifty Two Week Range 93.96 - 108.1
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,335,360,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.086774305
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fund Family VanEck
Fund Inception Date 1,335,225,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary 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"). The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
Market us_market
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_204865826
Nav Price 106.28
Net Assets 11,624,555,500.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.46
Open 106.08
Phone 888-658-8287
Pre Market Change -0.40999603
Pre Market Change Percent -0.38537085
Pre Market Price 105.98
Pre Market Time 1,784,030,471
Previous Close 106.26
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.129997
Regular Market Change Percent 0.122339
Regular Market Day High 106.98
Regular Market Day Low 106.08
Regular Market Day Range 106.08 - 106.98
Regular Market Open 106.08
Regular Market Previous Close 106.26
Regular Market Price 106.39
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 557,918
Short Name VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ET
Source Interval 15
Symbol MOAT
Three Year Average Return 0.10428721
Total Assets 11,624,555,520
Tradeable 0
Trailing P E 23.81048
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 7.5062
Trailing Three Month Returns 7.5062
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 102.3255
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.064499
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.03972127
Type Disp ETF
Volume 557,918
Yield 0.0135
Ytd Return 0.42496