VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT)Large Blend | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
106.39 USD
+0.13
(0.122%)
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(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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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 | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.017737 |
| AutoETS | 0.019262 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.019262 |
| AutoTheta | 0.021848 |
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.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.34% | 1.34% | 1.19% | 1.19% |
| 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 |
| 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 |