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MO
BATS · MOAT
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
Financial Services · Asset Management
$114.26
Down-$0.66 (-0.57%)
Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 AM
SID Score
7.6/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
54/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 13.03B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Dividend yield
- 1.11%
- 52-week range
- $94.07 – $118.52
- Volume
- 322.93K
- Avg. volume
- 856.06K
Price performance · MOAT
MOAT price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Nov 6, 2026
MOAT closed at $114.26 after 20 trading sessions, up 4.58% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $114.26
- Period change
- +4.58%
- Period low
- $109.06
- Period high
- $117.99
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2026 | $113.88 | $114.68 | $113.11 | $114.26 | 322.93K |
| Nov 5, 2026 | $117.82 | $118.22 | $114.35 | $114.92 | 694.76K |
| Nov 4, 2026 | $115.91 | $118.52 | $115.91 | $117.99 | 492.89K |
| Nov 3, 2026 | $113.92 | $114.73 | $113.40 | $114.16 | 413.61K |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $113.08 | $114.67 | $113.08 | $114.08 | 384.26K |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $112.52 | $113.13 | $111.95 | $112.38 | 274.23K |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $111.26 | $112.40 | $111.26 | $112.40 | 278.48K |
| Oct 28, 2026 | $110.91 | $111.38 | $110.29 | $110.92 | 376.22K |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $111.80 | $111.81 | $111.04 | $111.31 | 369.01K |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $111.62 | $112.37 | $111.53 | $111.97 | 338.15K |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $112.26 | $112.58 | $111.565 | $112.04 | 569.5K |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $111.14 | $113.14 | $111.03 | $113.11 | 494.96K |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $111.63 | $112.19 | $110.94 | $111.50 | 466.82K |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $110.76 | $111.90 | $110.46 | $111.80 | 692.13K |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $110.57 | $110.74 | $110.085 | $110.48 | 303.31K |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $111.55 | $112.055 | $110.18 | $110.63 | 505.2K |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $109.34 | $111.3199 | $109.34 | $111.23 | 422.63K |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $109.05 | $109.40 | $108.50 | $109.06 | 666.11K |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $109.32 | $109.685 | $108.88 | $109.31 | 306.81K |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $108.84 | $109.30 | $108.50 | $109.26 | 228.42K |
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Overview
Company profile and research snapshot.
Company profile
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").
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- Consensus
- Buy
- Average target
- $121.34
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 24
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2025 | DAY BY DAY | Buy | — |
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Yahoo · Oct 6, 2026
Is VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) a Strong ETF Right Now?
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