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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.

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One of the key elements of a wide moat company is switching costs. It's also easy to explain.

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Companies sporting the wide moat designation are defined as those with deep competitive advantages. Whether or not they are monopolies in the traditional sense of the word, that's up for regulators to decide.

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An exchange traded fund strategy that focuses on companies with a wide economic moat, driven by Morningstar's forward-looking equity research, could help bolster investors' core portfolio.

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In the face of ongoing market turbulence, sound companies with a sustainable competitive advantage and attractive valuations can provide investors with core stability.

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While MOAT ETF added information technology stocks, consumer staples were removed. The ETF is still focused heavily on information technology, industrials and healthcare companies.

MOAT: Performing Slightly Better Than S&P500, But Downside Risk

MOAT reconstituted one of its two sub-portfolios last week. As a result, it's now more risky with a higher growth and valuation profile. I still don't see the appeal. MOAT has an excellent track record that's mostly attributable to picking the right sectors, but these stock selections don't make sense to me.

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The global market is at a critical juncture right now.

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By Coulter Regal, CFA Associate Product Manager The Morningstar Wide Moat Focus Index outperformed the S&P 500 Index in 2022 as of the end of August despite recent stock market volatility, driven by sector allocations and stock selection.

Moat Stocks Remain Ahead in Volatile Market

VanEck was “early to the idea” that inflation was going to be a challenge for investors, according to Patrick Finn, managing director, ETF business development at VanEck.

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Among the various investment factors, quality has all-weather properties, indicating it is a relevant consideration for today's frantic market setting. While there's fluidity in defining quality and various exchange traded funds with exposure to the factor reflect as much, companies with the wide moat designation often display quality characteristics.

Wide Moat ETF Right Idea for Hectic Market Environment

International equities — from both developed and emerging markets — have long traded at valuation discounts relative to domestic peers. That's not fresh news.

MOTI Marvelous for Inexpensive International Wide Moat Stocks

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According to strategists at BlackRock Inc., stock volatility will remain rife in the coming days.

BlackRock Sees More Volatility Ahead: ETF Strategies to Follow

The S&P 500 just suffered its worst first half performance in 50 years, and that is enough to unnerve investors. High inflation, rising interest rates, and recession speculation only make matters worse.

Bargains Abound With Wide Moat Benefits

The VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF ("MOAT") invests in U.S. companies that possess wide economic moats per Morningstar's methodology. The ETF was not immune to the market's retreat in Q2, but still held its own against major indexes.

Wide Moat ETF Adds Financials, Quits Coca-Cola And Big Tobacco, Keeps Faith In Tech

Value equities are trouncing their rivals this year, and while the gap between the two is narrowing, some market observers believe there's still fuel left in the value tank. That could be a positive for exchange trade funds such as the VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT).

Value Stocks Still Have Upside Potential

By Brandon Rakszawski Senior Product Manager Built with the same approach of the Morningstar Wide Moat Focus Index to target moat companies with attractive valuations, Morningstar's global indexes have impressed thus far in 2022. The Morningstar® Wide Moat Focus IndexSM (the “Moat Index” or “Index”) remained ahead of the S&P 500 index by nearly 4% in 2022 (-9.13% vs.

Global Moat Investing Showing Strength in 2022

As 2022 market performance confirms, not much is working, but as the VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (CBOE: MOAT) proves, wide moat stocks are performing less poorly than the broader market. The benefits of wide moat investing aren't confined to U.S. borders.

International Wide Moat Stocks Are Alluring

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Not all undervalued stocks are ideas for investors to consider, let alone names for them to allocate capital to. Hence, the concept of value traps.

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The 2022 equity market pullback isn't playing favorites as stocks across the board are faltering, and that includes plenty of familiar large- and mega-cap names. Indeed, it's difficult to get excited about stocks at the moment.

Good Deals to Be Had on Some Wide Moat Stocks

The S&P 500 slumped last week, taking its losing streak to five straight weeks and marking the worst such run since 2011. Equity investors are understandably rattled, and with bonds sinking amid rising interest rates, it feels as though there aren't many refuges aside from cash.

Market Weakness Creating Wide Moat Valuation Opportunities

It's often said in sports that, sometimes, the best offense is a great defense. That advice is also meaningful in the world of investing.

Playing Defense With Wide Moat Stocks

In the world of investing, it can be difficult to have your cake and eat it, too. For investors seeking the combination of wide moat stocks and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles, the VanEck Morningstar ESG Moat ETF (CBOE:MOTE) answers the bell.

MOTE Marries Moats, ESG Credentials

MOAT aims to hold about 50 stocks with sustainable competitive advantages trading at significant discounts to FMV. Fees are high at 0.47%, but historically, MOAT has beaten the S&P 500. MOAT recently rebalanced one of its two sub-portfolios, and I don't like the changes. The resulting Index is weaker on growth, valuation, and profitability.

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