VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF (BATS:MOTI) Short Interest Update

VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF (BATS:MOTI) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,027 shares, a decline of 62.9% from the June 30th total of 21,650 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 6,486 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS MOTI opened at $35.78 on Wednesday. VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF has a 1 year low of $32.66 and a 1 year high of $39.49. The firm has a market cap of $184.27 million, a P/E ratio of 19.33 and a beta of 0.74. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $34.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $35.59.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 187,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,395,000 after purchasing an additional 1,159 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $173,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 31,113 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,063,000 after acquiring an additional 821 shares during the last quarter. Leelyn Smith LLC boosted its stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF by 3.6% during the 1st quarter. Leelyn Smith LLC now owns 9,908 shares of the company’s stock worth $338,000 after acquiring an additional 345 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 110,871 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,786,000 after acquiring an additional 2,967 shares during the last quarter.

About VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF

The VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF (MOTI) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Morningstar Global ex-US Moat Focus index. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index of 50 non-US companies that Morningstar deems to have a sustainable competitive advantage and an attractive valuation. MOTI was launched on Jul 14, 2015 and is managed by VanEck.