VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) Stock Price, Quote, News & History | Benzinga

The Fund normally invests at least 80 percent of its total assets in securities that comprise the Funds benchmark index. The Morningstar Wide Moat Focus Index is comprised of securities issued by companies that Morningstar, Inc. (Morningstar or the Index provider) determines to have sustainable competitive advantages based on a proprietary methodology that considers quantitative and qualitative factors (wide moat companies). Wide moat companies are selected from the universe of companies represented in the Morningstar US Market Index, a broad market index representing 97 percent of U.S. market capitalization. The Morningstar Wide Moat Focus Index targets a select group of wide moat companies: those that according to Morningstars equity research team are attractively priced as of each Morningstar Wide Moat Focus Index review. Out of the companies in the Morningstar Wide Moat Focus Index that Morningstar determines are wide moat companies, Morningstar selects companies to be included in the Morningstar Wide Moat Focus Index as determined by the ratio of Morningstars estimate of fair value of the issuers common stock to the price. Morningstars equity research fair value estimates are calculated using a standardized, proprietary valuation model. Wide moat companies may include medium-capitalization companies. The Funds 80 percent investment policy is non-fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval upon 60 days prior written notice to shareholders.