MOAT
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF · VanEck
US Broad Market
1Y Return
+18.0%
Expense Ratio
0.46%
AUM
$12B
Dividend Yield
0.97%
Avg Annual Growth (10Y)
+14.8%
Issuer
VanEck

Overview

Companies Morningstar's analysts judge to have durable competitive advantages — wide economic moats — bought only when trading below their estimated fair value.

Top Holdings

TickerHoldingWeight
CRMSalesforce Inc.2.9%
NKENike Inc.2.8%
ADBEAdobe Inc.2.7%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc. A2.6%
PFEPfizer Inc.2.5%
BABoeing Co.2.5%
DISWalt Disney Co.2.4%
KVUEKenvue Inc.2.4%
BMYBristol-Myers Squibb2.3%
MKTXMarketAxess Holdings2.2%

Fund Details

Index
Morningstar Wide Moat Focus
# Holdings
~55
Inception
Apr 2012
Exchange
Cboe BZX
Structure
Open-End Fund
Distribution
Annual
Avg Annual Growth (10Y)
+14.8%
Avg Annual Yield (10Y)
1.19%

Investment Thesis

MOAT mechanises Warren Buffett's core idea — buy great businesses at fair prices — using Morningstar's analyst-driven moat ratings and fair-value estimates. The index rebalances into whichever wide-moat companies look cheapest, which forces contrarian buys the market hates at the time. The long-term record against the S&P 500 is strong for a strategy fund, though the 0.46% fee and analyst dependence are the price of admission.

Who It's For

Buffett-minded investors who want quality-at-a-reasonable-price systematised, and who are comfortable holding temporarily out-of-favour names the screen drags in. A differentiated core satellite.

10-Year History

Annual Closing Price
YearClose% Chg
2016$30.25--
2017$36.90+22.0%
2018$36.53-1.0%
2019$48.95+34.0%
2020$56.30+15.0%
2021$69.81+24.0%
2022$60.73-13.0%
2023$80.17+32.0%
2024$88.18+10.0%
2025$97.00+10.0%
Annual Dividend Yield
YearYield
20161.50%
20171.30%
20181.50%
20191.30%
20201.10%
20211.00%
20221.20%
20231.00%
20241.00%
20251.00%
Annual AUM
YearAUM% Chg
2016$0.7B--
2017$1.2B+71.4%
2018$1.4B+16.7%
2019$2.5B+78.6%
2020$3.5B+40.0%
2021$6B+71.4%
2022$6.5B+8.3%
2023$11B+69.2%
2024$13B+18.2%
2025$12B-7.7%

Historical figures are ETFHub estimates modelled from asset-class return patterns and may differ from official fund records. Data as of August 2026.

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