Key Highlights

  • The fund holds 58 US companies chosen by Morningstar on a competitive-advantage assessment.
  • The top ten account for 26.44%, with no holding above 3.05%.
  • The management fee is 0.49% and the fund size is $864.88 million.
  • Technology holds 29.65%, below the 41.35% category figure, while Consumer Defensive holds 19.91%.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (ASX:MOAT) gives investors access to a portfolio of US companies selected by Morningstar on the basis of its assessment that they hold competitive advantages likely to deliver excess returns for 20 years or more. The fund was admitted to the ASX on 26 June 2015 and last traded at $119.31 on 13 October 2026. It reports a fund size of $864.88 million.

Detail

Information

Ticker

ASX:MOAT

Fund

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

Category

Equity North America

Benchmark

Morningstar Wide Moat Foc TR AUD

Fund size

$864.88 million

Management fee

0.49%

Total holdings

58

ASX admission date

26 June 2015

Holdings

The ten largest positions represent 26.44% of the fund. Meta Platforms leads at 3.05%, followed by Danaher (2.87%), Microsoft (2.86%), NVIDIA (2.63%) and Broadridge Financial Solutions (2.54%). Charles Schwab (2.52%), Estee Lauder (2.50%), Brown-Forman (2.49%), GE HealthCare Technologies (2.47%) and Kenvue (2.46%) complete the list.

Cash is 0.07% and bonds -0.06%.

Sector and size mix

Technology holds 29.65%, below the 41.35% category weighting. Consumer Defensive holds 19.91% against 7.97%, Consumer Cyclical 14.70%, Healthcare 13.53% against 6.25% and Industrials 11.57%. Communication Services is 5.68%, against 15.22% for the category.

Companies above $1 billion in market capitalisation represent 80.53% and those between $500 million and $1 billion 19.45%. The United States accounts for 98.69% of the fund and Brazil 1.31%.

Fee, risk and distributions

The management fee is 0.49% a year. The fund reports a beta of 0.39 and a standard deviation of 12.23. The final distribution of $11.610 per unit had an ex-date of 1 July 2026, a record date of 2 July and payment on 27 July, equal to an annual yield of 9.78%.

That is higher than the $7.560 paid in July 2025, $9.730 in July 2024 and $8.150 in July 2023.

Category classification and liquidity

Morningstar places the fund in the Equity North America category, which covers funds investing primarily in the securities of companies listed in the United States and Canada, which typically account for at least 75% of the portfolio.

Liquidity indicators add a further view. There are 7,289,311 units on issue, and average daily trading volume is 13,335 units. Over the five sessions from 7 to 13 October 2026, daily volume ranged from 10,200 to 13,300 units, with 11,504 recorded on 13 October while the market was still open. The bid-offer range stood at $118.65 to $119.84, and the day range at $118.70 to $119.93. These figures change through the trading day and reflect market activity rather than the fund's holdings.

Recent announcements

The issuer lodged Issued Units Outstanding as at 30 September 2026 on 7 October, the Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026 on 28 September, and a Replacement Product Disclosure Statement on 20 July.

Closing Perspective

MOAT spreads exposure across 58 US companies with no weighting above about 3%, and tilts toward Consumer Defensive and Healthcare relative to its category. The 0.49% fee and large July distributions are part of its profile. These facts describe the fund and do not forecast outcomes.