Key Highlights

  • MOAT (ASX:MOAT) holds 58 US companies that Morningstar considers to have durable competitive advantages.
  • Technology makes up 29.65%, consumer defensive 19.91% and consumer cyclical 14.70%.
  • Fund size is $875.59 million, with 7,289,311 units on issue.
  • The annual yield is 9.66%, and management fees are 0.49%.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (ASX:MOAT) traded at $121.38 during the trading session on 30 October 2026, up 1.04%, with 27,280 units changing hands. MOAT holds US stocks selected for what the index provider describes as wide moats: competitive advantages expected to protect profits for many years. The fund was admitted to the ASX on 26 June 2015 and is benchmarked to the Morningstar Wide Moat Focus TR AUD index.

Fund Details

Fund size is $875.59 million, with 7,289,311 units on issue. The ISIN is AU00000MOAT4 and management fees and costs are 0.49% a year. The fund sits in the Equity North America category.

The day's range was $118.49 to $122.09, against a previous close of $120.12. Average daily volume is about 12,796 units.

Stock Exposure and Sector Mix

The largest holdings are Meta at 3.05%, Danaher at 2.87%, Microsoft at 2.86%, Nvidia at 2.63%, Broadridge Financial at 2.54%, Charles Schwab at 2.52%, Estee Lauder at 2.50%, Brown-Forman at 2.49%, GE HealthCare at 2.47% and Kenvue at 2.46%. The top ten make up 26.44%, and the fund holds 58 companies.

Sector weights are technology 29.65%, consumer defensive 19.91%, consumer cyclical 14.70%, healthcare 13.53% and industrials 11.57%. Exposure is 98.69% United States and 1.31% Brazil, with 80.53% of holdings valued above $1 billion.

Income Profile

The annual yield is 9.66%. The most recent final distribution was $11.610, with an ex-date of 1 July 2026, a record date of 2 July 2026 and a payment date of 27 July 2026. Distributions are set once a year and reflect the dividends and income earned over the period.

Session Trading

MOAT traded between $118.49 and $122.09 during the session, with 27,280 units changing hands. The bid-offer range was $121.38 to $121.48.

How the Portfolio Is Built

The index screens for companies whose competitive positions are judged to be durable, and then the fund holds the selected stocks in line with the index's weights. Because the selection emphasises quality and pricing judgements, the portfolio looks different from a market-value weighted index, with more consumer and healthcare names than the large-cap benchmark.

What the Exposure Means

MOAT gives US stock exposure built around companies with durable competitive advantages, with a sector mix led by technology and consumer defensive names. Its selection rules, rather than size alone, decide which companies the fund holds.