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VanEck Blog - Moat Investing
Moat InvestingMarch 21, 2019
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Brandon Rakszawski, Senior ETF Product Manager
The lone real estate company in the Morningstar® Wide Moat Focus IndexSM was the largest contributor to returns in February, as all sectors landed in the black.
Moat InvestingFebruary 12, 2019
Fair Value, Rinse, Repeat: A Key to Moat Investing
by Brandon Rakszawski, Senior ETF Product Manager
Read moreA key to the Morningstar® Wide Moat Focus IndexSM’s success is getting valuations right. Several companies proved excellent examples of this in January, helping the index start the year strong.
Moat InvestingFebruary 12, 2019
Read moreThe Wall Street Journal explores the five sources of moats and how these, combined with attractive valuations, led to a differentiated portfolio that outperformed the broad market in 2018.
Moat InvestingJanuary 23, 2019
Reflect and Move Forward
by Brandon Rakszawski, Senior ETF Product Manager
Read more2018 proved to be a banner year for the Morningstar® Wide Moat Focus IndexSM, as Morningstar’s research process helped position the strategy away from what turned out to be trouble spots in Q4. The index’s December review resulted in new positioning for 2019.
Moat InvestingDecember 20, 2018
Looking Back at a Strong Year of Looking Forward
by Brandon Rakszawski, Senior ETF Product Manager
Read moreMorningstar’s forward-looking systematic approach to assembling an index of companies they believe possess sustainable competitive advantages and attractive valuations has resulted in a differentiated U.S. stock portfolio with what we believe is attention grabbing performance for 2018.