Moat Investing
Insights on moat investing, powered by Morningstar’s equity research, which seeks quality companies with sustainable competitive advantages trading at attractive valuations, across market capitalizations, investment styles, and regions.
EDUCATION
Moat investing represents a simple concept: Invest in companies with sustainable competitive advantages trading at attractive valuations. Learn more about how to access Morningstar’s philosophy.
Introducing MGRO and MVAL ETFs, allowing investors to apply the proven moat investment philosophy of the MOAT ETF to strategies with a consistent style exposure.
EDUCATION
Frequently Asked Questions
Morningstar’s proven strategy of identifying quality companies trading at attractive valuations is now available in value and growth style-oriented ETFs.
Rather than a broad-based approach to international companies, we prefer Morningstar’s selective approach to identifying quality international companies.
Morningstar’s approach to moat investing starts with companies with sustainable competitive advantages and targets those trading at attractive valuations. We explore in this Q&A.
Given the large small- and mid-cap stock universe and lack of analyst coverage, we believe a more selective approach may be a better choice than a broad-market exposure. We explore in this Q&A.
Related Funds
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MOAT
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
Quality US companies at attractive valuations
SMOT
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
Quality U.S. small- and mid-cap companies with long-term competitive advantages at attractive valuations
MOTI
VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF
Quality international, non-US companies at attractive valuations
MVAL
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF
Quality, value-oriented companies with sustainable competitive advantages
MGRO
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Growth ETF
Quality, growth-oriented companies with sustainable competitive advantages
MOTG
VanEck Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF
Quality global companies at attractive valuations
MOTE
VanEck Morningstar ESG Moat ETF
Quality companies at attractive valuations coupled with ESG risk assessment
MWMIX
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Fund - Class I
Quality US companies at attractive valuations