Short Interest in VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF (BATS:MOTI) Expands By 108.8%

Posted by Stephan Jacobs on Jul 2nd, 2026

VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF (BATS:MOTI – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 22,342 shares, a growth of 108.8% from the May 31st total of 10,702 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 22,483 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days.

Institutional Trading of VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new position in VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF in the second quarter valued at $27,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp acquired a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF during the first quarter worth about $58,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF during the first quarter worth about $67,000. Fifth Third Bancorp purchased a new position in shares of VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF during the first quarter worth about $173,000. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 7,922 shares of the company’s stock worth $291,000 after buying an additional 347 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of MOTI opened at $33.50 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $34.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $35.93. The firm has a market cap of $172.53 million, a PE ratio of 19.33 and a beta of 0.74. VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF has a 12-month low of $32.66 and a 12-month high of $39.49.

VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF Company Profile

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The VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF (MOTI) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Morningstar Global ex-US Moat Focus index. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index of 50 non-US companies that Morningstar deems to have a sustainable competitive advantage and an attractive valuation. MOTI was launched on Jul 14, 2015 and is managed by VanEck.