Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
MOAT vs NOBL: how they differ
MOAT and NOBL hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and MOAT returned more over the year.
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF and ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MOAT and NOBL hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | MOAT | NOBL |
|---|---|---|
| West Pharmaceutical Services Inc | 1.70% | 1.73% |
| Kenvue Inc | 2.59% | 1.47% |
| Clorox Co/The | 2.21% | 1.33% |
| Brown-Forman Corp | 2.49% | 1.31% |
| McCormick & Co Inc/MD | 1.29% | 1.34% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 1.17% | 1.37% |
| Only in MOAT | Only in NOBL |
|---|---|
| Masco Corp 2.96% | Nucor Corp. 1.77% |
| Airbnb Inc 2.56% | International Business Machines Corp. 1.71% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 2.51% | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 1.68% |
| Charles Schwab Corp/The 2.45% | Franklin Resources, Inc. 1.67% |
| NVIDIA Corp 2.45% | Colgate-Palmolive Co. 1.62% |
| Datadog Inc 2.44% | Caterpillar, Inc. 1.61% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.43% | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 1.61% |
| Broadcom Inc 2.43% | Hormel Foods Corp. 1.61% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF | NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | VanEck | ProShares |
| What it is | Morningstar Wide Moat | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.3% | +9.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −6.2 pts | −8.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.46% | 0.35% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 91.6% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 55 | 69 |
MOAT in plain words
MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 25.3%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
NOBL in plain words
NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, MOAT or NOBL?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and NOBL returned +9.4%, so MOAT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, MOAT or NOBL?
- MOAT charges 0.46% a year and NOBL charges 0.35%, so NOBL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do MOAT and NOBL overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 92% of MOAT and 100% of NOBL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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