VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 14 recorded MOAT dividend payments, running from December 24, 2012 to December 22, 2025 — 14 calendar years. Together those payments total $9.66 per share. MOAT has most often paid annually.
MOAT has increased its payment rate for 2 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the MOAT payment rate compounded at +9.3% a year, and +8.6% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
MOAT's payment rate fell in 2016. The steepest drop was -33.9%.
MOAT is a fund, so its distribution is set from what the strategy earned in the period rather than by a board committing to a rate — payments move around by design. Only declines steeper than 25% are treated as material here, because smaller swings are routine rather than a change of policy.
MOAT dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.40 | 1 | $1.40 | +10.7% |
| 2024 | $1.27 | 1 | $1.27 | +73.9% |
| 2023 | $0.729 | 1 | $0.729 | -10.2% |
| 2022 | $0.812 | 1 | $0.812 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | $0.823 | 1 | $0.823 | -8.8% |
| 2020 | $0.902 | 1 | $0.902 | +25.8% |
| 2019 | $0.717 | 1 | $0.717 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | $0.738 | 1 | $0.738 | +61.8% |
| 2017 | $0.456 | 1 | $0.456 | +11.8% |
| 2016 | $0.408 | 1 | $0.408 | -33.9% |
| 2015 | $0.617 | 1 | $0.617 | +48.3% |
| 2014 | $0.416 | 1 | $0.416 | +81.7% |
| 2013 | $0.229 | 1 | $0.229 | +68.4% |
| 2012 | $0.136 | 1 | $0.136 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than MOAT's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent MOAT dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| December 22, 2025 | $1.40 |
| December 23, 2024 | $1.27 |
| December 18, 2023 | $0.729 |
| December 19, 2022 | $0.812 |
| December 20, 2021 | $0.823 |
| December 21, 2020 | $0.902 |
| December 23, 2019 | $0.717 |
| December 20, 2018 | $0.738 |
| December 18, 2017 | $0.456 |
| December 19, 2016 | $0.408 |
| December 21, 2015 | $0.617 |
| December 22, 2014 | $0.416 |
| December 23, 2013 | $0.229 |
| December 24, 2012 | $0.136 |
MOAT dividend history questions
How many dividends has MOAT paid?
DivTrkr has 14 recorded MOAT dividend payments between December 24, 2012 and December 22, 2025, totalling $9.66 per share across 14 calendar years.
Has MOAT ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The MOAT per-payment rate fell in 2016, the steepest being -33.9%.
How fast is the MOAT dividend growing?
The MOAT payment rate compounded at +9.3% a year over the last five complete years and +8.6% a year over the last ten.
How often does MOAT pay a dividend?
MOAT has most often paid annually — 1 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
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