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Is MOTI a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF (MOTI) is a momentum-factor ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores MOTI 2.5 out of 10 — highest on Risk (5.0), lowest on Value (0.1). It trades at 21.7 times earnings, against its own median of 12.9. Its ten largest holdings are 26% of the fund.

What stands out in MOTI's data

Non-U.S. companies with economic moats, focused on global quality diversification.

Trades cheaper than the typical international peer — you pay less for each dollar of earnings.

Its trailing EBITDA multiple of 12.0x sits below the category median of 14.3x. Holdings 51 stocks across developed markets.

A narrow, global quality tilt with limited exposure — a focused bet on moat-driven firms outside the U.S.

Why did MOTI move this week? It rose 2.0% in the week to October 9, 2026 — YUM China and Elekta AB-B drove it

MOTI rose 2.0% in the week to October 9, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were YUM China (+7.4%), Elekta AB-B (+6.5%) and Start Today (+5.3%); Melrose Industries (−5.2%) pushed the other way.

How is MOTI rated? ETF Copilot scores VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF (MOTI) 2.5 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF (MOTI) 2.5 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 2.5 / 10
  • Growth: 2.2 / 10
  • Value: 0.1 / 10
  • Risk: 5.0 / 10
  • Quality: 4.7 / 10
  • Return: 1.3 / 10

Is MOTI expensive right now? It trades at 21.7 times earnings, against its own median of 12.9

As of October 9, 2026, MOTI is more expensive than 95% of its own 115 monthly readings since 2017 — 109 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside MOTI? 19% Tech

What's inside MOTI: Size (Large 48%, Mid 47%, Small 5%); Geography (International 100%, US 0%); Tech 19.2%; AI 1.3%; Semiconductors 5.6%; Memory 1.9%.

What are MOTI's top holdings? The ten largest are 26% of the fund

Edenred, SAP SE, Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial, Dassault Systemes, Siemens Healthineers, Spirax-Sarco Engineering, Start Today, Relx, Unicharm and Elekta AB are MOTI's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 52% of Momentum ETFs.

Half of MOTI's weight sits in its 20 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 47 equally weighted holdings.

What is MOTI's expense ratio? 0.58% a year

As of October 9, 2026, MOTI charges 0.58% a year, yields 3.36% and holds $69M in assets across 51 positions.

VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF (MOTI) — cost, income and size
MeasureMOTI
Expense ratio0.58%
Dividend yield3.36%
Assets under management$69M
Holdings51

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

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ETF Copilot, “VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF (MOTI) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/moti

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