MOAT’s index did add some stocks that Buffett’s company maintains equity stakes in, including Dow components ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and General Electric (NYSE: GE) along with oil services provider National Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV). Other new additions are Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB), Polaris Industries (NYSE: PII), Expeditors International (NasdaqGS: EXPD), Lorillard (NYSE: LO), Monsanto (NYSE: MON) and Qualcomm (NasdaqGS: QCOM). [Berkshire Lifts These ETFs]
Investors looking to grab some Berkshire via MOAT need not fret. According to index provider data, the stock is third on the list of 10 potential additions the next time the index is rebalanced. That list also includes Deere (NYSE: DE), BlackRock and MasterCard, according to Morningstar data.
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Tom Lydon’s clients own shares of MOAT.