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VanEck Merk Gold Trust
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94 hedge funds and large institutions have $252M invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

101% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $126M → $252M (+$127M)

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

62% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 21

56% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 9

19.82% more ownership

Funds ownership: 26.81% → 46.64% (+20%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 91 → 94 (+3)

Holders
94
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.3%
% of All Funds
1.65%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
14
Increased
34
Reduced
21
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$60.8M
2
OPS
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
+$60.8M
3
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$3.09M
4
P
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
+$1.67M
5
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$1.64M

Top Sellers

1
LSAG
Lake Street Advisors Group
New Hampshire
-$1.36M
2
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$1.3M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$1.09M
4
IWM
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
-$538K
5
WI
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
-$268K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WT
51
Whittier Trust
California
$325K – – –
FAIM
52
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$314K +$86.8K +4,984 +37%
Mariner
53
Mariner
Kansas
$306K +$311K +17,880 New
APA
54
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$298K – – –
PCP
55
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$267K – – –
GSWM
56
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$262K -$213K -12,238 -44%
HIP
57
HUB Investment Partners
Texas
$259K -$2.79K -160 -1%
Janney Montgomery Scott
58
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$259K +$26.1K +1,500 +11%
USCWA
59
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors
Texas
$258K +$263K +15,100 New
LDFR
60
Lehman & Derafelo Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$256K +$52.2K +3,000 +25%
SWM
61
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$255K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
62
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$246K +$1.74K +100 +0.7%
PPP
63
Private Portfolio Partners
New Jersey
$242K -$120K -6,917 -33%
SMC
64
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$238K -$57K -3,275 -19%
RDFA
65
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory
Ohio
$233K – – –
PIA
66
Perennial Investment Advisors
California
$209K – – –
RJT
67
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$208K -$7.98K -458 -4%
AC
68
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$207K – – –
LNC
69
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$201K +$2.7K +155 +1%
UBS Group
70
UBS Group
Switzerland
$200K +$204K +11,712 New
DC
71
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$195K – – –
SFG
72
Snider Financial Group
Washington
$183K – – –
HPC
73
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$182K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
74
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$175K +$92.8K +5,332 +108%
WQ
75
Wealth Quarterback
New Jersey
$148K – – –
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OUNZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

94 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $252M — up 101% from $126M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new OUNZ positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Brinker Capital Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $60.8M. The largest seller was Lake Street Advisors Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.36M sold.

  • 94 institutional investors held VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ) as of Q3 2021, up from 91 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $252M of VanEck Merk Gold Trust stock for Q3 2021, up 101% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new VanEck Merk Gold Trust positions in Q3 2021 and 9 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Merk Gold Trust buyer in Q3 2021 was Brinker Capital Investments, an estimated $60.8M added.
  • The largest VanEck Merk Gold Trust seller in Q3 2021 was Lake Street Advisors Group, an estimated $1.36M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.