VanEck Merk Gold Trust
OUNZ
8 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.08M invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 0 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.76M → $3.08M (+$321K)
0.3% more ownership
Funds ownership: 4.97% → 5.27% (+0.3%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 8 → 8 (0)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 2
Top Buyers
| 1 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$423K |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$59.6K |
| 3 |
NES
New England Securities
New York
|
+$55.4K |
| 4 |
WTC
WhitTier Trust Company
Reno,
Nevada
|
+$50.4K |
| 5 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
+$12 |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
CA
Cetera Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$431K |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$3K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
| $1.61M | +$423K | +35,267 | +35% |
|
|
VF
2
Virtu Financial
New York
| $1.01M | +$59.6K | +4,973 | +6% |
|
3
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $228K | +$232K | +19,319 | New |
|
|
NES
4
New England Securities
New York
| $110K | +$55.4K | +4,625 | +99% |
|
|
WTC
5
WhitTier Trust Company
Reno,
Nevada
| $106K | +$50.4K | +4,200 | +88% |
|
6
Canada Life
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada
| $8K | – | – | – |
|
|
LTFS
7
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
|
CA
8
Cetera Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
| – | -$431K | -35,678 | Closed |
|
|
9
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$3K | -250 | Closed |
|
|
10
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$12 | +1 | New |
|
OUNZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
8 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $3.08M — up 12% from $2.76M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in OUNZ was balanced in Q4 2014: 2 funds opened new positions, 2 closed out, 4 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.
The largest buyer was HighTower Advisors, adding an estimated $423K. The largest seller was Cetera Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $431K sold.
- 8 institutional investors held VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ) as of Q4 2014, unchanged from Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $3.08M of VanEck Merk Gold Trust stock for Q4 2014, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new VanEck Merk Gold Trust positions in Q4 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest VanEck Merk Gold Trust buyer in Q4 2014 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $423K added.
- The largest VanEck Merk Gold Trust seller in Q4 2014 was Cetera Advisors, an estimated $431K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.