VanEck Merk Gold Trust
OUNZ
8 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.48M invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
143% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.08M → $7.48M (+$4.4M)
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 2
6.58% more ownership
Funds ownership: 5.27% → 11.85% (+6.6%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 8 → 8 (0)
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$228K |
| 2 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
-$4K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
| $4.34M | +$3.43M | +282,168 | +329% |
|
2
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
| $2.34M | +$752K | +61,924 | +45% |
|
|
MFS
3
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| $418K | +$431K | +35,460 | New |
|
|
RJA
4
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
| $268K | +$276K | +22,735 | New |
|
|
WTC
5
WhitTier Trust Company
Reno,
Nevada
| $106K | – | – | – |
|
6
Canada Life
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada
| $8K | – | – | – |
|
|
BCMIO
7
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
| $3K | +$3.52K | +290 | New |
|
|
8
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$228K | -19,319 | Closed |
|
|
LTFS
9
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$4K | -380 | Closed |
|
OUNZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
8 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $7.48M — up 143% from $3.08M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new OUNZ positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 2 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $3.43M. The largest seller was UBS Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $228K sold.
- 8 institutional investors held VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ) as of Q1 2015, unchanged from Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $7.48M of VanEck Merk Gold Trust stock for Q1 2015, up 143% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new VanEck Merk Gold Trust positions in Q1 2015 and 2 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest VanEck Merk Gold Trust buyer in Q1 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $3.43M added.
- The largest VanEck Merk Gold Trust seller in Q1 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $228K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.