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VanEck Merk Gold Trust
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24 hedge funds and large institutions have $43.5M invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

400% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 2

230% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.2M → $43.5M (+$30.3M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.52% less ownership

Funds ownership: 27.58% → 27.06% (-0.52%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 25 → 24 (-1)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
24
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-4%
% of All Funds
0.64%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
3
Increased
10
Reduced
2
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
EWM
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
+$992K
2
FCH
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
+$506K
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$382K
4
AWE
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
+$320K
5
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$310K

Top Sellers

1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.25M
2
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$264K
3
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$179K
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$29K
5
JFA
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
-$21K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AWE
1
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$29.5M +$320K +24,166 +1%
RJFSA
2
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$3.13M +$310K +23,420 +11%
HighTower Advisors
3
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.75M -$179K -13,529 -6%
AG
4
Advisor Group
Arizona
$2.5M +$94K +7,108 +4%
EWM
5
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$979K +$992K +75,020 New
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$865K +$47.6K +3,600 +6%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$793K +$382K +28,885 +84%
VF
8
Virtu Financial
New York
$608K -$1.25M -94,747 -67%
SWP
9
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$563K +$79.4K +6,000 +16%
FCH
10
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$499K +$506K +38,220 New
SPC
11
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$379K +$4.63K +350 +1%
WT
12
Whittier Trust
California
$285K +$91.3K +6,905 +46%
Creative Planning
13
Creative Planning
Kansas
$212K +$206K +15,565 +2,395%
PAG
14
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$126K – – –
MFS
15
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$108K – – –
MA
16
MUFG Americas
New York
$59K – – –
GWM
17
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$32K – – –
LTFS
18
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$32K +$31K +2,342 +2,342%
WTC
19
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$26K – – –
CFN
20
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$22K – – –
WEC
21
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$10.4K – – –
IA
22
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1K +$1.32K +100 New
VKH
23
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$264K -20,144 Closed
UBS Group
24
UBS Group
Switzerland
– -$29K -2,201 Closed
JFA
25
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
– -$21K -1,572 Closed
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OUNZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

24 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $43.5M — up 230% from $13.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of OUNZ and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 2 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Evercore Wealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $992K. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $1.25M.

  • 24 institutional investors held VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ) as of Q3 2016, down from 25 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $43.5M of VanEck Merk Gold Trust stock for Q3 2016, up 230% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new VanEck Merk Gold Trust positions in Q3 2016 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Merk Gold Trust buyer in Q3 2016 was Evercore Wealth Management, an estimated $992K added.
  • The largest VanEck Merk Gold Trust seller in Q3 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.25M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.