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VanEck Merk Gold Trust
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Overview Fund Activity

28 hedge funds and large institutions have $14M invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

Holders
28
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.7%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
7
Reduced
3
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
PHS
1
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$1.21M
2
Janney Montgomery Scott
2
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$626K
3
FCH
3
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$1.01M
4
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$1.03M
5
HighTower Advisors
5
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.47M

Top Sellers

1
AWE
1
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$321K
2
RJA
2
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$0
3
VF
3
Virtu Financial
New York
$0
4
Creative Planning
4
Creative Planning
Kansas
$0
5
WT
5
Whittier Trust
California
$159K
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
RJFSA
1
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.75M 241,695 +1,995 +0.8%
HighTower Advisors
2
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.47M 216,863 +5,914 +3%
AG
3
Advisor Group
Arizona
$2.24M 196,593 +5,063 +3%
PHS
4
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$1.21M 106,300 +106,300 New
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$1.03M 90,164 +27,023 +43%
FCH
6
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$1.01M 89,065 +50,845 +133%
EWM
7
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$854K 75,020 – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
8
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$626K 55,000 +55,000 New
SWP
9
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$542K 47,572 +4,446 +10%
AWE
10
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$321K 28,205 -2,231,861 -99%
SPC
11
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$291K 25,547 -3,463 -12%
WT
12
Whittier Trust
California
$159K 13,995 -7,875 -36%
PAG
13
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$118K 10,000 – –
MFS
14
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$94K 8,250 – –
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$67K 5,875 +5,875 New
MA
16
MUFG Americas
New York
$51K 4,504 – –
GWM
17
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$34K 3,000 +500 +20%
LTFS
18
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$28K 2,442 – –
JWM
19
Janiczek Wealth Management
Colorado
$25K 2,204 +2,204 New
WTC
20
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$23K 2,000 – –
JFA
21
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$18K 1,572 +1,572 New
WEC
22
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$9.11K 800 – –
AWMS
23
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$4K 386 +386 New
ACS
24
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$3K 150 +150 New
RFM
25
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$2K 237 +237 New
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