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VanEck Merk Gold Trust
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28 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.4M invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 1

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 7

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 27 → 28 (+1)

0.03% more ownership

Funds ownership: 15.28% → 15.31% (+0.03%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.8M → $19.4M (-$349K)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $18.1M

Holders
28
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+3.7%
% of All Funds
0.7%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
2
Increased
8
Reduced
7
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
$18.1M
Net Calls
-$18.1M
Net Calls Change
-$18.1M

Top Buyers

1
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$146K
2
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$130K
3
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
+$55.1K
4
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$43.6K
5
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
+$38K

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$210K
2
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
-$164K
3
AWE
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
-$163K
4
SWP
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
-$93.7K
5
RCAG
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
-$28.3K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PHS
1
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$3.54M -$164K -13,175 -4%
RJFSA
2
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$3.25M +$130K +10,425 +4%
HighTower Advisors
3
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.87M +$146K +11,766 +5%
AG
4
Advisor Group
Arizona
$2.32M -$1.14K -92 -0%
VF
5
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.53M +$43.6K +3,505 +3%
FCH
6
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$1.19M +$21.1K +1,694 +2%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$1.12M +$15.5K +1,244 +1%
EWM
8
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$920K – – –
SWP
9
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$479K -$93.7K -7,537 -16%
Jane Street
10
Jane Street
New York
$359K -$210K -16,872 -37%
SPC
11
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$344K +$2.36K +190 +0.7%
AI
12
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$329K +$38K +3,061 +13%
WT
13
Whittier Trust
California
$268K – – –
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$227K -$12.9K -1,035 -5%
IA
15
IFP Advisors
Florida
$176K +$55.1K +4,433 +45%
RCAG
16
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$155K -$28.3K -2,276 -15%
PAG
17
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$120K – – –
MA
18
MUFG Americas
New York
$55K – – –
UBS Group
19
UBS Group
Switzerland
$42K -$24.5K -1,972 -37%
GWM
20
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$42K – – –
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$30K – – –
WTC
22
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$25K – – –
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$14K +$13.7K +1,104 New
AWMS
24
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$5K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5K +$4.97K +400 New
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OUNZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

28 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $19.4M — down 1.8% from $19.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 2 funds opened new OUNZ positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 8 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was HighTower Advisors, adding an estimated $146K. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $210K.

  • 28 institutional investors held VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ) as of Q2 2017, up from 27 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $19.4M of VanEck Merk Gold Trust stock for Q2 2017, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new VanEck Merk Gold Trust positions in Q2 2017 and 1 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Merk Gold Trust buyer in Q2 2017 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $146K added.
  • The largest VanEck Merk Gold Trust seller in Q2 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $210K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.