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VanEck Merk Gold Trust
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26 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.1M invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.91% less ownership

Funds ownership: 15.31% → 14.4% (-0.91%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.4M → $19.1M (-$297K)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 28 → 26 (-2)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 6

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 5

Holders
26
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-7.14%
% of All Funds
0.65%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
5
Reduced
6
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
SMC
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
+$530K
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$325K
3
SFSG
Stearns Financial Services Group
North Carolina
+$149K
4
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
+$19.8K
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$16.4K

Top Sellers

1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$810K
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$359K
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$227K
4
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$222K
5
RCAG
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
-$155K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PHS
1
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$3.65M – – –
HighTower Advisors
2
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.29M +$325K +25,707 +11%
RJFSA
3
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$3.13M -$222K -17,550 -7%
AG
4
Advisor Group
Arizona
$2.37M -$25.7K -2,036 -1%
FCH
5
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$1.23M +$4.67K +370 +0.4%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$1.17M +$16.4K +1,300 +1%
EWM
7
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$948K – – –
VF
8
Virtu Financial
New York
$766K -$810K -64,118 -51%
SMC
9
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$530K +$530K +42,000 New
SWP
10
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$494K – – –
SPC
11
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$328K -$26.2K -2,075 -7%
AI
12
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$305K -$34.5K -2,730 -10%
WT
13
Whittier Trust
California
$260K -$16.2K -1,285 -6%
IA
14
IFP Advisors
Florida
$201K +$19.8K +1,567 +11%
SFSG
15
Stearns Financial Services Group
North Carolina
$149K +$149K +11,810 New
PAG
16
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$127K – – –
MA
17
MUFG Americas
New York
$57K – – –
GWM
18
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$43K – – –
LTFS
19
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$31K – – –
WTC
20
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$25K – – –
AWMS
21
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$10K +$4.87K +386 +100%
WAP
22
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$10K +$10.1K +800 New
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5K – – –
RFM
24
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$2K – – –
Jane Street
25
Jane Street
New York
– -$359K -29,255 Closed
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OUNZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

26 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $19.1M — down 1.5% from $19.4M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of OUNZ and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 6 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.

The largest buyer was Smith, Moore & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $530K. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $810K.

  • 26 institutional investors held VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ) as of Q3 2017, down from 28 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $19.1M of VanEck Merk Gold Trust stock for Q3 2017, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new VanEck Merk Gold Trust positions in Q3 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Merk Gold Trust buyer in Q3 2017 was Smith, Moore & Co, an estimated $530K added.
  • The largest VanEck Merk Gold Trust seller in Q3 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $810K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.