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VanEck Merk Gold Trust
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Overview Fund Activity

23 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.7M invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

Holders
23
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-11.54%
% of All Funds
0.52%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
2
Increased
7
Reduced
4
Closed
5
Calls
$4.88M
Puts
$129K
Net Calls
+$4.75M
Net Calls Change
+$4.75M

Top Buyers

1
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
$4.44M
2
SMC
2
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$817K
3
PHS
3
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$3.83M
4
SWP
4
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$568K
5
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$54K

Top Sellers

1
SPC
1
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$0
2
AI
2
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$0
3
RJFSA
3
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$3.02M
4
PAG
4
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$0
5
IA
5
IFP Advisors
Florida
$150K
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
$4.44M 345,484 +284,852 +470%
PHS
2
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$3.83M 297,850 +9,250 +3%
HighTower Advisors
3
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.35M 261,485 +1,448 +0.6%
RJFSA
4
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$3.02M 234,905 -12,543 -5%
AG
5
Advisor Group
Arizona
$2.46M 191,021 +3,592 +2%
FCH
6
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$1.25M 97,240 -300 -0.3%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$1.18M 91,540 -1,348 -1%
EWM
8
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$964K 75,020 – –
SMC
9
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$817K 63,580 +21,580 +51%
SWP
10
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$568K 44,200 +5,106 +13%
WT
11
Whittier Trust
California
$265K 20,585 – –
SFSG
12
Stearns Financial Services Group
North Carolina
$192K 14,924 +3,114 +26%
IA
13
IFP Advisors
Florida
$150K 11,700 -4,200 -26%
MA
14
MUFG Americas
New York
$58K 4,504 – –
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$54K 4,175 +4,175 New
GWM
16
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$44K 3,450 – –
LTFS
17
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$31K 2,442 – –
WTC
18
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$26K 2,000 – –
WAP
19
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$10K 800 – –
MA
20
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$4K 300 +300 New
RFM
21
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$3K 237 – –
SPC
22
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
– – -25,962 Closed
AI
23
Atria Investments
North Carolina
– – -24,128 Closed
PAG
24
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– – -10,000 Closed
AWMS
25
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
– – -772 Closed
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