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VanEck Merk Gold Trust

32 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.3M invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 15.46%15.46% (-0.01%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3332 (-1)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22M → $20.3M (-$1.64M)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 9

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 3

Holders
32
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-3.03%
% of All Funds
0.73%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
2
Increased
7
Reduced
9
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PHS
1
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$3.79M -$23.8K -2,000 -0.6%
SG Americas Securities
2
SG Americas Securities
New York
$3.5M
HighTower Advisors
3
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.94M -$142K -11,878 -5%
VF
4
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.96M +$1.21M +101,191 +153%
AG
5
Advisor Group
Arizona
$981K -$1.13M -94,889 -53%
FCH
6
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$953K -$175K -14,703 -15%
EWM
7
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$878K
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$746K -$128K -10,750 -14%
RJFSA
9
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$695K -$29.8K -2,500 -4%
SMC
10
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$631K -$88.6K -7,435 -12%
WP
11
WealthSource Partners
California
$610K +$22.6K +1,895 +4%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$589K +$31.6K +2,648 +6%
NL
13
NWAM LLC
Washington
$432K +$36.1K +3,030 +9%
SWP
14
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$329K -$197K -16,555 -37%
Jane Street
15
Jane Street
New York
$252K +$19K +1,595 +8%
WT
16
Whittier Trust
California
$241K
SFSG
17
Stearns Financial Services Group
North Carolina
$175K
IA
18
IFP Advisors
Florida
$137K -$10.7K -900 -7%
RJT
19
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$129K +$131K +10,980 New
DC
20
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$122K
MA
21
MUFG Americas
New York
$53K
Wells Fargo
22
Wells Fargo
California
$49K
UBS Group
23
UBS Group
Switzerland
$40K +$13.9K +1,166 +52%
LTFS
24
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$28K
WTC
25
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$23K