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VanEck Merk Gold Trust

86 hedge funds and large institutions have $115M invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

113% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 8

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 18

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $98.4M → $115M (+$16.3M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7886 (+8)

1.52% more ownership

Funds ownership: 24.32%25.84% (+1.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
86
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+10.26%
% of All Funds
1.52%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
17
Increased
26
Reduced
18
Closed
8
Calls
$7K
Puts
Net Calls
+$7K
Net Calls Change
+$8K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Jane Street
1
Jane Street
New York
$10.5M +$10.4M +567,033 New
MI
2
Merk Investments
California
$9.07M -$418K -22,864 -4%
PHS
3
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$8.33M +$6.59M +359,970 +400%
P
4
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$7.16M -$4.59M -251,092 -39%
BFG
5
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
$6.53M +$5.08M +277,751 +371%
RJFSA
6
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$6.42M -$661K -36,136 -9%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.69M -$287K -15,690 -6%
WPIC
8
White Pine Investment Company
Michigan
$4.58M +$70.6K +3,860 +2%
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.41M -$571K -31,208 -11%
PP
10
PDS Planning
Ohio
$3.11M +$464K +25,367 +18%
FTUS
11
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$3.09M +$3.06M +167,088 New
Osaic Holdings
12
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$2.46M +$75.7K +4,139 +3%
CWA
13
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
$2.45M
SWP
14
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$2.39M +$1.65M +90,222 +234%
Envestnet Asset Management
15
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.33M +$216K +11,828 +10%
VanEck Associates
16
VanEck Associates
New York
$2.06M +$2.03M +111,008 New
SIAP
17
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$1.93M +$315K +17,225 +20%
SPC
18
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.86M +$950K +51,920 +107%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$1.78M +$481K +26,309 +38%
AWM
20
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$1.73M -$256K -13,972 -13%
LSAG
21
Lake Street Advisors Group
New Hampshire
$1.48M
IAN
22
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$1.38M -$230K -12,585 -14%
SBSB
23
Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blaney
Virginia
$1.25M +$117K +6,394 +10%
HH
24
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$1.13M -$59K -3,225 -5%
VC
25
Veracity Capital
Georgia
$1.1M -$141K -7,708 -11%

OUNZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

86 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $115M — up 17% from $98.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new OUNZ positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.4M. The largest seller was HighTower Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.59M sold.

  • 86 institutional investors held VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ) as of Q4 2020, up from 78 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $115M of VanEck Merk Gold Trust stock for Q4 2020, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new VanEck Merk Gold Trust positions in Q4 2020 and 8 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Merk Gold Trust buyer in Q4 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $10.4M added.
  • The largest VanEck Merk Gold Trust seller in Q4 2020 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $5.59M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.