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VanEck Merk Gold Trust

90 hedge funds and large institutions have $115M invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 14

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8690 (+4)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 25

0.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 25.84%26.55% (+0.71%)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $115M → $115M (+$155K)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $2K

Holders
90
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+4.65%
% of All Funds
1.58%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
18
Increased
27
Reduced
25
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
$2K
Net Calls
-$2K
Net Calls Change
-$9K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
P
1
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$15M +$8.97M +513,712 +133%
PHS
2
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$8.86M +$1.44M +82,540 +18%
MI
3
Merk Investments
California
$7M -$1.21M -69,259 -14%
BFG
4
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
$6.83M +$1.01M +57,997 +16%
RJA
5
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$6.46M +$2.37M +135,667 +54%
HighTower Advisors
6
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$5.86M +$6.15M +352,279 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
7
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$5.43M +$5.71M +326,863 New
RJFSA
8
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$4.69M -$1.13M -64,438 -19%
WPIC
9
White Pine Investment Company
Michigan
$4.25M +$140K +8,015 +3%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.83M -$182K -10,445 -4%
PP
11
PDS Planning
Ohio
$2.79M
IMC Chicago
12
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$2.42M +$2.54M +145,271 New
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.36M +$281K +16,086 +13%
SIAP
14
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$2.31M +$604K +34,550 +33%
CWA
15
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
$2.29M +$12.2K +700 +0.5%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$2.09M +$519K +29,726 +31%
Osaic Holdings
17
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$2.08M -$137K -7,823 -6%
SWP
18
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.94M -$214K -12,276 -10%
LSAG
19
Lake Street Advisors Group
New Hampshire
$1.32M
FTUS
20
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.26M -$1.6M -91,569 -55%
SBSB
21
Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blaney
Virginia
$1.25M +$128K +7,341 +11%
IAN
22
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$1.18M -$56K -3,204 -4%
FTA
23
Financial & Tax Architects
Missouri
$1.1M +$1.15M +65,969 New
VC
24
Veracity Capital
Georgia
$1.04M +$54.3K +3,108 +5%
TWP
25
Tower Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$1.03M +$68.2K +3,904 +7%

OUNZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

90 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $115M — up 0.14% from $115M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new OUNZ positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Pitcairn, adding an estimated $8.97M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.5M sold.

  • 90 institutional investors held VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ) as of Q1 2021, up from 86 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $115M of VanEck Merk Gold Trust stock for Q1 2021, up 0.14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new VanEck Merk Gold Trust positions in Q1 2021 and 14 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Merk Gold Trust buyer in Q1 2021 was Pitcairn, an estimated $8.97M added.
  • The largest VanEck Merk Gold Trust seller in Q1 2021 was Jane Street, an estimated $10.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.