VanEck Merk Gold Trust
OUNZ
115 hedge funds and large institutions have $284M invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
49,600% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $994K | Put options by funds: $2K
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 14
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 112 → 115 (+3)
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 32
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)
16.61% less ownership
Funds ownership: 63.82% → 47.21% (-17%)
25% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $378M → $284M (-$94.5M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EPAM
Euro Pacific Asset Management
Dorado,
Puerto Rico
|
+$2.4M |
| 2 |
MCC
Money Concepts Capital
Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida
|
+$2.18M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$2.07M |
| 4 |
CAN
Cetera Advisor Networks
El Segundo,
California
|
+$1.91M |
| 5 |
SIC
Samalin Investment Counsel
Chappaqua,
New York
|
+$1.53M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$56.1M |
| 2 |
OPS
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
-$56.1M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$9.38M |
| 4 |
MI
Merk Investments
Menlo Park,
California
|
-$4.9M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$2.88M |
OUNZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
115 of the 6,237 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $284M — down 25% from $378M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new OUNZ positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Euro Pacific Asset Management, adding an estimated $2.4M. The largest seller was Brinker Capital Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $56.1M sold.
- 115 institutional investors held VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ) as of Q4 2022, up from 112 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $284M of VanEck Merk Gold Trust stock for Q4 2022, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new VanEck Merk Gold Trust positions in Q4 2022 and 14 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest VanEck Merk Gold Trust buyer in Q4 2022 was Euro Pacific Asset Management, an estimated $2.4M added.
- The largest VanEck Merk Gold Trust seller in Q4 2022 was Brinker Capital Investments, an estimated $56.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.