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Van Eck Merk Gold Trust
Raymond James OUNZ ETF Conference Call
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Raymond James Call Featuring VanEck and Axel Merk, Merk Investments
Gold in Today's Economic Environment
Axel Merk, President and CIO of Merk Investments, Manager of the Merk
Funds, is an authority on currencies and a pioneer in the use of strategic
currency investing to seek diversification and portable alpha. In this call, Mr.
Merk will explain how to use gold during a bear market and an environment
marked by slowing global growth. He will also discuss the Van Eck Merk
Gold Trust (OUNZ): The Gold ETF that Delivers.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 2:00 PM (ET)
U.S. Toll Free: 1.800.723.6604
Conference ID: 8335245
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IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE
Raymond James OUNZ ETF Conference Call
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. Before investing, you should
carefully consider the Van Eck Merk Gold Trust's (the “Trust”) investment objectives, risks,
charges and expenses. This and other information is in the prospectus, a copy of which may be
obtained by visiting vaneck.com/ounz or calling 800.826.2333. Please read the prospectus
carefully before you invest.
Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. The Trust is not an investment company
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a commodity pool for the purposes of the
Commodity Exchange Act. Shares of the Trust are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as
mutual funds. Because shares of the Trust are intended to reflect the price of the gold held in the Trust,
the market price of the shares is subject to fluctuations similar to those affecting gold prices.
Additionally, shares of the Trust are bought and sold at market price, not at net asset value (“NAV”).
Brokerage commissions will reduce returns.
The request for redemption of shares for gold is subject to a number of risks including but not limited to
the potential for the price of gold to decline during the time between the submission of the request and
delivery. Delivery may take a considerable amount of time depending on your location. Commodities
and commodity-index linked securities may be affected by changes in overall market movements and
other factors such as weather, disease, embargoes, or political and regulatory developments, as well as
trading activity of speculators and arbitrageurs in the underlying commodities.
Commodities and commodity-index linked securities may be affected by changes in overall market
movements and other factors such as weather, disease, embargoes, or political and regulatory
developments, as well as trading activity of speculators and arbitrageurs in the underlying commodities.
The sponsor of the Trust is Merk Investments LLC (the “Sponsor”). Van Eck Securities Corporation and
Foreside Fund Services, LLC, provide marketing services to the Trust.
Trust shares trade like stocks, are subject to investment risk and will fluctuate in market value. The
value of Trust shares relates directly to the value of the gold held by the Trust (less its expenses), and
fluctuations in the price of gold could materially and adversely affect an investment in the shares. The
price received upon the sale of the shares, which trade at market price, may be more or less than the
value of the gold represented by them. The Trust does not generate any income, and as the Trust
regularly issues shares to pay for the Sponsor’s ongoing expenses, the amount of gold represented by
each Share will decline over time. Investing involves risk, and you could lose money on an investment
in the Trust. For a more complete discussion of the risk factors relative to the Trust, carefully read the
prospectus.
Van Eck Securities Corporation
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New York, NY 10017
800.826.2333
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