Exhibit 107
Calculation of Filing Fee Tables
S-3
(Form Type)
VanEck Merk Gold Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Table 1 - Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities
Security type | Security class title | Fee calculation or carry forward rule | Amount registered | Proposed maximum offering price per unit | Maximum aggregate offering price | Fee rate | Amount of registration fee | Carry forward form type | Carry forward file number | Carry forward initial effective date | Filing fee previously paid in connection with unsold securities to be carried forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Newly Registered Securities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fees to be paid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fees previously paid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carry Forward Securities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carry forward securities | Exchange-Traded Vehicle Securities | VanEck Merk Gold Shares | 415(a)(6) | 6,260,380 | $ | 17.03 | $ | 106,614,271.40 | S-3 | 333-238022 | 5/19/2020 | $ | 9,371.60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Offering Amounts | $ | 106,614,271.40 | —1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Fees Previously Paid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Fee Offsets | $ | 9,371.60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Fee Due | —1 |
1. | Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act, all of the securities registered hereunder are unsold VanEck Merk Gold Shares (Unsold Shares) previously registered on Registration Statement No. 333-238022 declared effective on May 19, 2020, (Prior Registration Statement), which shall expire effective May 19, 2023. Accordingly, the Registrant is filing this new Registration Statement for the purpose of continuing to provide the Registrant with the ability to sell VanEck Merk Gold Shares from time to time as covered by this Registration Statement. The Registrant has included in this Registration Statement the Unsold Shares registered pursuant to the Prior Registration Statement. Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act, the offering of Unsold Shares under the Prior Registration Statement will be deemed terminated as of the date of effectiveness of this Registration Statement. Pursuant to Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, the unutilized filing fees relating to the Unsold Shares may be applied to the filing fees payable pursuant to this Registration Statement. |
Table 2 - Fee Offset Claims and Sources
Registrant or filer name | Form or filing type | File number | Initial filing date | Filing date | Fee offset claimed | Security type associated with fee offset claimed | Security title associated with fee offset claimed | Unsold securities associated with fee offset claimed | Unsold aggregate offering amount associated with fee offset claimed | Fee paid with fee offset source | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rules 457(b) and 0-11(a)(2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fee Offset Claims | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fee Offset Sources | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rule 457(p) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fee Offset Claims | VanEck Merk Gold Trust | S-3 | 333-238022 | May 6, 2020 | $ | 9,371.60 | Exchange-Traded Vehicle Securities | VanEck Merk Gold Shares | 6,260,380 | $ | 106,614,271.40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fee Offset Sources | VanEck Merk Gold Trust | S-3 | 333-238022 | May 6, 2020 | $ | 9,371.60 |
1. | The registrant has terminated or completed any offering that included the unsold securities associated with the claimed offset under the Prior Registration Statement. |