VanEck Merk Gold ETF
OUNZ- Exchange
- NYSE
- Industry
- Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers
- SEC CIK
- 0001546652
No open-market purchases or sales by VanEck Merk Gold ETF insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 269 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $1.36B in total; no superinvestor holds it.
13F holders, Q2 2021
Institutional positions in VanEck Merk Gold ETF as of Jun 30, 2021. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works
- Institutional holders
- 90
- +2 vs. Q1 2021
- Shares held
- 7.28M
- +522.5K (+7.7%) vs. Q1 2021
- Total value
- $125.5M
- +$13.1M (+11.7%) vs. Q1 2021
- New holders
- 15
- 28 more added
- Sold out
- 13
- 25 more reduced
2 institutions that held it in Q1 2021 haven't filed for Q2 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q1 2021: new holders, sold out and not filed yet
Holders and value by quarter
Institutions reporting OUNZ on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 269 | $1.36B |
| Q1 2026 | 292 | $1.46B |
| Q4 2025 | 257 | $1.19B |
| Q3 2025 | 221 | $1.05B |
| Q2 2025 | 206 | $863.7M |
| Q1 2025 | 184 | $738.9M |
| Q4 2024 | 162 | $592.8M |
| Q3 2024 | 148 | $527.0M |
| Q2 2024 | 137 | $456.2M |
| Q1 2024 | 121 | $396.3M |
| Q4 2023 | 129 | $359.8M |
| Q3 2023 | 126 | $335.1M |
| Q2 2023 | 126 | $337.3M |
| Q1 2023 | 121 | $319.5M |
| Q4 2022 | 115 | $283.7M |
| Q3 2022 | 112 | $378.2M |
| Q2 2022 | 112 | $406.1M |
| Q1 2022 | 110 | $438.4M |
| Q4 2021 | 100 | $363.5M |
| Q3 2021 | 94 | $252.4M |
| Q2 2021 | 90 | $125.5M |
| Q1 2021 | 90 | $114.3M |
Institutions, Q2 2021
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding VanEck Merk Gold ETF; share changes are against Q1 2021.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcairn Co | 1,000,812 | $17.2M | 1.16% | +100,754+11.2% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 671,096 | $11.6M | 0.03% | +344,233+105.3% | Added |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 525,920 | $9.06M | 1.27% | −6,640−1.2% | Reduced |
| Barber Financial Group, Inc. | 425,498 | $7.33M | 1.00% | +14,935+3.6% | Added |
| Merk Investments LLC | 403,798 | $6.95M | 4.54% | −16,941−4.0% | Reduced |
| Raymond James & Associates | 384,490 | $6.62M | 0.01% | −4,272−1.1% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 329,942 | $5.68M | 0.02% | −22,337−6.3% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 292,779 | $5.04M | 0.01% | +10,601+3.8% | Added |
| White Pine Investment CO | 261,565 | $4.50M | 1.55% | +6,310+2.5% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 257,138 | $4.43M | 0.00% | +26,611+11.5% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 214,671 | $3.70M | 0.00% | +88,954+70.8% | Added |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 168,008 | $2.89M | 0.70% | −87−0.1% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 160,555 | $2.77M | 0.00% | +18,771+13.2% | Added |
| Sterling Investment Advisors, Ltd. | 153,090 | $2.64M | 0.77% | +14,125+10.2% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 149,169 | $2.57M | 0.00% | +149,169 | New |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 144,022 | $2.54M | 1.62% | +6,386+4.6% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 108,001 | $1.86M | 0.00% | −17,279−13.8% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 105,730 | $1.82M | 0.05% | −10,808−9.3% | Reduced |
| Lake Street Advisors Group, LLC | 79,641 | $1.36M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Knightsbridge Asset Management, LLC | 73,608 | $1.27M | 0.49% | +73,608 | New |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 63,357 | $1.09M | 0.03% | +5,568+9.6% | Added |
| Tower Wealth Partners, Inc. | 60,685 | $1.04M | 1.15% | −1,135−1.8% | Reduced |
| Wealthsource Partners, LLC | 59,092 | $1.02M | 0.09% | −2,274−3.7% | Reduced |
| Integrated Advisors Network LLC | 57,087 | $983.0K | 0.07% | −14,106−19.8% | Reduced |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 52,753 | $908.0K | 0.06% | +400+0.8% | Added |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 48,945 | $843.0K | 0.01% | +6,276+14.7% | Added |
| Terra Nova Asset Management LLC | 46,205 | $796.0K | 0.68% | +250+0.5% | Added |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 45,947 | $791.0K | 0.19% | +1,769+4.0% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 44,222 | $762.0K | 0.01% | +5,057+12.9% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 42,420 | $730.0K | 0.00% | +457+1.1% | Added |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC | 41,775 | $719.0K | 0.09% | +5,775+16.0% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 39,937 | $688.0K | 0.00% | −18,819−32.0% | Reduced |
| Ameritas Investment Company, LLC | 37,498 | $646.0K | 0.03% | +37,498 | New |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | 34,855 | $600.0K | 0.39% | +34,855 | New |
| Veracity Capital LLC | 31,668 | $545.0K | 0.13% | +405+1.3% | Added |
| Lyell Wealth Management, LP | 28,895 | $498.0K | 0.06% | +28,895 | New |
| Golden State Wealth Management, LLC | 27,588 | $475.0K | 0.10% | +280+1.0% | Added |
| Pathstone Family Office, LLC | 23,899 | $412.0K | 0.01% | +23,899 | New |
| Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC | 23,000 | $396.0K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Titus Wealth Management | 21,375 | $368.0K | 0.20% | −1,900−8.2% | Reduced |
| Private Portfolio Partners LLC | 21,058 | $362.6K | 0.11% | +90+0.4% | Added |
| CWM, LLC | 20,871 | $359.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Shufro Rose & Co LLC | 20,538 | $354.0K | 0.03% | +1,478+7.8% | Added |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 20,056 | $354.0K | 0.11% | +5,241+35.4% | Added |
| Truist Financial Corp | 19,269 | $332.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC | 19,117 | $329.0K | 0.03% | −1,917−9.1% | Reduced |
| Whittier Trust Co | 19,035 | $328.0K | 0.01% | −875−4.4% | Reduced |
| American Portfolios Advisors | 17,419 | $300.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 17,215 | $296.0K | 0.04% | −16,210−48.5% | Reduced |
| Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC | 16,227 | $276.0K | 0.10% | +16,227 | New |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 15,600 | $269.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| TCG Advisory Services, LLC | 15,326 | $264.0K | 0.07% | −5,327−25.8% | Reduced |
| Usca Ria LLC | 15,100 | $260.0K | 0.02% | −5,000−24.9% | Reduced |
| Spire Wealth Management | 14,910 | $257.0K | 0.01% | −2,023−11.9% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 14,269 | $246.0K | 0.00% | +2,424+20.5% | Added |
| HRT Financial LP | 14,123 | $243.0K | 0.00% | +14,123 | New |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | 13,743 | $237.0K | 0.01% | −61,776−81.8% | Reduced |
| Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory, LLC | 13,635 | $235.0K | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 13,650 | $235.0K | 0.00% | +13,650 | New |
| Financial Advocates Investment Management | 13,377 | $230.0K | 0.02% | +2,577+23.9% | Added |
| Raymond James Trust N.A. | 12,610 | $217.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chartist Inc | 6,246 | $212.2K | 0.10% | +6,246 | New |
| Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC | 12,225 | $211.0K | 0.08% | +12,225 | New |
| Alexandria Capital, LLC | 12,135 | $209.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lehman & Derafelo Financial Resources LLC | 12,000 | $207.0K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fagan Associates, Inc. | 11,750 | $202.0K | 0.04% | +11,750 | New |
| Lincoln National Corp | 11,625 | $200.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ironsides Asset Advisors, LLC | 11,485 | $198.0K | 0.06% | −300−2.5% | Reduced |
| Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, LLC | 11,360 | $196.0K | 0.01% | −23,253−67.2% | Reduced |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 11,400 | $196.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hilltop Holdings Inc. | 10,994 | $189.0K | 0.02% | −264−2.3% | Reduced |
| Snider Financial Group | 10,532 | $186.0K | 0.09% | +10,532 | New |
| HM Payson & Co | 10,654 | $183.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Quarterback LLC | 8,634 | $149.0K | 0.09% | +8,634 | New |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 8,455 | $146.0K | 0.00% | −640−7.0% | Reduced |
| Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC | 5,600 | $96.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bartlett & Co. LLC | 5,600 | $96.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 4,928 | $85.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NEXT Financial Group, Inc | 4,900 | $84.0K | 0.01% | −42,500−89.7% | Reduced |
| MUFG Americas Holdings Corp | 4,504 | $78.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 4,175 | $72.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 3,672 | $63.0K | 0.00% | +1,400+61.6% | Added |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 3,573 | $62.0K | 0.00% | +885+32.9% | Added |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 2,575 | $44.0K | 0.00% | +575+28.7% | Added |
| Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC | 1,800 | $31.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cutler Group LP | 1,100 | $18.0K | 0.00% | −1−0.1% | Reduced |
| Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | 544 | $9.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advocacy Wealth Management Services, LLC | 386 | $7.00K | 0.00% | +386 | New |
| Newbridge Financial Services Group, Inc. | 150 | $3.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1 | $0 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −145,271−100.0% | Sold out |
| Financial & Tax Architects, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −65,969−100.0% | Sold out |
| WESPAC Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −40,385−100.0% | Sold out |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −19,596−100.0% | Sold out |
| Avantax Advisory Services, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −16,526−100.0% | Sold out |
| Security National Bank | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −11,188−100.0% | Sold out |
| UBS Group AG | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,542−100.0% | Sold out |
| Valeo Financial Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,534−100.0% | Sold out |
| Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,898−100.0% | Sold out |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −800−100.0% | Sold out |