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, Q3 2021
Institutional positions in VanEck Merk Gold ETF as of Sep 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
- 94
- +6 vs. Q2 2021
- Shares held
- 14.8M
- +7.52M (+103.9%) vs. Q2 2021
- Total value
- $252.4M
- +$127.5M (+102.1%) vs. Q2 2021
- New holders
- 14
- 34 more added
- Sold out
- 8
- 21 more reduced
2 institutions that held it in Q2 2021 haven't filed for Q3 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q2 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, Q3 2021
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding VanEck Merk Gold ETF; share changes are against Q2 2021.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burleson & Company, LLC | 20 | $0 | 0.00% | +20 | New |
| Newbridge Financial Services Group, Inc. | 150 | $3.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Morgan Stanley | 182 | $3.00K | 0.00% | +182 | New |
| Group One Trading, L.P. | 300 | $5.00K | 0.00% | +300 | New |
| Bank of America Corp | 345 | $6.00K | 0.00% | +345 | New |
| Advocacy Wealth Management Services, LLC | 386 | $7.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cutler Group LP | 600 | $10.0K | 0.00% | −500−45.5% | Reduced |
| Macroview Investment Management LLC | 1,000 | $17.0K | 0.02% | +1,000 | New |
| Covington Capital Management | 1,425 | $24.0K | 0.00% | +1,425 | New |
| Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC | 1,800 | $31.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 2,575 | $44.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 3,172 | $54.0K | 0.00% | −500−13.6% | Reduced |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 3,535 | $60.0K | 0.00% | −38−1.1% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 4,175 | $71.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MUFG Americas Holdings Corp | 4,504 | $77.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NEXT Financial Group, Inc | 4,800 | $82.0K | 0.01% | −100−2.0% | Reduced |
| Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC | 5,600 | $95.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bartlett & Co. LLC | 5,600 | $96.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 8,455 | $144.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Quarterback LLC | 8,634 | $148.0K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 10,260 | $175.0K | 0.00% | +5,332+108.2% | Added |
| HM Payson & Co | 10,654 | $182.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Snider Financial Group | 10,532 | $183.0K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 11,400 | $195.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG | 11,712 | $200.0K | 0.00% | +11,712 | New |
| Lincoln National Corp | 11,780 | $201.0K | 0.00% | +155+1.3% | Added |
| Alexandria Capital, LLC | 12,135 | $207.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Raymond James Trust N.A. | 12,152 | $208.0K | 0.01% | −458−3.6% | Reduced |
| Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC | 12,225 | $209.0K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory, LLC | 13,635 | $233.0K | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 13,940 | $238.0K | 0.04% | −3,275−19.0% | Reduced |
| Private Portfolio Partners LLC | 14,141 | $241.7K | 0.07% | −6,917−32.8% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 14,369 | $246.0K | 0.00% | +100+0.7% | Added |
| Spire Wealth Management | 14,910 | $255.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lehman & Derafelo Financial Resources LLC | 15,000 | $256.0K | 0.08% | +3,000+25.0% | Added |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC | 15,100 | $258.0K | 0.01% | +15,100 | New |
| TCG Advisory Services, LLC | 15,166 | $259.0K | 0.07% | −160−1.0% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 15,150 | $259.0K | 0.00% | +1,500+11.0% | Added |
| Golden State Wealth Management, LLC | 15,350 | $262.0K | 0.06% | −12,238−44.4% | Reduced |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 15,600 | $267.0K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| American Portfolios Advisors | 17,419 | $297.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mariner, LLC | 17,880 | $306.0K | 0.00% | +17,880 | New |
| Financial Advocates Investment Management | 18,361 | $314.0K | 0.02% | +4,984+37.3% | Added |
| Whittier Trust Co | 19,035 | $325.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC | 19,117 | $327.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Truist Financial Corp | 19,416 | $332.0K | 0.00% | +147+0.8% | Added |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 20,056 | $343.0K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Titus Wealth Management | 20,745 | $356.0K | 0.19% | −630−2.9% | Reduced |
| Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC | 21,217 | $361.0K | 0.18% | +4,990+30.8% | Added |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 21,850 | $373.0K | 0.03% | −30,903−58.6% | Reduced |
| Shufro Rose & Co LLC | 22,215 | $380.0K | 0.03% | +1,677+8.2% | Added |
| Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC | 23,000 | $394.0K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pathstone Family Office, LLC | 23,899 | $408.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Veracity Capital LLC | 28,155 | $481.0K | 0.21% | −3,513−11.1% | Reduced |
| Lyell Wealth Management, LP | 28,895 | $494.0K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Financial & Tax Architects, LLC | 34,053 | $582.0K | 0.27% | +34,053 | New |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | 35,801 | $612.0K | 0.02% | +22,058+160.5% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 35,943 | $614.0K | 0.00% | −3,994−10.0% | Reduced |
| WESPAC Advisors, LLC | 40,385 | $690.0K | 0.43% | +40,385 | New |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 41,934 | $717.0K | 0.01% | −2,288−5.2% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 42,271 | $722.0K | 0.00% | −149−0.4% | Reduced |
| Ameritas Investment Company, LLC | 43,450 | $743.0K | 0.03% | +5,952+15.9% | Added |
| NewSquare Capital LLC | 46,920 | $802.0K | 0.09% | +46,920 | New |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 50,538 | $864.0K | 0.01% | +1,593+3.3% | Added |
| Terra Nova Asset Management LLC | 55,115 | $942.0K | 0.76% | +8,910+19.3% | Added |
| Integrated Advisors Network LLC | 56,466 | $965.0K | 0.06% | −621−1.1% | Reduced |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC | 57,189 | $977.0K | 0.12% | +15,414+36.9% | Added |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | 57,210 | $978.0K | 0.64% | +22,355+64.1% | Added |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 59,269 | $1.01M | 0.26% | +13,322+29.0% | Added |
| Tower Wealth Partners, Inc. | 61,601 | $1.05M | 1.11% | +916+1.5% | Added |
| Wealthsource Partners, LLC | 62,087 | $1.06M | 0.09% | +2,995+5.1% | Added |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 64,717 | $1.11M | 0.03% | +1,360+2.1% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 74,321 | $1.27M | 0.00% | −74,848−50.2% | Reduced |
| HRT Financial LP | 108,081 | $1.85M | 0.01% | +93,958+665.3% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 115,345 | $1.97M | 0.05% | +9,615+9.1% | Added |
| Knightsbridge Asset Management, LLC | 147,364 | $2.52M | 0.89% | +73,756+100.2% | Added |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 146,456 | $2.52M | 1.53% | +2,434+1.7% | Added |
| Sterling Investment Advisors, Ltd. | 163,365 | $2.79M | 0.83% | +10,275+6.7% | Added |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 167,779 | $2.87M | 0.66% | −229−0.1% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 196,042 | $3.35M | 0.00% | +35,487+22.1% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 243,189 | $4.16M | 0.00% | +28,518+13.3% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 263,108 | $4.50M | 0.00% | +5,970+2.3% | Added |
| White Pine Investment CO | 264,975 | $4.53M | 1.58% | +3,410+1.3% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 285,583 | $4.88M | 0.01% | +177,582+164.4% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 309,995 | $5.30M | 0.01% | +17,216+5.9% | Added |
| Raymond James & Associates | 321,902 | $5.50M | 0.00% | −62,588−16.3% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 326,747 | $5.59M | 0.01% | −3,195−1.0% | Reduced |
| Merk Investments LLC | 414,726 | $7.09M | 5.37% | +10,928+2.7% | Added |
| Barber Financial Group, Inc. | 466,089 | $7.96M | 1.03% | +40,591+9.5% | Added |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 528,688 | $9.04M | 1.30% | +2,768+0.5% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 657,484 | $11.2M | 0.03% | −13,612−2.0% | Reduced |
| Pitcairn Co | 1,096,620 | $18.7M | 1.29% | +95,808+9.6% | Added |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 3,491,464 | $59.7M | 0.94% | +3,491,464 | New |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC | 3,491,464 | $59.7M | 2.19% | +3,491,464 | New |
| Lake Street Advisors Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −79,641−100.0% | Sold out |
| Chartist Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,246−100.0% | Sold out |
| Fagan Associates, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −11,750−100.0% | Sold out |
| Ironsides Asset Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −11,485−100.0% | Sold out |
| Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −11,360−100.0% | Sold out |
| Hilltop Holdings Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,994−100.0% | Sold out |