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, Q4 2021
Institutional positions in VanEck Merk Gold ETF as of Dec 31, 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
- 100
- +9 vs. Q3 2021
- Shares held
- 20.5M
- +5.78M (+39.3%) vs. Q3 2021
- Total value
- $363.5M
- +$112.2M (+44.6%) vs. Q3 2021
- New holders
- 23
- 29 more added
- Sold out
- 14
- 22 more reduced
3 institutions that held it in Q3 2021 haven't filed for Q4 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q3 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, Q4 2021
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding VanEck Merk Gold ETF; share changes are against Q3 2021.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Capital Management LLC | 4,647,771 | $82.6M | 33.76% | +4,647,771 | New |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 3,491,464 | $62.1M | 0.90% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC | 3,491,464 | $62.1M | 2.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pitcairn Co | 881,353 | $15.7M | 1.01% | −215,267−19.6% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 655,768 | $11.7M | 0.03% | −1,716−0.3% | Reduced |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 556,318 | $9.89M | 1.35% | +27,630+5.2% | Added |
| Barber Financial Group, Inc. | 489,688 | $8.71M | 1.05% | +23,599+5.1% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 434,446 | $7.72M | 0.01% | +191,257+78.6% | Added |
| Merk Investments LLC | 419,414 | $7.46M | 5.10% | +4,688+1.1% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 344,934 | $6.13M | 0.01% | +18,187+5.6% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 313,684 | $5.58M | 0.01% | +3,689+1.2% | Added |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 299,184 | $5.32M | 4.24% | +299,184 | New |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 288,974 | $5.14M | 0.01% | +3,391+1.2% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 290,551 | $5.12M | 0.00% | +27,443+10.4% | Added |
| Raymond James & Associates | 285,663 | $5.08M | 0.00% | −36,239−11.3% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 242,749 | $4.32M | 0.00% | +46,707+23.8% | Added |
| SFG Wealth Management, LLC. | 189,966 | $3.38M | 3.00% | +189,966 | New |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 179,670 | $3.19M | 0.01% | +143,727+399.9% | Added |
| Starfox Financial Services, LLC | 177,203 | $3.17M | 2.77% | +177,203 | New |
| Sterling Investment Advisors, Ltd. | 174,515 | $3.10M | 0.87% | +11,150+6.8% | Added |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 167,778 | $2.98M | 0.57% | −10.0% | Reduced |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 162,323 | $2.89M | 0.15% | +162,323 | New |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 150,949 | $2.68M | 0.01% | +150,949 | New |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 150,786 | $2.68M | 1.56% | +4,330+3.0% | Added |
| White Pine Investment CO | 114,071 | $2.03M | 0.67% | −150,904−57.0% | Reduced |
| Knightsbridge Asset Management, LLC | 92,558 | $1.65M | 0.55% | −54,806−37.2% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 91,135 | $1.62M | 0.04% | −24,210−21.0% | Reduced |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 83,847 | $1.52M | 0.34% | +24,578+41.5% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 73,321 | $1.30M | 0.00% | −1,000−1.3% | Reduced |
| Tower Wealth Partners, Inc. | 61,713 | $1.10M | 1.11% | +112+0.2% | Added |
| Financial & Tax Architects, LLC | 61,637 | $1.10M | 0.45% | +27,584+81.0% | Added |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | 61,410 | $1.09M | 0.66% | +4,200+7.3% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 60,503 | $1.08M | 0.02% | +18,569+44.3% | Added |
| Wealthsource Partners, LLC | 59,713 | $1.06M | 0.09% | −2,374−3.8% | Reduced |
| NewSquare Capital LLC | 58,200 | $1.03M | 0.11% | +11,280+24.0% | Added |
| Integrated Advisors Network LLC | 56,466 | $1.00M | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 56,336 | $1.00M | 0.04% | +56,336 | New |
| Terra Nova Asset Management LLC | 55,695 | $990.0K | 0.74% | +580+1.1% | Added |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 55,219 | $982.0K | 0.08% | +55,219 | New |
| Umb Bank N A | 54,745 | $973.0K | 0.01% | +54,745 | New |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC | 50,700 | $901.0K | 0.10% | −6,489−11.3% | Reduced |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 46,425 | $826.0K | 0.00% | +46,425 | New |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 44,757 | $796.0K | 0.00% | +2,486+5.9% | Added |
| WESPAC Advisors, LLC | 40,385 | $718.0K | 0.48% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 36,131 | $642.0K | 0.02% | −28,586−44.2% | Reduced |
| Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC | 30,360 | $540.0K | 0.35% | +9,143+43.1% | Added |
| Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC | 29,000 | $516.0K | 0.11% | +29,000 | New |
| Lyell Wealth Management, LP | 28,895 | $514.0K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mariner, LLC | 23,392 | $416.0K | 0.00% | +5,512+30.8% | Added |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 23,356 | $415.0K | 0.12% | +3,300+16.5% | Added |
| Veracity Capital LLC | 23,052 | $410.0K | 0.16% | −5,103−18.1% | Reduced |
| Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC | 23,000 | $409.0K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Shufro Rose & Co LLC | 22,204 | $395.0K | 0.03% | −110.0% | Reduced |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 21,850 | $388.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smart Money Group LLC | 19,370 | $344.0K | 0.22% | +19,370 | New |
| Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC | 19,117 | $340.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Whittier Trust Co | 19,035 | $338.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 19,000 | $338.0K | 0.00% | +19,000 | New |
| Mather Group, LLC. | 18,077 | $321.0K | 0.01% | +18,077 | New |
| Lehman & Derafelo Financial Resources LLC | 17,800 | $316.0K | 0.10% | +2,800+18.7% | Added |
| Truist Financial Corp | 17,579 | $313.0K | 0.00% | −1,837−9.5% | Reduced |
| American Portfolios Advisors | 17,419 | $309.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Spire Wealth Management | 17,279 | $307.0K | 0.01% | +2,369+15.9% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 17,175 | $305.0K | 0.00% | +2,025+13.4% | Added |
| CWM, LLC | 15,645 | $278.0K | 0.00% | +15,645 | New |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 15,600 | $277.0K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 15,342 | $273.0K | 0.00% | +973+6.8% | Added |
| TCG Advisory Services, LLC | 14,089 | $251.0K | 0.06% | −1,077−7.1% | Reduced |
| Golden State Wealth Management, LLC | 13,965 | $248.0K | 0.04% | −1,385−9.0% | Reduced |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 13,940 | $248.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory, LLC | 13,635 | $242.0K | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Portfolio Partners LLC | 12,474 | $221.8K | 0.06% | −1,667−11.8% | Reduced |
| Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC | 12,275 | $218.0K | 0.07% | +50+0.4% | Added |
| Chartist Inc | 6,646 | $212.9K | 0.10% | +6,646 | New |
| Lincoln National Corp | 11,780 | $209.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 11,400 | $203.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HM Payson & Co | 10,654 | $189.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Snider Financial Group | 10,532 | $185.0K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Raymond James Trust N.A. | 10,141 | $180.0K | 0.01% | −2,011−16.5% | Reduced |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 6,306 | $112.0K | 0.03% | +6,306 | New |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 5,332 | $95.0K | 0.00% | −4,928−48.0% | Reduced |
| NEXT Financial Group, Inc | 4,800 | $85.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MUFG Americas Holdings Corp | 4,504 | $80.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC | 4,378 | $78.0K | 0.03% | +4,378 | New |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 3,575 | $64.0K | 0.00% | +1,000+38.8% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 3,179 | $57.0K | 0.00% | −8,533−72.9% | Reduced |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 3,172 | $56.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 2,035 | $36.0K | 0.00% | −1,500−42.4% | Reduced |
| Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC | 1,800 | $32.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1,727 | $31.0K | 0.00% | −2,448−58.6% | Reduced |
| Covington Capital Management | 1,425 | $25.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Macroview Investment Management LLC | 1,000 | $18.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advocacy Wealth Management Services, LLC | 386 | $7.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC | 366 | $7.00K | 0.00% | +366 | New |
| Newbridge Financial Services Group, Inc. | 150 | $3.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 200 | $3.00K | 0.00% | +200 | New |
| Selective Wealth Management, Inc. | 65 | $1.00K | 0.00% | +65 | New |
| Burleson & Company, LLC | 20 | $0 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1 | $0 | 0.00% | +1 | New |
| Castleview Partners, LLC | 45,801 | – | – | +45,801 | New |