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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burleson & Company, LLC | 20 | $0 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1 | $0 | 0.00% | +1 | New |
| Selective Wealth Management, Inc. | 65 | $1.00K | 0.00% | +65 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Macroview Investment Management LLC | 1,000 | $18.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Covington Capital Management | 1,425 | $25.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1,727 | $31.0K | 0.00% | −2,448−58.6% | Reduced |
| Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC | 1,800 | $32.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 2,035 | $36.0K | 0.00% | −1,500−42.4% | Reduced |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 3,172 | $56.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG | 3,179 | $57.0K | 0.00% | −8,533−72.9% | Reduced |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 3,575 | $64.0K | 0.00% | +1,000+38.8% | Added |
| High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC | 4,378 | $78.0K | 0.03% | +4,378 | New |
| MUFG Americas Holdings Corp | 4,504 | $80.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NEXT Financial Group, Inc | 4,800 | $85.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 5,332 | $95.0K | 0.00% | −4,928−48.0% | Reduced |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 6,306 | $112.0K | 0.03% | +6,306 | New |
| Raymond James Trust N.A. | 10,141 | $180.0K | 0.01% | −2,011−16.5% | Reduced |
| Snider Financial Group | 10,532 | $185.0K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HM Payson & Co | 10,654 | $189.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 11,400 | $203.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lincoln National Corp | 11,780 | $209.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chartist Inc | 6,646 | $212.9K | 0.10% | +6,646 | New |
| Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC | 12,275 | $218.0K | 0.07% | +50+0.4% | Added |
| Private Portfolio Partners LLC | 12,474 | $221.8K | 0.06% | −1,667−11.8% | Reduced |
| Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory, LLC | 13,635 | $242.0K | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| 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 |
| TCG Advisory Services, LLC | 14,089 | $251.0K | 0.06% | −1,077−7.1% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 15,342 | $273.0K | 0.00% | +973+6.8% | Added |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 15,600 | $277.0K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC | 15,645 | $278.0K | 0.00% | +15,645 | New |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 17,175 | $305.0K | 0.00% | +2,025+13.4% | Added |
| Spire Wealth Management | 17,279 | $307.0K | 0.01% | +2,369+15.9% | Added |
| American Portfolios Advisors | 17,419 | $309.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Truist Financial Corp | 17,579 | $313.0K | 0.00% | −1,837−9.5% | Reduced |
| Lehman & Derafelo Financial Resources LLC | 17,800 | $316.0K | 0.10% | +2,800+18.7% | Added |
| Mather Group, LLC. | 18,077 | $321.0K | 0.01% | +18,077 | New |
| Whittier Trust Co | 19,035 | $338.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 19,000 | $338.0K | 0.00% | +19,000 | New |
| Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC | 19,117 | $340.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smart Money Group LLC | 19,370 | $344.0K | 0.22% | +19,370 | New |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 21,850 | $388.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Shufro Rose & Co LLC | 22,204 | $395.0K | 0.03% | −110.0% | Reduced |
| Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC | 23,000 | $409.0K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Veracity Capital LLC | 23,052 | $410.0K | 0.16% | −5,103−18.1% | Reduced |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 23,356 | $415.0K | 0.12% | +3,300+16.5% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 23,392 | $416.0K | 0.00% | +5,512+30.8% | Added |
| Lyell Wealth Management, LP | 28,895 | $514.0K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC | 29,000 | $516.0K | 0.11% | +29,000 | New |
| Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC | 30,360 | $540.0K | 0.35% | +9,143+43.1% | Added |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 36,131 | $642.0K | 0.02% | −28,586−44.2% | Reduced |
| WESPAC Advisors, LLC | 40,385 | $718.0K | 0.48% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 44,757 | $796.0K | 0.00% | +2,486+5.9% | Added |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 46,425 | $826.0K | 0.00% | +46,425 | New |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC | 50,700 | $901.0K | 0.10% | −6,489−11.3% | Reduced |
| Umb Bank N A | 54,745 | $973.0K | 0.01% | +54,745 | New |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 55,219 | $982.0K | 0.08% | +55,219 | New |
| Terra Nova Asset Management LLC | 55,695 | $990.0K | 0.74% | +580+1.1% | Added |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 56,336 | $1.00M | 0.04% | +56,336 | New |
| Integrated Advisors Network LLC | 56,466 | $1.00M | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NewSquare Capital LLC | 58,200 | $1.03M | 0.11% | +11,280+24.0% | Added |
| Wealthsource Partners, LLC | 59,713 | $1.06M | 0.09% | −2,374−3.8% | Reduced |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 60,503 | $1.08M | 0.02% | +18,569+44.3% | Added |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | 61,410 | $1.09M | 0.66% | +4,200+7.3% | Added |
| Financial & Tax Architects, LLC | 61,637 | $1.10M | 0.45% | +27,584+81.0% | Added |
| Tower Wealth Partners, Inc. | 61,713 | $1.10M | 1.11% | +112+0.2% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 73,321 | $1.30M | 0.00% | −1,000−1.3% | Reduced |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 83,847 | $1.52M | 0.34% | +24,578+41.5% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 91,135 | $1.62M | 0.04% | −24,210−21.0% | Reduced |
| Knightsbridge Asset Management, LLC | 92,558 | $1.65M | 0.55% | −54,806−37.2% | Reduced |
| White Pine Investment CO | 114,071 | $2.03M | 0.67% | −150,904−57.0% | Reduced |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 150,786 | $2.68M | 1.56% | +4,330+3.0% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 150,949 | $2.68M | 0.01% | +150,949 | New |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 162,323 | $2.89M | 0.15% | +162,323 | New |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 167,778 | $2.98M | 0.57% | −10.0% | Reduced |
| Sterling Investment Advisors, Ltd. | 174,515 | $3.10M | 0.87% | +11,150+6.8% | Added |
| Starfox Financial Services, LLC | 177,203 | $3.17M | 2.77% | +177,203 | New |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 179,670 | $3.19M | 0.01% | +143,727+399.9% | Added |
| SFG Wealth Management, LLC. | 189,966 | $3.38M | 3.00% | +189,966 | New |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 242,749 | $4.32M | 0.00% | +46,707+23.8% | Added |
| Raymond James & Associates | 285,663 | $5.08M | 0.00% | −36,239−11.3% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 290,551 | $5.12M | 0.00% | +27,443+10.4% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 288,974 | $5.14M | 0.01% | +3,391+1.2% | Added |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 299,184 | $5.32M | 4.24% | +299,184 | New |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 313,684 | $5.58M | 0.01% | +3,689+1.2% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 344,934 | $6.13M | 0.01% | +18,187+5.6% | Added |
| Merk Investments LLC | 419,414 | $7.46M | 5.10% | +4,688+1.1% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 434,446 | $7.72M | 0.01% | +191,257+78.6% | Added |
| Barber Financial Group, Inc. | 489,688 | $8.71M | 1.05% | +23,599+5.1% | Added |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 556,318 | $9.89M | 1.35% | +27,630+5.2% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 655,768 | $11.7M | 0.03% | −1,716−0.3% | Reduced |
| Pitcairn Co | 881,353 | $15.7M | 1.01% | −215,267−19.6% | Reduced |
| 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 |
| Morton Capital Management LLC | 4,647,771 | $82.6M | 33.76% | +4,647,771 | New |
| Castleview Partners, LLC | 45,801 | – | – | +45,801 | New |