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, Q1 2022
Institutional positions in VanEck Merk Gold ETF as of Mar 31, 2022. 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
- 110
- +11 vs. Q4 2021
- Shares held
- 22.8M
- +2.30M (+11.2%) vs. Q4 2021
- Total value
- $438.4M
- +$75.0M (+20.6%) vs. Q4 2021
- New holders
- 19
- 36 more added
- Sold out
- 8
- 25 more reduced
1 institution that held it in Q4 2021 haven't filed for Q1 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q4 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, Q1 2022
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding VanEck Merk Gold ETF; share changes are against Q4 2021.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Capital Management LLC | 4,817,885 | $90.7M | 37.22% | +170,114+3.7% | Added |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 3,484,022 | $65.6M | 1.01% | −7,442−0.2% | Reduced |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC | 3,484,022 | $65.6M | 2.31% | −7,442−0.2% | Reduced |
| Cadence Wealth Management LLC | 482,517 | $18.5M | 14.21% | +482,517 | New |
| Pitcairn Co | 881,000 | $16.6M | 1.44% | −3530.0% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 727,545 | $13.7M | 0.01% | +293,099+67.5% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 679,786 | $12.8M | 0.03% | +24,018+3.7% | Added |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 559,728 | $10.5M | 1.44% | +3,410+0.6% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 532,296 | $10.0M | 0.01% | +289,547+119.3% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 494,998 | $9.32M | 0.02% | +315,328+175.5% | Added |
| Barber Financial Group, Inc. | 382,335 | $7.20M | 0.96% | −107,353−21.9% | Reduced |
| Merk Investments LLC | 374,799 | $7.06M | 3.93% | −44,615−10.6% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 367,796 | $6.92M | 0.02% | +22,862+6.6% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 333,343 | $6.59M | 0.01% | +44,369+15.4% | Added |
| Starfox Financial Services, LLC | 363,938 | $6.50M | 5.14% | +186,735+105.4% | Added |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 325,422 | $6.13M | 4.05% | +26,238+8.8% | Added |
| Raymond James & Associates | 287,450 | $5.41M | 0.00% | +1,787+0.6% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 281,636 | $5.30M | 0.01% | −32,048−10.2% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 249,979 | $4.71M | 0.00% | −40,572−14.0% | Reduced |
| Silver Oak Securities, Inc | 227,293 | $4.29M | 0.87% | +227,293 | New |
| SFG Wealth Management, LLC. | 221,791 | $4.18M | 3.92% | +31,825+16.8% | Added |
| Sterling Investment Advisors, Ltd. | 200,340 | $3.77M | 1.07% | +25,825+14.8% | Added |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 170,575 | $3.21M | 0.10% | +134,444+372.1% | Added |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 167,778 | $3.16M | 0.56% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 162,323 | $3.06M | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 156,857 | $2.95M | 0.02% | +156,857 | New |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 154,914 | $2.92M | 1.73% | +4,128+2.7% | Added |
| Knightsbridge Asset Management, LLC | 152,115 | $2.86M | 0.96% | +59,557+64.3% | Added |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 120,786 | $2.27M | 0.08% | +64,450+114.4% | Added |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 112,613 | $2.16M | 0.42% | +28,766+34.3% | Added |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 109,690 | $2.06M | 0.12% | +54,471+98.6% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 89,959 | $1.69M | 0.04% | −1,176−1.3% | Reduced |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 76,594 | $1.44M | 0.03% | +16,091+26.6% | Added |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | 74,145 | $1.40M | 0.85% | +12,735+20.7% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 73,321 | $1.38M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. | 65,453 | $1.23M | 0.02% | +65,453 | New |
| Tower Wealth Partners, Inc. | 61,259 | $1.15M | 1.25% | −454−0.7% | Reduced |
| Wealthsource Partners, LLC | 58,981 | $1.11M | 0.07% | −732−1.2% | Reduced |
| NewSquare Capital LLC | 58,200 | $1.10M | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Umb Bank N A | 54,745 | $1.03M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC | 50,435 | $950.0K | 0.11% | −265−0.5% | Reduced |
| Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC | 47,000 | $885.0K | 0.16% | +24,000+104.3% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 46,104 | $868.0K | 0.00% | +30,762+200.5% | Added |
| Smart Money Group LLC | 45,365 | $854.0K | 0.57% | +25,995+134.2% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 43,057 | $811.0K | 0.00% | −1,700−3.8% | Reduced |
| WESPAC Advisors, LLC | 40,385 | $760.0K | 0.82% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mather Group, LLC. | 37,620 | $708.0K | 0.01% | +19,543+108.1% | Added |
| Integrated Advisors Network LLC | 36,960 | $696.0K | 0.04% | −19,506−34.5% | Reduced |
| Financial Advocates Investment Management | 36,382 | $685.0K | 0.05% | +36,382 | New |
| CWM, LLC | 35,528 | $669.0K | 0.00% | +19,883+127.1% | Added |
| Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC | 34,489 | $649.0K | 0.18% | +4,129+13.6% | Added |
| Legacy Capital Partners, Inc. | 29,670 | $559.0K | 0.18% | +29,670 | New |
| Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC | 29,000 | $546.0K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lyell Wealth Management, LP | 28,895 | $544.0K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 27,900 | $525.0K | 0.00% | +8,900+46.8% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 23,142 | $436.0K | 0.00% | −250−1.1% | Reduced |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 22,662 | $427.0K | 0.13% | −694−3.0% | Reduced |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 21,850 | $411.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Shufro Rose & Co LLC | 21,286 | $401.0K | 0.03% | −918−4.1% | Reduced |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 20,000 | $377.0K | 0.00% | +20,000 | New |
| Private Portfolio Partners LLC | 19,905 | $374.8K | 0.09% | +7,431+59.6% | Added |
| Thompson Davis & Co., Inc. | 19,365 | $365.0K | 0.44% | +19,365 | New |
| Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC | 19,117 | $360.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Whittier Trust Co | 19,035 | $358.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Good Life Advisors, LLC | 18,219 | $343.0K | 0.04% | +18,219 | New |
| Lehman & Derafelo Financial Resources LLC | 17,800 | $335.0K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Truist Financial Corp | 17,579 | $331.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stonnington Group, LLC | 15,700 | $298.0K | 0.07% | +15,700 | New |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 15,600 | $294.0K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 15,575 | $293.0K | 0.00% | −1,600−9.3% | Reduced |
| Veracity Capital LLC | 14,720 | $277.0K | 0.12% | −8,332−36.1% | Reduced |
| TCG Advisory Services, LLC | 14,682 | $276.0K | 0.08% | +593+4.2% | Added |
| Security National Bank | 14,565 | $274.0K | 0.06% | +14,565 | New |
| American Portfolios Advisors | 14,466 | $272.4K | 0.01% | −2,953−17.0% | Reduced |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 13,940 | $262.0K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory, LLC | 13,635 | $257.0K | 0.18% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chartist Inc | 6,646 | $254.9K | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lincoln National Corp | 12,410 | $234.0K | 0.00% | +630+5.3% | Added |
| Golden State Wealth Management, LLC | 12,202 | $230.0K | 0.05% | −1,763−12.6% | Reduced |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 11,525 | $217.0K | 0.06% | +5,219+82.8% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 11,400 | $215.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC | 11,275 | $212.0K | 0.07% | −1,000−8.1% | Reduced |
| HM Payson & Co | 10,654 | $201.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Snider Financial Group | 10,532 | $198.0K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Raymond James Trust N.A. | 10,141 | $191.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC | 7,500 | $141.2K | 0.00% | +7,500 | New |
| Bartlett & Co. LLC | 7,500 | $141.0K | 0.00% | +7,500 | New |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 5,332 | $100.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MUFG Americas Holdings Corp | 4,504 | $85.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC | 4,378 | $82.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Morgan Stanley | 3,625 | $68.0K | 0.00% | +3,625 | New |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 3,575 | $67.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 3,435 | $65.0K | 0.00% | +1,400+68.8% | Added |
| Spire Wealth Management | 3,120 | $59.0K | 0.00% | −14,159−81.9% | Reduced |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 3,172 | $59.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Castleview Partners, LLC | 2,349 | $44.0K | 0.03% | −43,452−94.9% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 2,177 | $41.0K | 0.00% | +450+26.1% | Added |
| Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC | 1,800 | $34.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Macroview Investment Management LLC | 1,400 | $26.0K | 0.04% | +400+40.0% | Added |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 2,000 | $25.0K | 0.00% | +2,000 | New |