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 2022
Institutional positions in VanEck Merk Gold ETF as of Dec 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
- 115
- +4 vs. Q3 2022
- Shares held
- 16.0M
- −7.37M (−31.5%) vs. Q3 2022
- Total value
- $283.7M
- −$94.3M (−24.9%) vs. Q3 2022
- New holders
- 18
- 33 more added
- Sold out
- 14
- 32 more reduced
1 institution that held it in Q3 2022 haven't filed for Q4 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q3 2022: 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 2022
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding VanEck Merk Gold ETF; share changes are against Q3 2022.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Capital Management LLC | 4,706,263 | $83.3M | 32.50% | −104,385−2.2% | Reduced |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 1,363,224 | $24.1M | 0.06% | −66,248−4.6% | Reduced |
| Pitcairn Co | 1,260,217 | $22.3M | 2.22% | −4,663−0.4% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 1,253,650 | $22.2M | 0.02% | +81,163+6.9% | Added |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 485,362 | $8.59M | 1.36% | +20,275+4.4% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 408,023 | $7.21M | 0.00% | +46,043+12.7% | Added |
| Knightsbridge Asset Management, LLC | 404,389 | $7.15M | 1.35% | +49,394+13.9% | Added |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 368,543 | $6.52M | 3.67% | −24,047−6.1% | Reduced |
| Starfox Financial Services, LLC | 362,919 | $6.42M | 6.40% | +1,788+0.5% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 349,908 | $6.19M | 0.01% | −5,950−1.7% | Reduced |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 295,236 | $5.24M | 1.20% | +142,776+93.6% | Added |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC | 242,798 | $4.30M | 0.03% | +113,642+88.0% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 242,663 | $4.29M | 0.01% | −6,348−2.5% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 242,085 | $4.28M | 0.01% | −13,535−5.3% | Reduced |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 236,824 | $4.19M | 0.19% | +129,914+121.5% | Added |
| Barber Financial Group, Inc. | 234,135 | $4.14M | 1.15% | −8,307−3.4% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 212,928 | $3.77M | 0.01% | +1,798+0.9% | Added |
| Silver Oak Securities, Inc | 193,417 | $3.42M | 0.64% | +67,476+53.6% | Added |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | 173,925 | $3.08M | 1.95% | +91,285+110.5% | Added |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 167,778 | $2.97M | 0.47% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 160,123 | $2.83M | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 154,989 | $2.74M | 2.30% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NewSquare Capital LLC | 123,706 | $2.19M | 0.27% | +180+0.1% | Added |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | 123,509 | $2.19M | 0.11% | +123,509 | New |
| Raymond James & Associates | 115,680 | $2.05M | 0.00% | +19,536+20.3% | Added |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 103,407 | $1.83M | 0.07% | −2,473−2.3% | Reduced |
| SFG Wealth Management, LLC. | 99,942 | $1.77M | 2.18% | +36,828+58.4% | Added |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 90,300 | $1.60M | 0.01% | −50,484−35.9% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 88,308 | $1.56M | 0.04% | −529−0.6% | Reduced |
| Sterling Investment Advisors, Ltd. | 84,475 | $1.49M | 0.53% | +250+0.3% | Added |
| Smart Money Group LLC | 83,359 | $1.48M | 0.77% | +13,551+19.4% | Added |
| Mather Group, LLC. | 82,427 | $1.46M | 0.03% | −331−0.4% | Reduced |
| Umb Bank N A | 69,969 | $1.24M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 62,811 | $1.11M | 0.01% | +486+0.8% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 58,773 | $1.04M | 0.02% | −489−0.8% | Reduced |
| Tower Wealth Partners, Inc. | 58,057 | $1.03M | 0.89% | +322+0.6% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 57,000 | $1.01M | 0.00% | +57,000 | New |
| Creative Planning | 56,970 | $1.01M | 0.00% | −6,139−9.7% | Reduced |
| Terra Nova Asset Management LLC | 55,695 | $985.2K | 1.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealthsource Partners, LLC | 52,015 | $920.1K | 0.07% | −5,220−9.1% | Reduced |
| HRT Financial LP | 50,418 | $891.0K | 0.01% | +50,418 | New |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC | 48,835 | $863.9K | 0.11% | −2,600−5.1% | Reduced |
| WESPAC Advisors, LLC | 46,561 | $823.7K | 1.43% | +6,176+15.3% | Added |
| Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC | 44,563 | $788.1K | 0.24% | +1,420+3.3% | Added |
| Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC | 41,000 | $725.3K | 0.14% | −11,000−21.2% | Reduced |
| ICA Group Wealth Management, LLC | 40,757 | $721.1K | 0.17% | +16,898+70.8% | Added |
| BancorpSouth Bank | 39,698 | $702.3K | 0.06% | +236+0.6% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 35,530 | $628.5K | 0.00% | +3,705+11.6% | Added |
| Integrated Advisors Network LLC | 35,406 | $626.3K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cetera Advisors LLC | 32,567 | $576.1K | 0.01% | +22+0.1% | Added |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 30,325 | $536.4K | 0.03% | −1,950−6.0% | Reduced |
| Lyell Wealth Management, LP | 28,895 | $511.2K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. | 25,369 | $448.8K | 0.02% | −1,905−7.0% | Reduced |
| CWM, LLC | 23,498 | $416.0K | 0.00% | −9,150−28.0% | Reduced |
| Private Portfolio Partners LLC | 22,498 | $398.0K | 0.10% | −155−0.7% | Reduced |
| Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC | 22,445 | $397.1K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 22,152 | $391.9K | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Shufro Rose & Co LLC | 22,043 | $389.9K | 0.03% | +18+0.1% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 21,569 | $381.6K | 0.00% | +6,636+44.4% | Added |
| Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC | 19,117 | $338.2K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Whittier Trust Co | 19,035 | $336.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Merk Investments LLC | 17,815 | $315.1K | 0.29% | −292,089−94.3% | Reduced |
| Lehman & Derafelo Financial Resources LLC | 17,800 | $314.9K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mariner, LLC | 17,630 | $312.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Truist Financial Corp | 16,436 | $290.8K | 0.00% | −143−0.9% | Reduced |
| Adirondack Retirement Specialists, Inc. | 15,620 | $276.3K | 0.31% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 15,575 | $276.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 15,600 | $276.0K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Veracity Capital LLC | 15,145 | $267.9K | 0.13% | +926+6.5% | Added |
| Security National Bank | 14,640 | $259.0K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC | 13,635 | $241.2K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 13,440 | $237.8K | 0.03% | −500−3.6% | Reduced |
| Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. | 12,901 | $228.2K | 0.31% | +12,901 | New |
| Thompson Davis & Co., Inc. | 12,865 | $227.6K | 0.32% | −7,000−35.2% | Reduced |
| Lincoln National Corp | 12,210 | $216.0K | 0.00% | −200−1.6% | Reduced |
| Mayflower Financial Advisors, LLC | 11,655 | $206.2K | 0.03% | +1,570+15.6% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 11,400 | $202.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Destiny Capital Corp | 11,060 | $199.4K | 0.16% | +11,060 | New |
| US Bancorp | 10,754 | $190.2K | 0.00% | +10,754 | New |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 10,689 | $189.1K | 0.03% | −836−7.3% | Reduced |
| Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC | 10,683 | $189.0K | 0.08% | +408+4.0% | Added |
| Snider Financial Group | 10,532 | $186.3K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | 10,233 | $185.6K | 0.01% | +10,233 | New |
| Raymond James Trust N.A. | 10,141 | $179.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HM Payson & Co | 8,479 | $150.0K | 0.00% | −5,200−38.0% | Reduced |
| Bartlett & Co. LLC | 7,500 | $133.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC | 7,500 | $132.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 6,357 | $112.5K | 0.00% | +6,357 | New |
| High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC | 4,378 | $77.4K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Morgan Stanley | 3,625 | $64.1K | 0.00% | −328−8.3% | Reduced |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 3,575 | $63.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 3,200 | $56.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 3,000 | $53.1K | 0.00% | +3,000 | New |
| Castleview Partners, LLC | 2,158 | $38.2K | 0.04% | +2+0.1% | Added |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 2,768 | $35.0K | 0.00% | +768+38.4% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1,827 | $32.3K | 0.00% | −900−33.0% | Reduced |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 1,818 | $32.2K | 0.00% | +1,818 | New |
| Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC | 1,800 | $31.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 1,772 | $31.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Macroview Investment Management LLC | 1,700 | $30.1K | 0.05% | +300+21.4% | Added |