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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1 | $0 | 0.00% | +1 | New |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 11,916 | $211 | 0.00% | +11,916 | New |
| Montag A & Associates Inc | 20 | $354 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cutler Group LP | 100 | $1.00K | 0.00% | +100 | New |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC | 100 | $1.77K | 0.00% | +100 | New |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc | 150 | $2.65K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Newbridge Financial Services Group, Inc. | 150 | $2.65K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Belpointe Asset Management LLC | 351 | $6.21K | 0.00% | +351 | New |
| Sargent Bickham Lagudis LLC | 394 | $6.97K | 0.00% | +394 | New |
| National Bank of Canada | 480 | $8.48K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. | 919 | $16.0K | 0.00% | +919 | New |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 1,233 | $21.8K | 0.00% | +99+8.7% | Added |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 1,395 | $24.7K | 0.00% | +1,395 | New |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 1,439 | $25.0K | 0.00% | −3,893−73.0% | Reduced |
| UBS Group AG | 1,455 | $25.7K | 0.00% | −38,003−96.3% | Reduced |
| Macroview Investment Management LLC | 1,700 | $30.1K | 0.05% | +300+21.4% | Added |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 1,772 | $31.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC | 1,800 | $31.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 1,818 | $32.2K | 0.00% | +1,818 | New |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1,827 | $32.3K | 0.00% | −900−33.0% | Reduced |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 2,768 | $35.0K | 0.00% | +768+38.4% | Added |
| Castleview Partners, LLC | 2,158 | $38.2K | 0.04% | +2+0.1% | Added |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 3,000 | $53.1K | 0.00% | +3,000 | New |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 3,200 | $56.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 3,575 | $63.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Morgan Stanley | 3,625 | $64.1K | 0.00% | −328−8.3% | Reduced |
| High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC | 4,378 | $77.4K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 6,357 | $112.5K | 0.00% | +6,357 | New |
| Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC | 7,500 | $132.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bartlett & Co. LLC | 7,500 | $133.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HM Payson & Co | 8,479 | $150.0K | 0.00% | −5,200−38.0% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Trust N.A. | 10,141 | $179.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | 10,233 | $185.6K | 0.01% | +10,233 | New |
| Snider Financial Group | 10,532 | $186.3K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC | 10,683 | $189.0K | 0.08% | +408+4.0% | Added |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 10,689 | $189.1K | 0.03% | −836−7.3% | Reduced |
| US Bancorp | 10,754 | $190.2K | 0.00% | +10,754 | New |
| Destiny Capital Corp | 11,060 | $199.4K | 0.16% | +11,060 | New |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 11,400 | $202.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mayflower Financial Advisors, LLC | 11,655 | $206.2K | 0.03% | +1,570+15.6% | Added |
| Lincoln National Corp | 12,210 | $216.0K | 0.00% | −200−1.6% | Reduced |
| Thompson Davis & Co., Inc. | 12,865 | $227.6K | 0.32% | −7,000−35.2% | Reduced |
| Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. | 12,901 | $228.2K | 0.31% | +12,901 | New |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 13,440 | $237.8K | 0.03% | −500−3.6% | Reduced |
| Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC | 13,635 | $241.2K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Security National Bank | 14,640 | $259.0K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Veracity Capital LLC | 15,145 | $267.9K | 0.13% | +926+6.5% | Added |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 15,600 | $276.0K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 15,575 | $276.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Adirondack Retirement Specialists, Inc. | 15,620 | $276.3K | 0.31% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Truist Financial Corp | 16,436 | $290.8K | 0.00% | −143−0.9% | Reduced |
| Mariner, LLC | 17,630 | $312.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lehman & Derafelo Financial Resources LLC | 17,800 | $314.9K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Merk Investments LLC | 17,815 | $315.1K | 0.29% | −292,089−94.3% | Reduced |
| Whittier Trust Co | 19,035 | $336.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC | 19,117 | $338.2K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 21,569 | $381.6K | 0.00% | +6,636+44.4% | Added |
| Shufro Rose & Co LLC | 22,043 | $389.9K | 0.03% | +18+0.1% | Added |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 22,152 | $391.9K | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC | 22,445 | $397.1K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Portfolio Partners LLC | 22,498 | $398.0K | 0.10% | −155−0.7% | Reduced |
| CWM, LLC | 23,498 | $416.0K | 0.00% | −9,150−28.0% | Reduced |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. | 25,369 | $448.8K | 0.02% | −1,905−7.0% | Reduced |
| Lyell Wealth Management, LP | 28,895 | $511.2K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 30,325 | $536.4K | 0.03% | −1,950−6.0% | Reduced |
| Cetera Advisors LLC | 32,567 | $576.1K | 0.01% | +22+0.1% | Added |
| Integrated Advisors Network LLC | 35,406 | $626.3K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 35,530 | $628.5K | 0.00% | +3,705+11.6% | Added |
| BancorpSouth Bank | 39,698 | $702.3K | 0.06% | +236+0.6% | Added |
| ICA Group Wealth Management, LLC | 40,757 | $721.1K | 0.17% | +16,898+70.8% | Added |
| Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC | 41,000 | $725.3K | 0.14% | −11,000−21.2% | Reduced |
| Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC | 44,563 | $788.1K | 0.24% | +1,420+3.3% | Added |
| WESPAC Advisors, LLC | 46,561 | $823.7K | 1.43% | +6,176+15.3% | Added |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC | 48,835 | $863.9K | 0.11% | −2,600−5.1% | Reduced |
| HRT Financial LP | 50,418 | $891.0K | 0.01% | +50,418 | New |
| Wealthsource Partners, LLC | 52,015 | $920.1K | 0.07% | −5,220−9.1% | Reduced |
| Terra Nova Asset Management LLC | 55,695 | $985.2K | 1.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Creative Planning | 56,970 | $1.01M | 0.00% | −6,139−9.7% | Reduced |
| Bank of Montreal | 57,000 | $1.01M | 0.00% | +57,000 | New |
| Tower Wealth Partners, Inc. | 58,057 | $1.03M | 0.89% | +322+0.6% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 58,773 | $1.04M | 0.02% | −489−0.8% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 62,811 | $1.11M | 0.01% | +486+0.8% | Added |
| Umb Bank N A | 69,969 | $1.24M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mather Group, LLC. | 82,427 | $1.46M | 0.03% | −331−0.4% | Reduced |
| Smart Money Group LLC | 83,359 | $1.48M | 0.77% | +13,551+19.4% | Added |
| Sterling Investment Advisors, Ltd. | 84,475 | $1.49M | 0.53% | +250+0.3% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 88,308 | $1.56M | 0.04% | −529−0.6% | Reduced |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 90,300 | $1.60M | 0.01% | −50,484−35.9% | Reduced |
| SFG Wealth Management, LLC. | 99,942 | $1.77M | 2.18% | +36,828+58.4% | Added |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 103,407 | $1.83M | 0.07% | −2,473−2.3% | Reduced |
| Raymond James & Associates | 115,680 | $2.05M | 0.00% | +19,536+20.3% | Added |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | 123,509 | $2.19M | 0.11% | +123,509 | New |
| NewSquare Capital LLC | 123,706 | $2.19M | 0.27% | +180+0.1% | Added |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 154,989 | $2.74M | 2.30% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 160,123 | $2.83M | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 167,778 | $2.97M | 0.47% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | 173,925 | $3.08M | 1.95% | +91,285+110.5% | Added |
| Silver Oak Securities, Inc | 193,417 | $3.42M | 0.64% | +67,476+53.6% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 212,928 | $3.77M | 0.01% | +1,798+0.9% | Added |
| Barber Financial Group, Inc. | 234,135 | $4.14M | 1.15% | −8,307−3.4% | Reduced |