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 2023
Institutional positions in VanEck Merk Gold ETF as of Mar 31, 2023. 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
- 121
- +8 vs. Q4 2022
- Shares held
- 16.8M
- +800.4K (+5.0%) vs. Q4 2022
- Total value
- $319.5M
- +$36.2M (+12.8%) vs. Q4 2022
- New holders
- 15
- 38 more added
- Sold out
- 7
- 24 more reduced
2 institutions that held it in Q4 2022 haven't filed for Q1 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q4 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, Q1 2023
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding VanEck Merk Gold ETF; share changes are against Q4 2022.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDS Planning, Inc | 167,778 | $3.20M | 0.44% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | 173,158 | $3.31M | 1.99% | −767−0.4% | Reduced |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 302,056 | $3.47M | 0.19% | +65,232+27.5% | Added |
| Silver Oak Securities, Inc | 197,119 | $3.77M | 0.62% | +3,702+1.9% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 213,072 | $4.07M | 0.01% | +144+0.1% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 228,788 | $4.37M | 0.01% | −13,297−5.5% | Reduced |
| Raymond James & Associates | 230,539 | $4.40M | 0.00% | +114,859+99.3% | Added |
| Barber Financial Group, Inc. | 239,972 | $4.58M | 0.81% | +5,837+2.5% | Added |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 261,663 | $5.00M | 0.04% | +171,363+189.8% | Added |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 314,630 | $6.12M | 1.31% | +19,394+6.6% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 348,881 | $6.67M | 0.01% | −1,027−0.3% | Reduced |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 368,778 | $7.04M | 3.34% | +235+0.1% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 371,919 | $7.10M | 0.00% | +350,350+1,624.3% | Added |
| Starfox Financial Services, LLC | 366,164 | $7.24M | 7.52% | +3,245+0.9% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 417,923 | $7.98M | 0.00% | +9,900+2.4% | Added |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 457,712 | $8.74M | 1.36% | −27,650−5.7% | Reduced |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC | 601,021 | $11.5M | 0.08% | +358,223+147.5% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 1,264,956 | $24.2M | 0.06% | −98,268−7.2% | Reduced |
| Pitcairn Co | 1,282,103 | $24.5M | 2.25% | +21,886+1.7% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 1,520,517 | $29.0M | 0.02% | +266,867+21.3% | Added |
| Morton Capital Management LLC | 4,370,421 | $83.5M | 29.53% | −335,842−7.1% | Reduced |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −123,509−100.0% | Sold out |
| Bank of Montreal | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −57,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −25,369−100.0% | Sold out |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,357−100.0% | Sold out |
| High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,378−100.0% | Sold out |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −100−100.0% | Sold out |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1−100.0% | Sold out |
| Lehman & Derafelo Financial Resources LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Sargent Bickham Lagudis LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |