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, Q3 2023
Institutional positions in VanEck Merk Gold ETF as of Sep 30, 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
- 126
- +1 vs. Q2 2023
- Shares held
- 18.7M
- +538.8K (+3.0%) vs. Q2 2023
- Total value
- $335.1M
- −$2.08M (−0.6%) vs. Q2 2023
- New holders
- 15
- 45 more added
- Sold out
- 14
- 28 more reduced
1 institution that held it in Q2 2023 haven't filed for Q3 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q2 2023: 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, Q3 2023
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding VanEck Merk Gold ETF; share changes are against Q2 2023.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Capital Management LLC | 4,382,472 | $78.4M | 27.78% | +43,109+1.0% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 1,579,732 | $28.3M | 0.02% | −34,904−2.2% | Reduced |
| Pitcairn Co | 1,261,752 | $22.6M | 1.89% | −13,466−1.1% | Reduced |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 927,909 | $16.6M | 0.04% | −101,115−9.8% | Reduced |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 908,996 | $16.3M | 0.03% | +554,760+156.6% | Added |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC | 654,380 | $11.7M | 0.07% | +7,981+1.2% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 520,056 | $9.30M | 0.00% | +100,169+23.9% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 515,626 | $9.22M | 0.00% | +79,334+18.2% | Added |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 453,292 | $8.11M | 1.28% | +9,540+2.1% | Added |
| Starfox Financial Services, LLC | 377,244 | $7.27M | 7.87% | +12,858+3.5% | Added |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 357,873 | $6.54M | 1.53% | −7,451−2.0% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 363,227 | $6.50M | 0.01% | −4,260−1.2% | Reduced |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 340,072 | $6.08M | 2.37% | −7,952−2.3% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 324,739 | $5.81M | 0.01% | +156,031+92.5% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 294,775 | $5.50M | 0.00% | +187,891+175.8% | Added |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 297,243 | $5.32M | 0.03% | −59,324−16.6% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 286,552 | $5.13M | 0.01% | +19,068+7.1% | Added |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 249,368 | $4.46M | 0.47% | +1,230+0.5% | Added |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 234,848 | $4.20M | 0.21% | −387,251−62.2% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 217,055 | $3.88M | 0.01% | +4,736+2.2% | Added |
| Raymond James & Associates | 214,123 | $3.83M | 0.00% | +1,362+0.6% | Added |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | 205,271 | $3.67M | 0.17% | +205,271 | New |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | 190,619 | $3.41M | 1.96% | +3,675+2.0% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 174,668 | $3.13M | 0.01% | +6,771+4.0% | Added |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 167,778 | $3.00M | 0.39% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 160,123 | $2.86M | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 147,155 | $2.63M | 1.98% | −5,829−3.8% | Reduced |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 128,898 | $2.43M | 0.12% | +10,152+8.5% | Added |
| Granite Bay Wealth Management, LLC | 122,976 | $2.29M | 0.02% | +122,976 | New |
| ProVise Management Group, LLC | 126,333 | $2.26M | 0.21% | +10,002+8.6% | Added |
| Silver Oak Securities, Inc | 125,941 | $2.25M | 0.49% | −75,023−37.3% | Reduced |
| World Equity Group, Inc. | 115,953 | $2.07M | 0.43% | +115,953 | New |
| Smart Money Group LLC | 104,191 | $1.86M | 0.89% | +5,120+5.2% | Added |
| SFG Wealth Management, LLC. | 91,887 | $1.64M | 1.31% | −103,232−52.9% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 91,606 | $1.64M | 0.04% | +3,981+4.5% | Added |
| AE Wealth Management LLC | 87,144 | $1.56M | 0.01% | −251−0.3% | Reduced |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 82,530 | $1.48M | 0.03% | +8,640+11.7% | Added |
| Umb Bank N A | 69,969 | $1.25M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Comerica Bank | 60,916 | $1.09M | 0.01% | +60,916 | New |
| Mather Group, LLC. | 58,096 | $1.04M | 0.02% | −1,366−2.3% | Reduced |
| Terra Nova Asset Management LLC | 55,695 | $1.04M | 0.94% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Creative Planning | 57,060 | $1.02M | 0.00% | −6,759−10.6% | Reduced |
| HRT Financial LP | 56,909 | $1.02M | 0.01% | −44,253−43.7% | Reduced |
| Tower Wealth Partners, Inc. | 55,807 | $998.4K | 0.82% | −1,278−2.2% | Reduced |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 54,475 | $974.6K | 0.04% | −11,208−17.1% | Reduced |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC | 53,835 | $963.1K | 0.10% | +4,000+8.0% | Added |
| WESPAC Advisors, LLC | 52,737 | $943.5K | 0.71% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealthsource Partners, LLC | 49,868 | $892.1K | 0.06% | +1,248+2.6% | Added |
| ICA Group Wealth Management, LLC | 47,390 | $847.6K | 0.24% | +5,923+14.3% | Added |
| Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC | 44,080 | $789.0K | 0.21% | +3,558+8.8% | Added |
| Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC | 42,000 | $751.4K | 0.13% | −2,000−4.5% | Reduced |
| Knightsbridge Asset Management, LLC | 39,981 | $715.0K | 0.23% | +5,344+15.4% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 35,542 | $635.8K | 0.00% | +35,542 | New |
| Integrated Advisors Network LLC | 35,406 | $633.4K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NewSquare Capital LLC | 34,927 | $624.8K | 0.07% | −58,629−62.7% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 34,197 | $611.8K | 0.00% | +822+2.5% | Added |
| Cetera Advisors LLC | 33,078 | $591.8K | 0.01% | +33+0.1% | Added |
| Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC | 31,406 | $561.9K | 0.02% | +18,278+139.2% | Added |
| BancorpSouth Bank | 30,201 | $540.3K | 0.05% | +1,234+4.3% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 29,779 | $532.7K | 0.00% | +6,817+29.7% | Added |
| Lyell Wealth Management, LP | 28,895 | $516.9K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Portfolio Partners LLC | 26,964 | $482.4K | 0.12% | +3,269+13.8% | Added |
| Mayflower Financial Advisors, LLC | 24,920 | $445.8K | 0.07% | +1,500+6.4% | Added |
| Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC | 23,898 | $427.5K | 0.14% | +23,898 | New |
| Shufro Rose & Co LLC | 23,639 | $422.9K | 0.04% | +1,956+9.0% | Added |
| Merk Investments LLC | 22,369 | $400.2K | 0.45% | +7,844+54.0% | Added |
| Sloy Dahl & Holst, LLC | 22,330 | $399.5K | 0.09% | +725+3.4% | Added |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 22,227 | $397.6K | 0.16% | −1,225−5.2% | Reduced |
| Mariner, LLC | 21,887 | $391.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lincoln National Corp | 21,130 | $378.0K | 0.01% | +6,270+42.2% | Added |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 20,300 | $363.2K | 0.01% | +20,300 | New |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | 20,000 | $357.8K | 0.60% | +20,000 | New |
| Adirondack Retirement Specialists, Inc. | 19,964 | $357.2K | 0.28% | −259−1.3% | Reduced |
| Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors, Inc. | 19,708 | $352.6K | 0.03% | +1,708+9.5% | Added |
| Sprott Inc. | 19,488 | $348.6K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Whittier Trust Co | 19,035 | $340.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 18,288 | $327.2K | 0.00% | +8,232+81.9% | Added |
| Truist Financial Corp | 16,436 | $294.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 15,580 | $279.0K | 0.00% | +2,000+14.7% | Added |
| Security National Bank | 14,640 | $264.5K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| WMS Partners, LLC | 14,645 | $262.0K | 0.02% | +795+5.7% | Added |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 14,600 | $261.2K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 13,905 | $248.8K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC | 13,635 | $243.9K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wick Capital Partners, LLC | 13,411 | $239.9K | 0.13% | +71+0.5% | Added |
| Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. | 12,901 | $230.8K | 0.36% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. | 12,103 | $216.5K | 0.12% | +20.0% | Added |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 11,957 | $213.9K | 0.00% | +11,957 | New |
| Thompson Davis & Co., Inc. | 11,815 | $211.4K | 0.26% | −500−4.1% | Reduced |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 11,400 | $203.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, LTD. | 11,149 | $199.5K | 0.12% | +27+0.2% | Added |
| Destiny Capital Securities Corporation | 11,060 | $197.9K | 0.16% | +11,060 | New |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | 10,233 | $195.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| US Bancorp | 10,754 | $192.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 10,689 | $191.2K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 10,591 | $189.0K | 0.02% | +10,591 | New |
| Snider Financial Group | 10,532 | $188.4K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC | 10,275 | $183.8K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC | 10,156 | $182.0K | 0.00% | +1,346+15.3% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 8,652 | $154.8K | 0.00% | +8,652 | New |