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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 2023

Institutional positions in VanEck Merk Gold ETF as of Dec 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
129
+5 vs. Q3 2023
Shares held
18.0M
−592.9K (−3.2%) vs. Q3 2023
Total value
$359.8M
+$25.4M (+7.6%) vs. Q3 2023
New holders
18
25 more added
Sold out
13
41 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q3 2023 haven't filed for Q4 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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.

Institutional holdersQ4 2023: 129 institutions
Q1 2021: 90 institutionsQ2 2021: 90 institutionsQ3 2021: 94 institutionsQ4 2021: 100 institutionsQ1 2022: 110 institutionsQ2 2022: 112 institutionsQ3 2022: 112 institutionsQ4 2022: 115 institutionsQ1 2023: 121 institutionsQ2 2023: 126 institutionsQ3 2023: 126 institutionsQ4 2023: 129 institutionsQ1 2024: 121 institutionsQ2 2024: 137 institutionsQ3 2024: 148 institutionsQ4 2024: 162 institutionsQ1 2025: 184 institutionsQ2 2025: 206 institutionsQ3 2025: 221 institutionsQ4 2025: 257 institutionsQ1 2026: 292 institutionsQ2 2026: 269 institutions
Value heldQ4 2023: $359.8M
Q1 2021: $114.3MQ2 2021: $125.5MQ3 2021: $252.4MQ4 2021: $363.5MQ1 2022: $438.4MQ2 2022: $406.1MQ3 2022: $378.2MQ4 2022: $283.7MQ1 2023: $319.5MQ2 2023: $337.3MQ3 2023: $335.1MQ4 2023: $359.8MQ1 2024: $396.3MQ2 2024: $456.2MQ3 2024: $527.0MQ4 2024: $592.8MQ1 2025: $738.9MQ2 2025: $863.7MQ3 2025: $1.05BQ4 2025: $1.19BQ1 2026: $1.46BQ2 2026: $1.36B
Institutions holding OUNZ and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026269$1.36B
Q1 2026292$1.46B
Q4 2025257$1.19B
Q3 2025221$1.05B
Q2 2025206$863.7M
Q1 2025184$738.9M
Q4 2024162$592.8M
Q3 2024148$527.0M
Q2 2024137$456.2M
Q1 2024121$396.3M
Q4 2023129$359.8M
Q3 2023126$335.1M
Q2 2023126$337.3M
Q1 2023121$319.5M
Q4 2022115$283.7M
Q3 2022112$378.2M
Q2 2022112$406.1M
Q1 2022110$438.4M
Q4 2021100$363.5M
Q3 202194$252.4M
Q2 202190$125.5M
Q1 202190$114.3M

Institutions, Q4 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding VanEck Merk Gold ETF; share changes are against Q3 2023.

Institutions holding OUNZ in Q4 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
JPMorgan Chase & Co1$200.00%+1New
Montag A & Associates Inc20$4000.00%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co29$5790.00%+29New
Bank of America Corp50$9980.00%−56−52.8%Reduced
FMR LLC81$1.62K0.00%−12−12.9%Reduced
Sunbelt Securities, Inc.100$2.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc150$2.99K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Main Street Group, LTD291$5.81K0.00%+291New
Penserra Capital Management LLC378$7.00K0.00%+378New
National Bank of Canada480$9.54K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc495$9.88K0.00%−775−61.0%Reduced
Hollencrest Capital Management860$17.2K0.00%−958−52.7%Reduced
Tradition Wealth Management, LLC1,080$22.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Royal Bank of Canada1,200$24.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Macroview Investment Management LLC1,700$33.9K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.1,760$35.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC1,800$35.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Castleview Partners, LLC2,101$41.9K0.03%−2−0.1%Reduced
Global Retirement Partners, LLC3,445$67.6K0.00%−333−8.8%Reduced
Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc3,575$71.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG4,013$80.1K0.00%−4,639−53.6%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC4,610$92.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc.6,075$122.0K0.00%+4,539+295.5%Added
Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC7,500$149.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bartlett & Co. LLC7,500$150.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Harbour Investments, Inc.7,828$156.2K0.01%+6,595+534.9%Added
Northwest Financial Advisors8,096$161.6K0.14%+8,096New
Advisory Services Network, LLC8,329$166.2K0.00%+8,329New
HM Payson & Co8,479$169.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC10,233$199.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Principal Securities, Inc.10,000$199.6K0.01%+10,000New
CWM, LLC10,156$203.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC10,275$205.1K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
NBC Securities, Inc.10,416$207.0K0.02%−175−1.7%Reduced
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.10,529$210.2K0.10%−1,574−13.0%Reduced
Snider Financial Group10,532$210.2K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC10,689$213.4K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
US Bancorp10,754$214.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Destiny Capital Corp11,060$220.8K0.15%+11,060New
Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, LTD.11,149$222.5K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Davenport & Co LLC11,400$227.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC11,754$234.6K0.00%−203−1.7%Reduced
Thompson Davis & Co., Inc.11,815$235.8K0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc.12,901$257.5K0.36%00.0%Unchanged
Wick Capital Partners, LLC13,411$267.7K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC13,635$272.2K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Smith, Moore & Co.13,905$277.5K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Proficio Capital Partners LLC14,600$291.4K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC15,225$304.0K0.00%−355−2.3%Reduced
Brookstone Capital Management15,621$311.8K0.01%+15,621New
Private Advisor Group, LLC15,765$314.7K0.00%−2,523−13.8%Reduced
Merk Investments LLC16,020$319.8K0.34%−6,349−28.4%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp16,436$328.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
WMS Partners, LLC17,316$345.6K0.03%+2,671+18.2%Added
Sigma Planning Corp17,631$351.9K0.03%−36,844−67.6%Reduced
Whittier Trust Co19,035$379.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Sprott Inc.19,488$389.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors, Inc.19,708$393.4K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Guild Investment Management, Inc.20,000$399.2K0.63%00.0%Unchanged
James Investment Research Inc20,580$410.8K0.05%+20,580New
Shufro Rose & Co LLC23,291$416.7K0.04%−348−1.5%Reduced
Mariner, LLC21,887$436.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
White Pine Capital LLC21,977$438.7K0.17%−250−1.1%Reduced
AE Wealth Management LLC22,721$443.7K0.00%−64,423−73.9%Reduced
Sloy Dahl & Holst, LLC23,090$460.9K0.09%+760+3.4%Added
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC24,540$480.8K0.03%−104,358−81.0%Reduced
Mayflower Financial Advisors, LLC25,520$509.4K0.07%+600+2.4%Added
National Asset Management, Inc.26,934$537.6K0.01%+26,934New
Lyell Wealth Management, LP28,895$576.7K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Private Portfolio Partners LLC28,990$578.6K0.13%+2,026+7.5%Added
BancorpSouth Bank30,201$602.8K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Morgan Stanley31,257$623.9K0.00%+1,478+5.0%Added
Cetera Advisors LLC32,824$655.2K0.01%−254−0.8%Reduced
Security National Bank33,318$665.0K0.15%+18,678+127.6%Added
Stifel Financial Corp34,435$687.3K0.00%+238+0.7%Added
Integrated Advisors Network LLC35,406$706.7K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Knightsbridge Asset Management, LLC36,704$732.6K0.21%−3,277−8.2%Reduced
Lincoln National Corp38,555$769.6K0.01%+17,425+82.5%Added
Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC42,000$838.3K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC43,276$863.9K0.20%−804−1.8%Reduced
Wealthsource Partners, LLC49,797$993.9K0.06%−71−0.1%Reduced
Mather Group, LLC.49,982$997.6K0.02%−8,114−14.0%Reduced
WESPAC Advisors, LLC52,737$1.05M0.73%00.0%Unchanged
Crawford Fund Management, LLC52,900$1.06M0.89%+52,900New
Tower Wealth Partners, Inc.53,509$1.07M0.75%−2,298−4.1%Reduced
Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC53,835$1.07M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Terra Nova Asset Management LLC55,695$1.11M0.97%00.0%Unchanged
Creative Planning56,509$1.13M0.00%−551−1.0%Reduced
Comerica Bank60,916$1.22M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
ICA Group Wealth Management, LLC61,992$1.24M0.28%+14,602+30.8%Added
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC62,300$1.24M0.02%+42,000+206.9%Added
Oppenheimer & Co Inc68,764$1.37M0.03%−13,766−16.7%Reduced
Umb Bank N A69,969$1.40M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
SFG Wealth Management, LLC.87,968$1.76M1.17%−3,919−4.3%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.92,012$1.84M0.03%+406+0.4%Added
Smart Money Group LLC105,411$2.10M0.92%+1,220+1.2%Added
Granite Bay Wealth Management, LLC124,976$2.39M0.02%+2,000+1.6%Added
ProVise Management Group, LLC128,639$2.57M0.22%+2,306+1.8%Added
Dogwood Wealth Management LLC144,692$2.89M2.26%+144,692New
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC147,516$2.94M2.02%+361+0.2%Added