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.
| 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 2023
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding VanEck Merk Gold ETF; share changes are against Q3 2023.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1 | $20 | 0.00% | +1 | New |
| Montag A & Associates Inc | 20 | $400 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 29 | $579 | 0.00% | +29 | New |
| Bank of America Corp | 50 | $998 | 0.00% | −56−52.8% | Reduced |
| FMR LLC | 81 | $1.62K | 0.00% | −12−12.9% | Reduced |
| Sunbelt Securities, Inc. | 100 | $2.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc | 150 | $2.99K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Main Street Group, LTD | 291 | $5.81K | 0.00% | +291 | New |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC | 378 | $7.00K | 0.00% | +378 | New |
| National Bank of Canada | 480 | $9.54K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 495 | $9.88K | 0.00% | −775−61.0% | Reduced |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 860 | $17.2K | 0.00% | −958−52.7% | Reduced |
| Tradition Wealth Management, LLC | 1,080 | $22.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 1,200 | $24.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Macroview Investment Management LLC | 1,700 | $33.9K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 1,760 | $35.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC | 1,800 | $35.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Castleview Partners, LLC | 2,101 | $41.9K | 0.03% | −2−0.1% | Reduced |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 3,445 | $67.6K | 0.00% | −333−8.8% | Reduced |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 3,575 | $71.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG | 4,013 | $80.1K | 0.00% | −4,639−53.6% | Reduced |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 4,610 | $92.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. | 6,075 | $122.0K | 0.00% | +4,539+295.5% | Added |
| Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC | 7,500 | $149.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bartlett & Co. LLC | 7,500 | $150.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 7,828 | $156.2K | 0.01% | +6,595+534.9% | Added |
| Northwest Financial Advisors | 8,096 | $161.6K | 0.14% | +8,096 | New |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 8,329 | $166.2K | 0.00% | +8,329 | New |
| HM Payson & Co | 8,479 | $169.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | 10,233 | $199.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Principal Securities, Inc. | 10,000 | $199.6K | 0.01% | +10,000 | New |
| CWM, LLC | 10,156 | $203.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC | 10,275 | $205.1K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 10,416 | $207.0K | 0.02% | −175−1.7% | Reduced |
| Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. | 10,529 | $210.2K | 0.10% | −1,574−13.0% | Reduced |
| Snider Financial Group | 10,532 | $210.2K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 10,689 | $213.4K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| US Bancorp | 10,754 | $214.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Destiny Capital Corp | 11,060 | $220.8K | 0.15% | +11,060 | New |
| Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, LTD. | 11,149 | $222.5K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 11,400 | $227.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 11,754 | $234.6K | 0.00% | −203−1.7% | Reduced |
| Thompson Davis & Co., Inc. | 11,815 | $235.8K | 0.20% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. | 12,901 | $257.5K | 0.36% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wick Capital Partners, LLC | 13,411 | $267.7K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC | 13,635 | $272.2K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 13,905 | $277.5K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 14,600 | $291.4K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 15,225 | $304.0K | 0.00% | −355−2.3% | Reduced |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 15,621 | $311.8K | 0.01% | +15,621 | New |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 15,765 | $314.7K | 0.00% | −2,523−13.8% | Reduced |
| Merk Investments LLC | 16,020 | $319.8K | 0.34% | −6,349−28.4% | Reduced |
| Truist Financial Corp | 16,436 | $328.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| WMS Partners, LLC | 17,316 | $345.6K | 0.03% | +2,671+18.2% | Added |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 17,631 | $351.9K | 0.03% | −36,844−67.6% | Reduced |
| Whittier Trust Co | 19,035 | $379.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sprott Inc. | 19,488 | $389.0K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors, Inc. | 19,708 | $393.4K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | 20,000 | $399.2K | 0.63% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| James Investment Research Inc | 20,580 | $410.8K | 0.05% | +20,580 | New |
| Shufro Rose & Co LLC | 23,291 | $416.7K | 0.04% | −348−1.5% | Reduced |
| Mariner, LLC | 21,887 | $436.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 21,977 | $438.7K | 0.17% | −250−1.1% | Reduced |
| AE Wealth Management LLC | 22,721 | $443.7K | 0.00% | −64,423−73.9% | Reduced |
| Sloy Dahl & Holst, LLC | 23,090 | $460.9K | 0.09% | +760+3.4% | Added |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 24,540 | $480.8K | 0.03% | −104,358−81.0% | Reduced |
| Mayflower Financial Advisors, LLC | 25,520 | $509.4K | 0.07% | +600+2.4% | Added |
| National Asset Management, Inc. | 26,934 | $537.6K | 0.01% | +26,934 | New |
| Lyell Wealth Management, LP | 28,895 | $576.7K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Portfolio Partners LLC | 28,990 | $578.6K | 0.13% | +2,026+7.5% | Added |
| BancorpSouth Bank | 30,201 | $602.8K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Morgan Stanley | 31,257 | $623.9K | 0.00% | +1,478+5.0% | Added |
| Cetera Advisors LLC | 32,824 | $655.2K | 0.01% | −254−0.8% | Reduced |
| Security National Bank | 33,318 | $665.0K | 0.15% | +18,678+127.6% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 34,435 | $687.3K | 0.00% | +238+0.7% | Added |
| Integrated Advisors Network LLC | 35,406 | $706.7K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Knightsbridge Asset Management, LLC | 36,704 | $732.6K | 0.21% | −3,277−8.2% | Reduced |
| Lincoln National Corp | 38,555 | $769.6K | 0.01% | +17,425+82.5% | Added |
| Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC | 42,000 | $838.3K | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC | 43,276 | $863.9K | 0.20% | −804−1.8% | Reduced |
| Wealthsource Partners, LLC | 49,797 | $993.9K | 0.06% | −71−0.1% | Reduced |
| Mather Group, LLC. | 49,982 | $997.6K | 0.02% | −8,114−14.0% | Reduced |
| WESPAC Advisors, LLC | 52,737 | $1.05M | 0.73% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Crawford Fund Management, LLC | 52,900 | $1.06M | 0.89% | +52,900 | New |
| Tower Wealth Partners, Inc. | 53,509 | $1.07M | 0.75% | −2,298−4.1% | Reduced |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC | 53,835 | $1.07M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Terra Nova Asset Management LLC | 55,695 | $1.11M | 0.97% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Creative Planning | 56,509 | $1.13M | 0.00% | −551−1.0% | Reduced |
| Comerica Bank | 60,916 | $1.22M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| ICA Group Wealth Management, LLC | 61,992 | $1.24M | 0.28% | +14,602+30.8% | Added |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 62,300 | $1.24M | 0.02% | +42,000+206.9% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 68,764 | $1.37M | 0.03% | −13,766−16.7% | Reduced |
| Umb Bank N A | 69,969 | $1.40M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SFG Wealth Management, LLC. | 87,968 | $1.76M | 1.17% | −3,919−4.3% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 92,012 | $1.84M | 0.03% | +406+0.4% | Added |
| Smart Money Group LLC | 105,411 | $2.10M | 0.92% | +1,220+1.2% | Added |
| Granite Bay Wealth Management, LLC | 124,976 | $2.39M | 0.02% | +2,000+1.6% | Added |
| ProVise Management Group, LLC | 128,639 | $2.57M | 0.22% | +2,306+1.8% | Added |
| Dogwood Wealth Management LLC | 144,692 | $2.89M | 2.26% | +144,692 | New |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 147,516 | $2.94M | 2.02% | +361+0.2% | Added |