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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 152,000 | $3.03M | 0.00% | +152,000 | New |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | 152,556 | $3.05M | 1.54% | −38,063−20.0% | Reduced |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 160,123 | $3.20M | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 160,607 | $3.21M | 0.01% | −14,061−8.1% | Reduced |
| Solstein Capital, LLC | 164,153 | $3.28M | 2.42% | +164,153 | New |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 167,778 | $3.35M | 0.38% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 169,667 | $3.39M | 0.01% | −155,072−47.8% | Reduced |
| Raymond James & Associates | 191,200 | $3.82M | 0.00% | −22,923−10.7% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 226,063 | $4.51M | 0.01% | +9,008+4.2% | Added |
| Silver Oak Securities, Inc | 247,944 | $4.95M | 0.66% | +122,003+96.9% | Added |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 255,131 | $5.01M | 0.05% | +255,131 | New |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 253,732 | $5.06M | 0.02% | −43,511−14.6% | Reduced |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 253,840 | $5.07M | 0.23% | +18,992+8.1% | Added |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 255,454 | $5.10M | 0.47% | +6,086+2.4% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 296,884 | $5.93M | 0.01% | +10,332+3.6% | Added |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 297,197 | $5.93M | 0.02% | +297,197 | New |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 335,107 | $6.69M | 2.31% | −4,965−1.5% | Reduced |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 346,772 | $7.00M | 1.49% | −11,101−3.1% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 362,575 | $7.24M | 0.01% | −652−0.2% | Reduced |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC | 376,640 | $7.52M | 0.95% | +376,640 | New |
| Starfox Financial Services, LLC | 403,729 | $8.06M | 7.45% | +26,485+7.0% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 407,798 | $8.14M | 0.00% | −112,258−21.6% | Reduced |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 434,142 | $8.67M | 1.30% | −19,150−4.2% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 505,130 | $10.1M | 0.00% | −10,496−2.0% | Reduced |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC | 685,992 | $13.7M | 0.08% | +31,612+4.8% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 914,963 | $18.3M | 0.03% | −12,946−1.4% | Reduced |
| Pitcairn Co | 1,227,033 | $24.5M | 1.81% | −34,719−2.8% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 1,497,901 | $29.9M | 0.02% | −81,831−5.2% | Reduced |
| Morton Capital Management LLC | 4,437,117 | $88.6M | 26.31% | +54,645+1.2% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −908,996−100.0% | Sold out |
| Bank of Montreal | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −294,775−100.0% | Sold out |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −205,271−100.0% | Sold out |
| World Equity Group, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −115,953−100.0% | Sold out |
| HRT Financial LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −56,909−100.0% | Sold out |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −35,542−100.0% | Sold out |
| NewSquare Capital LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −34,927−100.0% | Sold out |
| Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −31,406−100.0% | Sold out |
| Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −23,898−100.0% | Sold out |
| WR Wealth Planners, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −5,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,266−100.0% | Sold out |
| Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,060−100.0% | Sold out |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −45−100.0% | Sold out |
| Adirondack Retirement Specialists, Inc. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Destiny Capital Securities Corporation | – | – | – | – | Not filed |