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 2024
Institutional positions in VanEck Merk Gold ETF as of Mar 31, 2024. 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
- −5 vs. Q4 2023
- Shares held
- 18.3M
- +315.9K (+1.8%) vs. Q4 2023
- Total value
- $396.3M
- +$37.9M (+10.6%) vs. Q4 2023
- New holders
- 15
- 37 more added
- Sold out
- 20
- 27 more reduced
3 institutions that held it in Q4 2023 haven't filed for Q1 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q4 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, Q1 2024
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding VanEck Merk Gold ETF; share changes are against Q4 2023.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Capital Management LLC | 4,529,103 | $97.3M | 26.27% | +91,986+2.1% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 1,593,658 | $34.2M | 0.02% | +95,757+6.4% | Added |
| Pitcairn Co | 1,294,594 | $27.8M | 1.80% | +67,561+5.5% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 907,502 | $19.5M | 0.03% | −7,461−0.8% | Reduced |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 735,870 | $15.8M | 0.04% | +735,870 | New |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 496,391 | $10.7M | 0.00% | −8,739−1.7% | Reduced |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC | 445,985 | $9.58M | 0.89% | +69,345+18.4% | Added |
| Starfox Financial Services, LLC | 412,130 | $9.50M | 8.06% | +8,401+2.1% | Added |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 428,251 | $9.20M | 1.26% | −5,891−1.4% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 410,291 | $8.81M | 0.00% | +2,493+0.6% | Added |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 397,164 | $8.61M | 1.75% | +50,392+14.5% | Added |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 351,807 | $7.56M | 0.02% | +54,610+18.4% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 339,340 | $7.29M | 0.01% | −23,235−6.4% | Reduced |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 323,445 | $6.95M | 1.95% | −11,662−3.5% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 290,893 | $6.25M | 0.01% | −5,991−2.0% | Reduced |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 278,097 | $5.97M | 0.02% | +24,365+9.6% | Added |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 253,275 | $5.44M | 0.50% | −2,179−0.9% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 223,630 | $4.80M | 0.01% | −2,433−1.1% | Reduced |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 211,266 | $4.70M | 0.19% | +186,726+760.9% | Added |
| SageView Advisory Group, LLC | 87,932 | $4.60M | 0.27% | +87,932 | New |
| Raymond James & Associates | 210,700 | $4.53M | 0.00% | +19,500+10.2% | Added |
| Accordant Advisory Group Inc | 207,485 | $4.46M | 3.33% | +207,485 | New |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 202,556 | $4.35M | 0.17% | −51,284−20.2% | Reduced |
| Silver Oak Securities, Inc | 195,413 | $4.20M | 0.64% | −52,531−21.2% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 193,487 | $4.16M | 0.01% | +23,820+14.0% | Added |
| Solstein Capital, LLC | 190,706 | $4.10M | 2.84% | +26,553+16.2% | Added |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | 170,997 | $3.67M | 1.75% | +18,441+12.1% | Added |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 167,778 | $3.60M | 0.38% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dogwood Wealth Management LLC | 163,365 | $3.51M | 2.37% | +18,673+12.9% | Added |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 160,123 | $3.44M | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 158,172 | $3.40M | 0.01% | −2,435−1.5% | Reduced |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 147,741 | $3.17M | 1.88% | +225+0.2% | Added |
| Smart Money Group LLC | 121,581 | $2.69M | 1.05% | +16,170+15.3% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 90,662 | $1.95M | 0.03% | −1,350−1.5% | Reduced |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 71,308 | $1.53M | 0.03% | +2,544+3.7% | Added |
| Umb Bank N A | 69,969 | $1.50M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 64,000 | $1.38M | 0.00% | −88,000−57.9% | Reduced |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 62,300 | $1.34M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Comerica Bank | 60,916 | $1.31M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| ICA Group Wealth Management, LLC | 57,781 | $1.24M | 0.25% | −4,211−6.8% | Reduced |
| Creative Planning | 57,277 | $1.23M | 0.00% | +768+1.4% | Added |
| Terra Nova Asset Management LLC | 55,695 | $1.20M | 0.95% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tower Wealth Partners, Inc. | 54,474 | $1.17M | 0.76% | +965+1.8% | Added |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC | 53,835 | $1.16M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Crawford Fund Management, LLC | 52,900 | $1.14M | 0.89% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| WESPAC Advisors, LLC | 52,749 | $1.13M | 0.66% | +120.0% | Added |
| Mather Group, LLC. | 50,473 | $1.01M | 0.02% | +491+1.0% | Added |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 46,049 | $989.2K | 0.03% | +28,418+161.2% | Added |
| Castleview Partners, LLC | 43,565 | $935.8K | 0.52% | +41,464+1,973.5% | Added |
| Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC | 43,286 | $927.8K | 0.20% | +100.0% | Added |
| Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC | 42,000 | $902.2K | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Integrated Advisors Network LLC | 37,906 | $814.2K | 0.04% | +2,500+7.1% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 36,806 | $790.6K | 0.00% | +2,371+6.9% | Added |
| Knightsbridge Asset Management, LLC | 36,704 | $732.6K | 0.21% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| TCG Advisory Services, LLC | 33,448 | $718.5K | 0.04% | +33,448 | New |
| Security National Bank | 33,318 | $715.7K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lincoln National Corp | 33,125 | $711.5K | 0.01% | −5,430−14.1% | Reduced |
| Lyell Wealth Management, LP | 31,715 | $681.2K | 0.07% | +2,820+9.8% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 31,269 | $671.7K | 0.00% | +31,269 | New |
| Morgan Stanley | 31,207 | $670.3K | 0.00% | −50−0.2% | Reduced |
| Private Portfolio Partners LLC | 28,740 | $617.3K | 0.13% | −250−0.9% | Reduced |
| Mayflower Financial Advisors, LLC | 25,520 | $548.2K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Shufro Rose & Co LLC | 24,736 | $531.3K | 0.04% | +1,445+6.2% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 24,626 | $529.0K | 0.00% | +24,626 | New |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 22,927 | $507.6K | 0.19% | +950+4.3% | Added |
| Sloy Dahl & Holst, LLC | 23,590 | $506.7K | 0.12% | +500+2.2% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 22,287 | $478.7K | 0.00% | +400+1.8% | Added |
| Ieq Capital, LLC | 20,450 | $439.3K | 0.01% | +20,450 | New |
| Sprott Inc. | 19,488 | $418.6K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 19,384 | $416.4K | 0.00% | +19,384 | New |
| Whittier Trust Co | 19,035 | $408.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 17,409 | $373.9K | 0.01% | +1,788+11.4% | Added |
| WMS Partners, LLC | 17,316 | $371.9K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 16,682 | $358.3K | 0.00% | −238,449−93.5% | Reduced |
| Truist Financial Corp | 16,436 | $353.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | 16,000 | $343.7K | 0.44% | −4,000−20.0% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Securities, LLC | 15,249 | $327.5K | 0.02% | +15,249 | New |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 15,225 | $327.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 14,600 | $313.6K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC | 14,405 | $309.4K | 0.07% | +14,405 | New |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 13,905 | $298.7K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC | 13,635 | $292.9K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 13,539 | $290.8K | 0.00% | −2,226−14.1% | Reduced |
| BancorpSouth Bank | 12,979 | $278.8K | 0.02% | −17,222−57.0% | Reduced |
| Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, LTD. | 11,409 | $245.1K | 0.10% | +260+2.3% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 11,400 | $244.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. | 11,321 | $243.2K | 0.11% | +792+7.5% | Added |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 11,109 | $238.6K | 0.00% | −645−5.5% | Reduced |
| Destiny Capital Corp | 11,060 | $237.6K | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 10,689 | $236.7K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Thompson Davis & Co., Inc. | 10,915 | $234.5K | 0.16% | −900−7.6% | Reduced |
| US Bancorp | 10,754 | $231.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | 10,233 | $229.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Snider Financial Group | 10,532 | $226.2K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 10,416 | $223.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC | 10,275 | $220.7K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Principal Securities, Inc. | 10,000 | $214.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HM Payson & Co | 8,479 | $182.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 8,116 | $174.3K | 0.01% | +288+3.7% | Added |
| CWM, LLC | 7,607 | $163.0K | 0.00% | −2,549−25.1% | Reduced |