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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montag A & Associates Inc | 20 | $430 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 88 | $1.89K | 0.00% | +88 | New |
| Cutler Group LP | 100 | $2.00K | 0.00% | +100 | New |
| Sunbelt Securities, Inc. | 100 | $2.15K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Assetmark, Inc | 113 | $2.43K | 0.00% | +113 | New |
| Proequities, Inc. | 195 | $4.19K | 0.00% | +195 | New |
| FMR LLC | 241 | $5.18K | 0.00% | +160+197.5% | Added |
| Main Street Group, LTD | 291 | $6.25K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 495 | $10.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| National Bank of Canada | 480 | $11.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 860 | $18.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC | 911 | $19.6K | 0.00% | −889−49.4% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 1,200 | $26.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Macroview Investment Management LLC | 1,700 | $36.5K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 1,760 | $37.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 2,923 | $62.8K | 0.00% | −522−15.2% | Reduced |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 3,575 | $76.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 4,610 | $99.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. | 4,836 | $104.0K | 0.00% | −1,239−20.4% | Reduced |
| WR Wealth Planners, LLC | 5,000 | $107.4K | 0.03% | +5,000 | New |
| Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC | 7,500 | $161.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC | 7,607 | $163.0K | 0.00% | −2,549−25.1% | Reduced |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 8,116 | $174.3K | 0.01% | +288+3.7% | Added |
| HM Payson & Co | 8,479 | $182.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Principal Securities, Inc. | 10,000 | $214.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC | 10,275 | $220.7K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 10,416 | $223.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Snider Financial Group | 10,532 | $226.2K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | 10,233 | $229.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| US Bancorp | 10,754 | $231.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Thompson Davis & Co., Inc. | 10,915 | $234.5K | 0.16% | −900−7.6% | Reduced |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 10,689 | $236.7K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Destiny Capital Corp | 11,060 | $237.6K | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 11,109 | $238.6K | 0.00% | −645−5.5% | Reduced |
| Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. | 11,321 | $243.2K | 0.11% | +792+7.5% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 11,400 | $244.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, LTD. | 11,409 | $245.1K | 0.10% | +260+2.3% | Added |
| BancorpSouth Bank | 12,979 | $278.8K | 0.02% | −17,222−57.0% | Reduced |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 13,539 | $290.8K | 0.00% | −2,226−14.1% | Reduced |
| Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC | 13,635 | $292.9K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 13,905 | $298.7K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC | 14,405 | $309.4K | 0.07% | +14,405 | New |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 14,600 | $313.6K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 15,225 | $327.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Two Sigma Securities, LLC | 15,249 | $327.5K | 0.02% | +15,249 | New |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | 16,000 | $343.7K | 0.44% | −4,000−20.0% | Reduced |
| Truist Financial Corp | 16,436 | $353.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 16,682 | $358.3K | 0.00% | −238,449−93.5% | Reduced |
| WMS Partners, LLC | 17,316 | $371.9K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 17,409 | $373.9K | 0.01% | +1,788+11.4% | Added |
| Whittier Trust Co | 19,035 | $408.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 19,384 | $416.4K | 0.00% | +19,384 | New |
| Sprott Inc. | 19,488 | $418.6K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ieq Capital, LLC | 20,450 | $439.3K | 0.01% | +20,450 | New |
| Mariner, LLC | 22,287 | $478.7K | 0.00% | +400+1.8% | Added |
| Sloy Dahl & Holst, LLC | 23,590 | $506.7K | 0.12% | +500+2.2% | Added |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 22,927 | $507.6K | 0.19% | +950+4.3% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 24,626 | $529.0K | 0.00% | +24,626 | New |
| Shufro Rose & Co LLC | 24,736 | $531.3K | 0.04% | +1,445+6.2% | Added |
| Mayflower Financial Advisors, LLC | 25,520 | $548.2K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Portfolio Partners LLC | 28,740 | $617.3K | 0.13% | −250−0.9% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 31,207 | $670.3K | 0.00% | −50−0.2% | Reduced |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 31,269 | $671.7K | 0.00% | +31,269 | New |
| Lyell Wealth Management, LP | 31,715 | $681.2K | 0.07% | +2,820+9.8% | Added |
| Lincoln National Corp | 33,125 | $711.5K | 0.01% | −5,430−14.1% | Reduced |
| Security National Bank | 33,318 | $715.7K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| TCG Advisory Services, LLC | 33,448 | $718.5K | 0.04% | +33,448 | New |
| Knightsbridge Asset Management, LLC | 36,704 | $732.6K | 0.21% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 36,806 | $790.6K | 0.00% | +2,371+6.9% | Added |
| Integrated Advisors Network LLC | 37,906 | $814.2K | 0.04% | +2,500+7.1% | Added |
| Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC | 42,000 | $902.2K | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC | 43,286 | $927.8K | 0.20% | +100.0% | Added |
| Castleview Partners, LLC | 43,565 | $935.8K | 0.52% | +41,464+1,973.5% | Added |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 46,049 | $989.2K | 0.03% | +28,418+161.2% | Added |
| Mather Group, LLC. | 50,473 | $1.01M | 0.02% | +491+1.0% | Added |
| WESPAC Advisors, LLC | 52,749 | $1.13M | 0.66% | +120.0% | Added |
| Crawford Fund Management, LLC | 52,900 | $1.14M | 0.89% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC | 53,835 | $1.16M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tower Wealth Partners, Inc. | 54,474 | $1.17M | 0.76% | +965+1.8% | Added |
| Terra Nova Asset Management LLC | 55,695 | $1.20M | 0.95% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Creative Planning | 57,277 | $1.23M | 0.00% | +768+1.4% | Added |
| ICA Group Wealth Management, LLC | 57,781 | $1.24M | 0.25% | −4,211−6.8% | Reduced |
| Comerica Bank | 60,916 | $1.31M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 62,300 | $1.34M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 64,000 | $1.38M | 0.00% | −88,000−57.9% | Reduced |
| Umb Bank N A | 69,969 | $1.50M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 71,308 | $1.53M | 0.03% | +2,544+3.7% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 90,662 | $1.95M | 0.03% | −1,350−1.5% | Reduced |
| Smart Money Group LLC | 121,581 | $2.69M | 1.05% | +16,170+15.3% | Added |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 147,741 | $3.17M | 1.88% | +225+0.2% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 158,172 | $3.40M | 0.01% | −2,435−1.5% | Reduced |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 160,123 | $3.44M | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dogwood Wealth Management LLC | 163,365 | $3.51M | 2.37% | +18,673+12.9% | Added |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 167,778 | $3.60M | 0.38% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | 170,997 | $3.67M | 1.75% | +18,441+12.1% | Added |
| Solstein Capital, LLC | 190,706 | $4.10M | 2.84% | +26,553+16.2% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 193,487 | $4.16M | 0.01% | +23,820+14.0% | Added |
| Silver Oak Securities, Inc | 195,413 | $4.20M | 0.64% | −52,531−21.2% | Reduced |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 202,556 | $4.35M | 0.17% | −51,284−20.2% | Reduced |
| Accordant Advisory Group Inc | 207,485 | $4.46M | 3.33% | +207,485 | New |