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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond James & Associates | 210,700 | $4.53M | 0.00% | +19,500+10.2% | Added |
| SageView Advisory Group, LLC | 87,932 | $4.60M | 0.27% | +87,932 | New |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 211,266 | $4.70M | 0.19% | +186,726+760.9% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 223,630 | $4.80M | 0.01% | −2,433−1.1% | Reduced |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 253,275 | $5.44M | 0.50% | −2,179−0.9% | Reduced |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 278,097 | $5.97M | 0.02% | +24,365+9.6% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 290,893 | $6.25M | 0.01% | −5,991−2.0% | Reduced |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 323,445 | $6.95M | 1.95% | −11,662−3.5% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 339,340 | $7.29M | 0.01% | −23,235−6.4% | Reduced |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 351,807 | $7.56M | 0.02% | +54,610+18.4% | Added |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 397,164 | $8.61M | 1.75% | +50,392+14.5% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 410,291 | $8.81M | 0.00% | +2,493+0.6% | Added |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 428,251 | $9.20M | 1.26% | −5,891−1.4% | Reduced |
| Starfox Financial Services, LLC | 412,130 | $9.50M | 8.06% | +8,401+2.1% | Added |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC | 445,985 | $9.58M | 0.89% | +69,345+18.4% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 496,391 | $10.7M | 0.00% | −8,739−1.7% | Reduced |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 735,870 | $15.8M | 0.04% | +735,870 | New |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 907,502 | $19.5M | 0.03% | −7,461−0.8% | Reduced |
| Pitcairn Co | 1,294,594 | $27.8M | 1.80% | +67,561+5.5% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 1,593,658 | $34.2M | 0.02% | +95,757+6.4% | Added |
| Morton Capital Management LLC | 4,529,103 | $97.3M | 26.27% | +91,986+2.1% | Added |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −685,992−100.0% | Sold out |
| ProVise Management Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −128,639−100.0% | Sold out |
| Granite Bay Wealth Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −124,976−100.0% | Sold out |
| SFG Wealth Management, LLC. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −87,968−100.0% | Sold out |
| Cetera Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −32,824−100.0% | Sold out |
| National Asset Management, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −26,934−100.0% | Sold out |
| AE Wealth Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −22,721−100.0% | Sold out |
| James Investment Research Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −20,580−100.0% | Sold out |
| Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −19,708−100.0% | Sold out |
| Merk Investments LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −16,020−100.0% | Sold out |
| Wick Capital Partners, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −13,411−100.0% | Sold out |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,329−100.0% | Sold out |
| Northwest Financial Advisors | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,096−100.0% | Sold out |
| UBS Group AG | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,013−100.0% | Sold out |
| Tradition Wealth Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,080−100.0% | Sold out |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −378−100.0% | Sold out |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −150−100.0% | Sold out |
| Bank of America Corp | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −50−100.0% | Sold out |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −29−100.0% | Sold out |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1−100.0% | Sold out |
| Wealthsource Partners, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Bartlett & Co. LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |