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 2024
Institutional positions in VanEck Merk Gold ETF as of Dec 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
- 162
- +16 vs. Q3 2024
- Shares held
- 23.4M
- +3.28M (+16.3%) vs. Q3 2024
- Total value
- $592.8M
- +$80.6M (+15.7%) vs. Q3 2024
- New holders
- 24
- 56 more added
- Sold out
- 8
- 32 more reduced
2 institutions that held it in Q3 2024 haven't filed for Q4 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q3 2024: 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 2024
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding VanEck Merk Gold ETF; share changes are against Q3 2024.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Capital Management LLC | 4,267,174 | $108.0M | 20.37% | −127,197−2.9% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 1,769,006 | $44.8M | 0.02% | −194,509−9.9% | Reduced |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 1,608,488 | $40.7M | 0.09% | +54,445+3.5% | Added |
| Pitcairn Co | 1,542,559 | $39.0M | 2.30% | +56,623+3.8% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 870,694 | $22.0M | 0.03% | +64,556+8.0% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 830,273 | $21.0M | 0.01% | +60,054+7.8% | Added |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 755,684 | $19.1M | 0.04% | −572−0.1% | Reduced |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC | 628,301 | $15.9M | 0.59% | +179,893+40.1% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 616,422 | $15.6M | 0.00% | +27,185+4.6% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 569,649 | $14.4M | 0.01% | +569,649 | New |
| New Harbor Financial Group, LLC | 459,645 | $11.6M | 3.47% | +459,645 | New |
| Fiduciary Family Office, LLC | 459,645 | $11.6M | 3.47% | +459,645 | New |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 446,865 | $11.3M | 2.44% | +31,946+7.7% | Added |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 383,542 | $9.70M | 0.03% | +23,004+6.4% | Added |
| Silver Oak Securities, Inc | 376,607 | $9.47M | 0.88% | +100,304+36.3% | Added |
| Kiker Wealth Management, LLC | 372,367 | $9.42M | 7.63% | +372,367 | New |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 352,225 | $8.91M | 1.13% | −35,665−9.2% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 350,731 | $8.87M | 0.01% | −1,350−0.4% | Reduced |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 278,903 | $7.06M | 0.24% | +53,702+23.8% | Added |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 259,956 | $6.58M | 1.19% | −13,065−4.8% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 250,708 | $6.34M | 0.01% | +15,808+6.7% | Added |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 242,420 | $6.13M | 0.46% | +3,590+1.5% | Added |
| Solstein Capital, LLC | 232,608 | $5.88M | 3.29% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Accordant Advisory Group Inc | 225,717 | $5.71M | 5.51% | +10,044+4.7% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 201,440 | $5.10M | 0.01% | +201,440 | New |
| Dogwood Wealth Management LLC | 199,509 | $5.05M | 2.67% | +20,395+11.4% | Added |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | 196,397 | $4.97M | 2.13% | +5,661+3.0% | Added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 191,900 | $4.86M | 0.01% | +3,910+2.1% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 179,571 | $4.54M | 0.02% | +2,458+1.4% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 175,308 | $4.43M | 0.01% | −3,514−2.0% | Reduced |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 159,514 | $4.30M | 0.03% | +159,514 | New |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 167,778 | $4.24M | 0.38% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 160,123 | $4.05M | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smart Money Group LLC | 153,016 | $3.87M | 1.34% | +20,003+15.0% | Added |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 149,254 | $3.78M | 2.14% | +2,140+1.5% | Added |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | 141,530 | $3.58M | 3.90% | −2,500−1.7% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 138,636 | $3.51M | 0.00% | +138,636 | New |
| Petra Financial Advisors Inc | 132,664 | $3.36M | 2.28% | +120,462+987.2% | Added |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 127,197 | $3.22M | 0.06% | +111,899+731.5% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 119,858 | $3.03M | 0.05% | +48,873+68.8% | Added |
| Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC | 109,616 | $2.77M | 0.13% | +62,758+133.9% | Added |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 96,268 | $2.44M | 0.08% | −39,339−29.0% | Reduced |
| Ambassador Advisors, LLC | 95,024 | $2.40M | 0.41% | +14,594+18.1% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 92,792 | $2.35M | 0.03% | −6,225−6.3% | Reduced |
| SFG Wealth Management, LLC. | 82,130 | $2.08M | 1.09% | −6,821−7.7% | Reduced |
| Castleview Partners, LLC | 80,088 | $2.06M | 1.11% | −1,467−1.8% | Reduced |
| Independent Advisor Alliance | 68,809 | $1.74M | 0.02% | +68,809 | New |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 66,578 | $1.68M | 0.06% | +20,156+43.4% | Added |
| Umb Bank N A | 64,539 | $1.63M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Creative Planning | 62,877 | $1.59M | 0.00% | +4,767+8.2% | Added |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 62,300 | $1.58M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Terra Nova Asset Management LLC | 55,695 | $1.41M | 1.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 55,315 | $1.40M | 0.00% | +32,681+144.4% | Added |
| Warwick Investment Management, Inc. | 54,436 | $1.38M | 0.28% | +4,174+8.3% | Added |
| Tower Wealth Partners, Inc. | 50,788 | $1.28M | 0.67% | +109+0.2% | Added |
| Security National Bank | 50,309 | $1.27M | 0.18% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lyell Wealth Management, LP | 49,665 | $1.26M | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sheets Smith Wealth Management | 48,041 | $1.22M | 0.15% | +11,925+33.0% | Added |
| WESPAC Advisors, LLC | 46,573 | $1.18M | 0.87% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 44,917 | $1.14M | 0.00% | +14,301+46.7% | Added |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 43,504 | $1.10M | 0.03% | −1,099−2.5% | Reduced |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC | 42,750 | $1.08M | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Resources Investment Advisors, LLC. | 42,329 | $1.07M | 0.01% | −2,894−6.4% | Reduced |
| Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC | 41,608 | $1.05M | 0.21% | −140.0% | Reduced |
| Crawford Fund Management, LLC | 39,900 | $1.01M | 0.68% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Comerica Bank | 39,539 | $1.00M | 0.00% | +3,000+8.2% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 38,067 | $963.1K | 0.00% | +5,369+16.4% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 37,587 | $951.0K | 0.00% | +1,287+3.5% | Added |
| Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC | 37,000 | $936.1K | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mather Group, LLC. | 33,878 | $857.1K | 0.01% | +20,392+151.2% | Added |
| Mayflower Financial Advisors, LLC | 33,555 | $848.9K | 0.13% | +1,960+6.2% | Added |
| Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC | 32,103 | $812.2K | 0.02% | +5,533+20.8% | Added |
| Private Portfolio Partners LLC | 30,661 | $775.7K | 0.14% | +973+3.3% | Added |
| Sloy Dahl & Holst, LLC | 30,235 | $764.9K | 0.10% | +1,440+5.0% | Added |
| Integrated Advisors Network LLC | 29,452 | $745.1K | 0.04% | −8,575−22.5% | Reduced |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 28,136 | $711.8K | 0.01% | +28,136 | New |
| Shufro Rose & Co LLC | 27,836 | $704.3K | 0.05% | +4,633+20.0% | Added |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | 25,032 | $633.0K | 0.03% | +13,409+115.4% | Added |
| Knightsbridge Asset Management, LLC | 24,955 | $631.4K | 0.15% | −1,875−7.0% | Reduced |
| RDA Financial Network | 24,016 | $607.6K | 0.18% | +1,898+8.6% | Added |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 23,746 | $600.8K | 0.20% | −801−3.3% | Reduced |
| WMS Partners, LLC | 21,415 | $541.8K | 0.03% | +804+3.9% | Added |
| Sprott Inc. | 19,923 | $504.1K | 0.03% | +6,045+43.6% | Added |
| Merk Investments LLC | 19,763 | $500.0K | 0.51% | +5,371+37.3% | Added |
| Valmark Advisers, Inc. | 19,634 | $496.7K | 0.01% | +19,634 | New |
| Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. | 19,427 | $491.5K | 0.43% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HBW Advisory Services LLC | 19,032 | $481.5K | 0.07% | +19,032 | New |
| Northstar Financial Companies, Inc. | 16,833 | $425.9K | 0.40% | +16,833 | New |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 15,785 | $399.4K | 0.00% | −54−0.3% | Reduced |
| Whittier Trust Co | 15,535 | $392.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 15,225 | $385.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, LTD. | 15,196 | $384.5K | 0.11% | +384+2.6% | Added |
| Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC | 14,616 | $369.8K | 0.07% | +4,700+47.4% | Added |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 14,600 | $369.4K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| TCG Advisory Services, LLC | 14,398 | $364.3K | 0.02% | −3,610−20.0% | Reduced |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 13,955 | $353.1K | 0.03% | +50+0.4% | Added |
| Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC | 13,635 | $345.0K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wick Capital Partners, LLC | 13,411 | $339.3K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| M Wealth Management, LLC | 13,150 | $332.7K | 0.30% | +13,150 | New |
| ORG Partners LLC | 13,135 | $332.3K | 0.05% | −2,703−17.1% | Reduced |