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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abound Wealth Management | 1 | $26 | 0.00% | +1 | New |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 10 | $263 | 0.02% | −10,406−99.9% | Reduced |
| Montag A & Associates Inc | 20 | $506 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC | 81 | $2.05K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG | 91 | $2.30K | 0.00% | −778−89.5% | Reduced |
| Sunbelt Securities, Inc. | 100 | $2.52K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Group One Trading, L.P. | 100 | $2.53K | 0.00% | +100 | New |
| Assetmark, Inc | 143 | $3.62K | 0.00% | +52+57.1% | Added |
| Proequities, Inc. | 195 | $5.18K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Main Street Group, LTD | 291 | $7.36K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Noble Wealth Management PBC | 340 | $8.60K | 0.01% | +340 | New |
| Bank of America Corp | 445 | $11.3K | 0.00% | +445 | New |
| National Bank of Canada | 480 | $12.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 495 | $12.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Atwood & Palmer Inc | 749 | $18.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 860 | $21.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC | 911 | $23.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Simplex Trading, LLC | 1,086 | $27.0K | 0.00% | −210−16.2% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 1,200 | $30.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Legacy Investment Solutions, LLC | 1,100 | $30.3K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Legacy Wealth Managment, LLC | 1,100 | $30.3K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc | 1,579 | $39.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stonebridge Financial Group, LLC | 1,639 | $41.5K | 0.00% | +1,639 | New |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 1,838 | $46.5K | 0.00% | +1,838 | New |
| Manchester Capital Management LLC | 2,896 | $73.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 2,944 | $74.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MAI Capital Management | 3,326 | $84.1K | 0.00% | +3,326 | New |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 3,575 | $90.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Principal Securities, Inc. | 4,139 | $104.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 4,425 | $112.0K | 0.00% | −215−4.6% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 4,740 | $119.9K | 0.00% | +1,682+55.0% | Added |
| WR Wealth Planners, LLC | 5,000 | $126.5K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HM Payson & Co | 5,454 | $138.0K | 0.00% | −3,025−35.7% | Reduced |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | 5,734 | $145.1K | 0.00% | +2,020+54.4% | Added |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 6,381 | $161.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| DiNuzzo Private Wealth, Inc. | 6,430 | $162.7K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Golden State Wealth Management, LLC | 6,898 | $174.5K | 0.03% | +6,898 | New |
| Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC | 7,500 | $189.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC | 7,492 | $190.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Thompson Davis & Co., Inc. | 7,975 | $201.8K | 0.13% | −3,690−31.6% | Reduced |
| Wolff Wiese Magana LLC | 8,236 | $208.4K | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC | 8,275 | $209.4K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 8,459 | $214.0K | 0.00% | −375−4.2% | Reduced |
| Sagespring Wealth Partners, LLC | 8,500 | $215.1K | 0.01% | +8,500 | New |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 8,552 | $216.4K | 0.00% | −5,872−40.7% | Reduced |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC | 8,552 | $216.4K | 0.00% | −5,872−40.7% | Reduced |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 8,918 | $225.6K | 0.00% | +866+10.8% | Added |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | 9,000 | $227.7K | 0.00% | +9,000 | New |
| BancorpSouth Bank | 10,256 | $259.5K | 0.02% | −1,332−11.5% | Reduced |
| Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. | 10,297 | $260.5K | 0.10% | +1,945+23.3% | Added |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 10,355 | $262.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Snider Financial Group | 10,532 | $266.5K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| US Bancorp | 10,754 | $272.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | 10,859 | $279.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Destiny Capital Corp | 11,060 | $279.8K | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 11,400 | $288.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Financial & Tax Architects, LLC | 11,408 | $288.6K | 0.07% | +278+2.5% | Added |
| Two Sigma Securities, LLC | 11,462 | $290.0K | 0.05% | +545+5.0% | Added |
| Change Path, LLC | 11,659 | $295.0K | 0.01% | +11,659 | New |
| Patton Albertson Miller Group, LLC | 12,365 | $312.8K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Quarterback LLC | 12,513 | $316.6K | 0.15% | +496+4.1% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 12,543 | $317.3K | 0.00% | −8,531−40.5% | Reduced |
| ORG Partners LLC | 13,135 | $332.3K | 0.05% | −2,703−17.1% | Reduced |
| M Wealth Management, LLC | 13,150 | $332.7K | 0.30% | +13,150 | New |
| Wick Capital Partners, LLC | 13,411 | $339.3K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC | 13,635 | $345.0K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 13,955 | $353.1K | 0.03% | +50+0.4% | Added |
| TCG Advisory Services, LLC | 14,398 | $364.3K | 0.02% | −3,610−20.0% | Reduced |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 14,600 | $369.4K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC | 14,616 | $369.8K | 0.07% | +4,700+47.4% | Added |
| Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, LTD. | 15,196 | $384.5K | 0.11% | +384+2.6% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 15,225 | $385.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Whittier Trust Co | 15,535 | $392.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 15,785 | $399.4K | 0.00% | −54−0.3% | Reduced |
| Northstar Financial Companies, Inc. | 16,833 | $425.9K | 0.40% | +16,833 | New |
| HBW Advisory Services LLC | 19,032 | $481.5K | 0.07% | +19,032 | New |
| Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. | 19,427 | $491.5K | 0.43% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Valmark Advisers, Inc. | 19,634 | $496.7K | 0.01% | +19,634 | New |
| Merk Investments LLC | 19,763 | $500.0K | 0.51% | +5,371+37.3% | Added |
| Sprott Inc. | 19,923 | $504.1K | 0.03% | +6,045+43.6% | Added |
| WMS Partners, LLC | 21,415 | $541.8K | 0.03% | +804+3.9% | Added |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 23,746 | $600.8K | 0.20% | −801−3.3% | Reduced |
| RDA Financial Network | 24,016 | $607.6K | 0.18% | +1,898+8.6% | Added |
| Knightsbridge Asset Management, LLC | 24,955 | $631.4K | 0.15% | −1,875−7.0% | Reduced |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | 25,032 | $633.0K | 0.03% | +13,409+115.4% | Added |
| Shufro Rose & Co LLC | 27,836 | $704.3K | 0.05% | +4,633+20.0% | Added |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 28,136 | $711.8K | 0.01% | +28,136 | New |
| Integrated Advisors Network LLC | 29,452 | $745.1K | 0.04% | −8,575−22.5% | Reduced |
| Sloy Dahl & Holst, LLC | 30,235 | $764.9K | 0.10% | +1,440+5.0% | Added |
| Private Portfolio Partners LLC | 30,661 | $775.7K | 0.14% | +973+3.3% | Added |
| Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC | 32,103 | $812.2K | 0.02% | +5,533+20.8% | Added |
| Mayflower Financial Advisors, LLC | 33,555 | $848.9K | 0.13% | +1,960+6.2% | Added |
| Mather Group, LLC. | 33,878 | $857.1K | 0.01% | +20,392+151.2% | Added |
| Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC | 37,000 | $936.1K | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Morgan Stanley | 37,587 | $951.0K | 0.00% | +1,287+3.5% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 38,067 | $963.1K | 0.00% | +5,369+16.4% | Added |
| Comerica Bank | 39,539 | $1.00M | 0.00% | +3,000+8.2% | Added |
| Crawford Fund Management, LLC | 39,900 | $1.01M | 0.68% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC | 41,608 | $1.05M | 0.21% | −140.0% | Reduced |
| Resources Investment Advisors, LLC. | 42,329 | $1.07M | 0.01% | −2,894−6.4% | Reduced |