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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC | 42,750 | $1.08M | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 43,504 | $1.10M | 0.03% | −1,099−2.5% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 44,917 | $1.14M | 0.00% | +14,301+46.7% | Added |
| WESPAC Advisors, LLC | 46,573 | $1.18M | 0.87% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sheets Smith Wealth Management | 48,041 | $1.22M | 0.15% | +11,925+33.0% | Added |
| Lyell Wealth Management, LP | 49,665 | $1.26M | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Security National Bank | 50,309 | $1.27M | 0.18% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tower Wealth Partners, Inc. | 50,788 | $1.28M | 0.67% | +109+0.2% | Added |
| Warwick Investment Management, Inc. | 54,436 | $1.38M | 0.28% | +4,174+8.3% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 55,315 | $1.40M | 0.00% | +32,681+144.4% | Added |
| Terra Nova Asset Management LLC | 55,695 | $1.41M | 1.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 62,300 | $1.58M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Creative Planning | 62,877 | $1.59M | 0.00% | +4,767+8.2% | Added |
| Umb Bank N A | 64,539 | $1.63M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 66,578 | $1.68M | 0.06% | +20,156+43.4% | Added |
| Independent Advisor Alliance | 68,809 | $1.74M | 0.02% | +68,809 | New |
| Castleview Partners, LLC | 80,088 | $2.06M | 1.11% | −1,467−1.8% | Reduced |
| SFG Wealth Management, LLC. | 82,130 | $2.08M | 1.09% | −6,821−7.7% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 92,792 | $2.35M | 0.03% | −6,225−6.3% | Reduced |
| Ambassador Advisors, LLC | 95,024 | $2.40M | 0.41% | +14,594+18.1% | Added |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 96,268 | $2.44M | 0.08% | −39,339−29.0% | Reduced |
| Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC | 109,616 | $2.77M | 0.13% | +62,758+133.9% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 119,858 | $3.03M | 0.05% | +48,873+68.8% | Added |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 127,197 | $3.22M | 0.06% | +111,899+731.5% | Added |
| Petra Financial Advisors Inc | 132,664 | $3.36M | 2.28% | +120,462+987.2% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 138,636 | $3.51M | 0.00% | +138,636 | New |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | 141,530 | $3.58M | 3.90% | −2,500−1.7% | Reduced |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 149,254 | $3.78M | 2.14% | +2,140+1.5% | Added |
| Smart Money Group LLC | 153,016 | $3.87M | 1.34% | +20,003+15.0% | Added |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 160,123 | $4.05M | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 167,778 | $4.24M | 0.38% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 159,514 | $4.30M | 0.03% | +159,514 | New |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 175,308 | $4.43M | 0.01% | −3,514−2.0% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 179,571 | $4.54M | 0.02% | +2,458+1.4% | Added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 191,900 | $4.86M | 0.01% | +3,910+2.1% | Added |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | 196,397 | $4.97M | 2.13% | +5,661+3.0% | Added |
| Dogwood Wealth Management LLC | 199,509 | $5.05M | 2.67% | +20,395+11.4% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 201,440 | $5.10M | 0.01% | +201,440 | New |
| Accordant Advisory Group Inc | 225,717 | $5.71M | 5.51% | +10,044+4.7% | Added |
| Solstein Capital, LLC | 232,608 | $5.88M | 3.29% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 242,420 | $6.13M | 0.46% | +3,590+1.5% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 250,708 | $6.34M | 0.01% | +15,808+6.7% | Added |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 259,956 | $6.58M | 1.19% | −13,065−4.8% | Reduced |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 278,903 | $7.06M | 0.24% | +53,702+23.8% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 350,731 | $8.87M | 0.01% | −1,350−0.4% | Reduced |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 352,225 | $8.91M | 1.13% | −35,665−9.2% | Reduced |
| Kiker Wealth Management, LLC | 372,367 | $9.42M | 7.63% | +372,367 | New |
| Silver Oak Securities, Inc | 376,607 | $9.47M | 0.88% | +100,304+36.3% | Added |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 383,542 | $9.70M | 0.03% | +23,004+6.4% | Added |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 446,865 | $11.3M | 2.44% | +31,946+7.7% | Added |
| 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 |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 569,649 | $14.4M | 0.01% | +569,649 | New |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 616,422 | $15.6M | 0.00% | +27,185+4.6% | Added |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC | 628,301 | $15.9M | 0.59% | +179,893+40.1% | Added |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 755,684 | $19.1M | 0.04% | −572−0.1% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 830,273 | $21.0M | 0.01% | +60,054+7.8% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 870,694 | $22.0M | 0.03% | +64,556+8.0% | Added |
| Pitcairn Co | 1,542,559 | $39.0M | 2.30% | +56,623+3.8% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 1,608,488 | $40.7M | 0.09% | +54,445+3.5% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 1,769,006 | $44.8M | 0.02% | −194,509−9.9% | Reduced |
| Morton Capital Management LLC | 4,267,174 | $108.0M | 20.37% | −127,197−2.9% | Reduced |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −30,071−100.0% | Sold out |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,265−100.0% | Sold out |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −9,090−100.0% | Sold out |
| Northwest Financial Advisors | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −7,896−100.0% | Sold out |
| Jaffetilchin Investment Partners, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,956−100.0% | Sold out |
| Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,702−100.0% | Sold out |
| Headlands Technologies LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −543−100.0% | Sold out |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Raymond James & Associates | – | – | – | – | Not filed |