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 2025
Institutional positions in VanEck Merk Gold ETF as of Mar 31, 2025. 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
- 184
- +26 vs. Q4 2024
- Shares held
- 24.6M
- +1.21M (+5.2%) vs. Q4 2024
- Total value
- $738.9M
- +$147.1M (+24.9%) vs. Q4 2024
- New holders
- 40
- 61 more added
- Sold out
- 14
- 36 more reduced
4 institutions that held it in Q4 2024 haven't filed for Q1 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q4 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, Q1 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding VanEck Merk Gold ETF; share changes are against Q4 2024.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Capital Management LLC | 4,163,696 | $125.5M | 24.24% | −103,478−2.4% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 2,655,747 | $80.0M | 0.03% | +886,741+50.1% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 1,656,064 | $49.9M | 0.10% | +47,576+3.0% | Added |
| Pitcairn Co | 1,557,445 | $46.9M | 2.83% | +14,886+1.0% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 883,682 | $26.6M | 0.03% | +12,988+1.5% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 821,991 | $24.8M | 0.01% | −8,282−1.0% | Reduced |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 713,610 | $21.5M | 0.04% | −42,074−5.6% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 680,527 | $20.5M | 0.01% | +64,105+10.4% | Added |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC | 629,455 | $19.0M | 0.61% | +1,154+0.2% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 571,970 | $17.2M | 0.01% | +2,321+0.4% | Added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 512,900 | $15.5M | 0.02% | +321,000+167.3% | Added |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 451,274 | $13.7M | 2.48% | +4,409+1.0% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 423,098 | $12.8M | 0.03% | +172,390+68.8% | Added |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 388,274 | $11.7M | 0.04% | +4,732+1.2% | Added |
| Silver Oak Securities, Inc | 386,559 | $11.5M | 1.08% | +9,952+2.6% | Added |
| Kiker Wealth Management, LLC | 378,930 | $11.4M | 7.79% | +6,563+1.8% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 363,803 | $11.0M | 0.01% | +13,072+3.7% | Added |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 343,860 | $10.4M | 1.26% | −8,365−2.4% | Reduced |
| Accordant Advisory Group Inc | 275,798 | $8.31M | 8.13% | +50,081+22.2% | Added |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 259,477 | $7.82M | 1.30% | −479−0.2% | Reduced |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 241,428 | $7.28M | 0.54% | −992−0.4% | Reduced |
| Solstein Capital, LLC | 234,653 | $7.07M | 4.12% | +2,045+0.9% | Added |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 246,239 | $6.30M | 0.25% | −32,664−11.7% | Reduced |
| Smart Money Group LLC | 207,324 | $6.25M | 2.12% | +54,308+35.5% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 203,774 | $6.14M | 0.00% | +65,138+47.0% | Added |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | 195,160 | $5.88M | 2.39% | −1,237−0.6% | Reduced |
| Dogwood Wealth Management LLC | 193,164 | $5.82M | 3.06% | −6,345−3.2% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 185,255 | $5.58M | 0.02% | +5,684+3.2% | Added |
| Huntleigh Advisors, Inc. | 200,000 | $5.06M | 0.85% | +200,000 | New |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 167,778 | $5.06M | 0.43% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 160,123 | $4.83M | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 153,234 | $4.62M | 0.03% | −6,280−3.9% | Reduced |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 148,272 | $4.47M | 2.67% | −982−0.7% | Reduced |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 142,635 | $4.30M | 0.08% | +15,438+12.1% | Added |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | 141,550 | $4.27M | 4.48% | +200.0% | Added |
| Petra Financial Advisors Inc | 137,952 | $4.16M | 3.41% | +5,288+4.0% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 131,793 | $3.97M | 0.01% | −43,515−24.8% | Reduced |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 127,598 | $3.85M | 0.06% | +7,740+6.5% | Added |
| Ambassador Advisors, LLC | 107,417 | $3.24M | 0.56% | +12,393+13.0% | Added |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | 104,462 | $3.15M | 0.00% | +98,728+1,721.8% | Added |
| SFG Wealth Management, LLC. | 96,764 | $2.92M | 1.42% | +14,634+17.8% | Added |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 89,530 | $2.70M | 0.00% | +89,530 | New |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 89,196 | $2.69M | 0.04% | −3,596−3.9% | Reduced |
| Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC | 88,842 | $2.68M | 0.12% | −20,774−19.0% | Reduced |
| Castleview Partners, LLC | 85,034 | $2.56M | 1.73% | +4,946+6.2% | Added |
| Plan Group Financial, LLC | 83,500 | $2.52M | 0.90% | +83,500 | New |
| Sheets Smith Wealth Management | 76,141 | $2.29M | 0.29% | +28,100+58.5% | Added |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 71,416 | $2.15M | 0.07% | −24,852−25.8% | Reduced |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 68,859 | $2.07M | 0.05% | +2,281+3.4% | Added |
| Umb Bank N A | 64,539 | $1.95M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 62,591 | $1.89M | 0.02% | +291+0.5% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 61,033 | $1.84M | 0.00% | −1,844−2.9% | Reduced |
| Lyell Wealth Management, LP | 59,795 | $1.80M | 0.17% | +10,130+20.4% | Added |
| Terra Nova Asset Management LLC | 55,695 | $1.68M | 1.32% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 55,153 | $1.66M | 0.00% | +17,086+44.9% | Added |
| Meixler Investment Management, Ltd. | 54,757 | $1.65M | 1.14% | +54,757 | New |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 54,136 | $1.63M | 0.05% | +10,632+24.4% | Added |
| Warwick Investment Management, Inc. | 50,861 | $1.53M | 0.32% | −3,575−6.6% | Reduced |
| Tower Wealth Partners, Inc. | 50,845 | $1.53M | 0.82% | +57+0.1% | Added |
| Security National Bank | 50,309 | $1.52M | 0.29% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Change Path, LLC | 49,616 | $1.50M | 0.04% | +37,957+325.6% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 48,385 | $1.46M | 0.00% | +3,468+7.7% | Added |
| WESPAC Advisors, LLC | 46,073 | $1.39M | 1.13% | −500−1.1% | Reduced |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC | 42,750 | $1.29M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Resources Investment Advisors, LLC. | 41,893 | $1.26M | 0.01% | −436−1.0% | Reduced |
| Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC | 41,615 | $1.25M | 0.25% | +70.0% | Added |
| Comerica Bank | 40,639 | $1.22M | 0.01% | +1,100+2.8% | Added |
| Crawford Fund Management, LLC | 39,900 | $1.20M | 0.79% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HBW Advisory Services LLC | 39,740 | $1.20M | 0.17% | +20,708+108.8% | Added |
| Sloy Dahl & Holst, LLC | 37,860 | $1.14M | 0.20% | +7,625+25.2% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 37,587 | $1.13M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Valmark Advisers, Inc. | 37,066 | $1.12M | 0.02% | +17,432+88.8% | Added |
| Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC | 37,000 | $1.12M | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWC Advisors, LLC. | 36,294 | $1.09M | 0.62% | +36,294 | New |
| Mayflower Financial Advisors, LLC | 33,890 | $1.02M | 0.16% | +335+1.0% | Added |
| Mather Group, LLC. | 33,869 | $1.02M | 0.01% | −90.0% | Reduced |
| Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC | 33,798 | $1.02M | 0.02% | +1,695+5.3% | Added |
| Integrated Advisors Network LLC | 29,452 | $887.7K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 28,136 | $848.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Knightsbridge Asset Management, LLC | 26,838 | $808.9K | 0.21% | +1,883+7.5% | Added |
| Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC | 24,125 | $727.1K | 0.03% | +24,125 | New |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC | 22,846 | $688.6K | 0.01% | +22,846 | New |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 22,411 | $675.5K | 0.23% | −1,335−5.6% | Reduced |
| RDA Financial Network | 21,983 | $662.6K | 0.20% | −2,033−8.5% | Reduced |
| Colony Group, LLC | 21,672 | $653.2K | 0.00% | +21,672 | New |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. | 20,950 | $631.4K | 0.01% | +20,950 | New |
| Sprott Inc. | 19,923 | $600.5K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. | 19,427 | $585.5K | 0.49% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 19,293 | $581.5K | 0.00% | +3,508+22.2% | Added |
| Ieq Capital, LLC | 18,559 | $559.4K | 0.00% | +18,559 | New |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 18,305 | $551.7K | 0.00% | −37,010−66.9% | Reduced |
| Northstar Financial Companies, Inc. | 16,171 | $487.4K | 0.53% | −662−3.9% | Reduced |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 15,759 | $475.0K | 0.00% | +15,759 | New |
| Whittier Trust Co | 15,535 | $468.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, LTD. | 15,250 | $459.6K | 0.13% | +54+0.4% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 15,225 | $459.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Shufro Rose & Co LLC | 15,080 | $454.5K | 0.04% | −12,756−45.8% | Reduced |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 14,600 | $440.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 14,547 | $438.4K | 0.04% | +592+4.2% | Added |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 14,176 | $427.3K | 0.00% | +14,176 | New |