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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abound Wealth Management | 1 | $31 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Montag A & Associates Inc | 20 | $603 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameriflex Group, Inc. | 65 | $1.96K | 0.00% | +65 | New |
| FMR LLC | 86 | $2.60K | 0.00% | +5+6.2% | Added |
| Sunbelt Securities, Inc. | 100 | $3.01K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Main Street Group, LTD | 291 | $8.77K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Assetmark, Inc | 297 | $8.95K | 0.00% | +154+107.7% | Added |
| Noble Wealth Management PBC | 340 | $10.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| National Bank of Canada | 480 | $14.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 608 | $18.3K | 0.00% | +608 | New |
| Continuum Advisory, LLC | 689 | $20.8K | 0.00% | +689 | New |
| Atwood & Palmer Inc | 749 | $22.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Trust Co NA | 793 | $23.9K | 0.00% | +793 | New |
| Wealth Preservation Advisors, LLC | 800 | $24.1K | 0.02% | +800 | New |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 860 | $25.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC | 911 | $27.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 929 | $28.0K | 0.00% | +434+87.7% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 933 | $28.1K | 0.00% | +488+109.7% | Added |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 1,069 | $31.8K | 0.00% | +1,069 | New |
| Legacy Wealth Managment, LLC | 1,100 | $33.2K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 1,200 | $36.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc | 1,579 | $47.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stonebridge Financial Group, LLC | 1,639 | $49.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC | 1,702 | $51.3K | 0.07% | +1,702 | New |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 2,000 | $60.3K | 0.00% | +2,000 | New |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 2,513 | $75.7K | 0.00% | +2,513 | New |
| Manchester Capital Management LLC | 2,896 | $87.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MAI Capital Management | 3,326 | $100.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Principal Securities, Inc. | 4,139 | $104.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 3,575 | $107.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 3,889 | $117.2K | 0.00% | −536−12.1% | Reduced |
| HM Payson & Co | 4,550 | $137.1K | 0.00% | −904−16.6% | Reduced |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 6,381 | $192.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 6,570 | $198.0K | 0.00% | +6,570 | New |
| Wealth Management Associates, Inc. | 6,755 | $203.6K | 0.09% | +6,755 | New |
| Stephens Inc | 6,775 | $204.2K | 0.00% | +6,775 | New |
| Sowell Financial Services LLC | 6,925 | $208.7K | 0.01% | +6,925 | New |
| Perigon Wealth Management, LLC | 7,029 | $211.9K | 0.01% | +7,029 | New |
| Benjamin Edwards Inc | 7,239 | $218.2K | 0.00% | +7,239 | New |
| M Wealth Management, LLC | 7,373 | $222.2K | 0.21% | −5,777−43.9% | Reduced |
| Golden State Wealth Management, LLC | 7,448 | $224.5K | 0.03% | +550+8.0% | Added |
| CWA Asset Management Group, LLC | 7,478 | $225.4K | 0.01% | +7,478 | New |
| Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC | 7,500 | $226.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 7,520 | $226.7K | 0.00% | +7,520 | New |
| Jaffetilchin Investment Partners, LLC | 7,600 | $229.1K | 0.02% | +7,600 | New |
| Northwest Financial Advisors | 7,896 | $238.0K | 0.20% | +7,896 | New |
| Thompson Davis & Co., Inc. | 7,975 | $240.4K | 0.19% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 8,074 | $243.3K | 0.00% | +3,334+70.3% | Added |
| Pure Financial Advisors, Inc. | 8,078 | $243.5K | 0.01% | +8,078 | New |
| Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. | 8,084 | $243.7K | 0.10% | −2,213−21.5% | Reduced |
| Wolff Wiese Magana LLC | 8,236 | $248.2K | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 8,459 | $255.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC | 8,475 | $255.4K | 0.03% | +200+2.4% | Added |
| Sagespring Wealth Partners, LLC | 8,487 | $255.8K | 0.01% | −13−0.2% | Reduced |
| CWM, LLC | 8,739 | $263.0K | 0.00% | +1,247+16.6% | Added |
| Veracity Capital LLC | 8,952 | $269.8K | 0.11% | +8,952 | New |
| We Are One Seven, LLC | 8,957 | $270.0K | 0.01% | +8,957 | New |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | 9,000 | $271.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| BancorpSouth Bank | 9,323 | $281.0K | 0.02% | −933−9.1% | Reduced |
| Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC | 9,651 | $290.9K | 0.05% | +9,651 | New |
| Spectrum Wealth Counsel, LLC | 9,938 | $299.5K | 0.04% | +9,938 | New |
| Littlejohn Financial Services, Inc. | 10,000 | $301.4K | 0.24% | +10,000 | New |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 10,116 | $304.0K | 0.03% | +10,106+101,060.0% | Added |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 10,172 | $306.6K | 0.00% | +1,254+14.1% | Added |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 10,355 | $312.1K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Snider Financial Group | 10,532 | $317.4K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| US Bancorp | 10,754 | $324.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Invst, LLC | 10,924 | $329.2K | 0.04% | +10,924 | New |
| DiNuzzo Private Wealth, Inc. | 10,924 | $329.3K | 0.04% | +4,494+69.9% | Added |
| Destiny Capital Corp | 11,060 | $333.3K | 0.23% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Camarda Financial Advisors, LLC | 11,072 | $333.7K | 0.15% | +11,072 | New |
| TCG Advisory Services, LLC | 11,200 | $337.6K | 0.01% | −3,198−22.2% | Reduced |
| Financial & Tax Architects, LLC | 11,379 | $343.0K | 0.09% | −29−0.3% | Reduced |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 11,900 | $358.7K | 0.00% | +500+4.4% | Added |
| Accurate Wealth Management, LLC | 11,950 | $372.2K | 0.07% | +11,950 | New |
| Patton Albertson Miller Group, LLC | 12,365 | $372.7K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mariner, LLC | 12,543 | $378.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Quarterback LLC | 12,663 | $381.7K | 0.21% | +150+1.2% | Added |
| ORG Partners LLC | 12,800 | $385.0K | 0.09% | −335−2.6% | Reduced |
| Merk Investments LLC | 12,794 | $385.6K | 0.21% | −6,969−35.3% | Reduced |
| Wick Capital Partners, LLC | 13,411 | $404.2K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | 12,575 | $408.7K | 0.01% | +1,716+15.8% | Added |
| Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC | 13,635 | $411.0K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC | 13,668 | $412.0K | 0.08% | −948−6.5% | Reduced |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 14,176 | $427.3K | 0.00% | +14,176 | New |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 14,547 | $438.4K | 0.04% | +592+4.2% | Added |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 14,600 | $440.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Shufro Rose & Co LLC | 15,080 | $454.5K | 0.04% | −12,756−45.8% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 15,225 | $459.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, LTD. | 15,250 | $459.6K | 0.13% | +54+0.4% | Added |
| Whittier Trust Co | 15,535 | $468.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 15,759 | $475.0K | 0.00% | +15,759 | New |
| Northstar Financial Companies, Inc. | 16,171 | $487.4K | 0.53% | −662−3.9% | Reduced |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 18,305 | $551.7K | 0.00% | −37,010−66.9% | Reduced |
| Ieq Capital, LLC | 18,559 | $559.4K | 0.00% | +18,559 | New |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 19,293 | $581.5K | 0.00% | +3,508+22.2% | Added |
| Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. | 19,427 | $585.5K | 0.49% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sprott Inc. | 19,923 | $600.5K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. | 20,950 | $631.4K | 0.01% | +20,950 | New |
| Colony Group, LLC | 21,672 | $653.2K | 0.00% | +21,672 | New |