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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC | 13,668 | $412.0K | 0.08% | −948−6.5% | Reduced |
| Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC | 13,635 | $411.0K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | 12,575 | $408.7K | 0.01% | +1,716+15.8% | Added |
| Wick Capital Partners, LLC | 13,411 | $404.2K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Merk Investments LLC | 12,794 | $385.6K | 0.21% | −6,969−35.3% | Reduced |
| ORG Partners LLC | 12,800 | $385.0K | 0.09% | −335−2.6% | Reduced |
| Wealth Quarterback LLC | 12,663 | $381.7K | 0.21% | +150+1.2% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 12,543 | $378.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Patton Albertson Miller Group, LLC | 12,365 | $372.7K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Accurate Wealth Management, LLC | 11,950 | $372.2K | 0.07% | +11,950 | New |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 11,900 | $358.7K | 0.00% | +500+4.4% | Added |
| Financial & Tax Architects, LLC | 11,379 | $343.0K | 0.09% | −29−0.3% | Reduced |
| TCG Advisory Services, LLC | 11,200 | $337.6K | 0.01% | −3,198−22.2% | Reduced |
| Camarda Financial Advisors, LLC | 11,072 | $333.7K | 0.15% | +11,072 | New |
| Destiny Capital Corp | 11,060 | $333.3K | 0.23% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| DiNuzzo Private Wealth, Inc. | 10,924 | $329.3K | 0.04% | +4,494+69.9% | Added |
| Invst, LLC | 10,924 | $329.2K | 0.04% | +10,924 | New |
| US Bancorp | 10,754 | $324.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Snider Financial Group | 10,532 | $317.4K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 10,355 | $312.1K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 10,172 | $306.6K | 0.00% | +1,254+14.1% | Added |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 10,116 | $304.0K | 0.03% | +10,106+101,060.0% | Added |
| Littlejohn Financial Services, Inc. | 10,000 | $301.4K | 0.24% | +10,000 | New |
| Spectrum Wealth Counsel, LLC | 9,938 | $299.5K | 0.04% | +9,938 | New |
| Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC | 9,651 | $290.9K | 0.05% | +9,651 | New |
| BancorpSouth Bank | 9,323 | $281.0K | 0.02% | −933−9.1% | Reduced |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | 9,000 | $271.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| We Are One Seven, LLC | 8,957 | $270.0K | 0.01% | +8,957 | New |
| Veracity Capital LLC | 8,952 | $269.8K | 0.11% | +8,952 | New |
| CWM, LLC | 8,739 | $263.0K | 0.00% | +1,247+16.6% | Added |
| Sagespring Wealth Partners, LLC | 8,487 | $255.8K | 0.01% | −13−0.2% | Reduced |
| Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC | 8,475 | $255.4K | 0.03% | +200+2.4% | Added |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 8,459 | $255.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wolff Wiese Magana LLC | 8,236 | $248.2K | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. | 8,084 | $243.7K | 0.10% | −2,213−21.5% | Reduced |
| Pure Financial Advisors, Inc. | 8,078 | $243.5K | 0.01% | +8,078 | New |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 8,074 | $243.3K | 0.00% | +3,334+70.3% | Added |
| Thompson Davis & Co., Inc. | 7,975 | $240.4K | 0.19% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwest Financial Advisors | 7,896 | $238.0K | 0.20% | +7,896 | New |
| Jaffetilchin Investment Partners, LLC | 7,600 | $229.1K | 0.02% | +7,600 | New |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 7,520 | $226.7K | 0.00% | +7,520 | New |
| Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC | 7,500 | $226.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWA Asset Management Group, LLC | 7,478 | $225.4K | 0.01% | +7,478 | New |
| Golden State Wealth Management, LLC | 7,448 | $224.5K | 0.03% | +550+8.0% | Added |
| M Wealth Management, LLC | 7,373 | $222.2K | 0.21% | −5,777−43.9% | Reduced |
| Benjamin Edwards Inc | 7,239 | $218.2K | 0.00% | +7,239 | New |
| Perigon Wealth Management, LLC | 7,029 | $211.9K | 0.01% | +7,029 | New |
| Sowell Financial Services LLC | 6,925 | $208.7K | 0.01% | +6,925 | New |
| Stephens Inc | 6,775 | $204.2K | 0.00% | +6,775 | New |
| Wealth Management Associates, Inc. | 6,755 | $203.6K | 0.09% | +6,755 | New |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 6,570 | $198.0K | 0.00% | +6,570 | New |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 6,381 | $192.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HM Payson & Co | 4,550 | $137.1K | 0.00% | −904−16.6% | Reduced |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 3,889 | $117.2K | 0.00% | −536−12.1% | Reduced |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 3,575 | $107.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Principal Securities, Inc. | 4,139 | $104.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MAI Capital Management | 3,326 | $100.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Manchester Capital Management LLC | 2,896 | $87.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 2,513 | $75.7K | 0.00% | +2,513 | New |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 2,000 | $60.3K | 0.00% | +2,000 | New |
| Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC | 1,702 | $51.3K | 0.07% | +1,702 | New |
| Stonebridge Financial Group, LLC | 1,639 | $49.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc | 1,579 | $47.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 1,200 | $36.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Legacy Wealth Managment, LLC | 1,100 | $33.2K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 1,069 | $31.8K | 0.00% | +1,069 | New |
| Bank of America Corp | 933 | $28.1K | 0.00% | +488+109.7% | Added |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 929 | $28.0K | 0.00% | +434+87.7% | Added |
| Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC | 911 | $27.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 860 | $25.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Preservation Advisors, LLC | 800 | $24.1K | 0.02% | +800 | New |
| Private Trust Co NA | 793 | $23.9K | 0.00% | +793 | New |
| Atwood & Palmer Inc | 749 | $22.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Continuum Advisory, LLC | 689 | $20.8K | 0.00% | +689 | New |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 608 | $18.3K | 0.00% | +608 | New |
| National Bank of Canada | 480 | $14.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Noble Wealth Management PBC | 340 | $10.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Assetmark, Inc | 297 | $8.95K | 0.00% | +154+107.7% | Added |
| Main Street Group, LTD | 291 | $8.77K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sunbelt Securities, Inc. | 100 | $3.01K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC | 86 | $2.60K | 0.00% | +5+6.2% | Added |
| Ameriflex Group, Inc. | 65 | $1.96K | 0.00% | +65 | New |
| Montag A & Associates Inc | 20 | $603 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Abound Wealth Management | 1 | $31 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Proequities, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −195−100.0% | Sold out |
| New Harbor Financial Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −459,645−100.0% | Sold out |
| Fiduciary Family Office, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −459,645−100.0% | Sold out |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −201,440−100.0% | Sold out |
| Independent Advisor Alliance | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −68,809−100.0% | Sold out |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −25,032−100.0% | Sold out |
| WMS Partners, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −21,415−100.0% | Sold out |
| Two Sigma Securities, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −11,462−100.0% | Sold out |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,552−100.0% | Sold out |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,552−100.0% | Sold out |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,838−100.0% | Sold out |
| Simplex Trading, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,086−100.0% | Sold out |
| Group One Trading, L.P. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −100−100.0% | Sold out |
| UBS Group AG | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −91−100.0% | Sold out |
| Private Portfolio Partners LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| WR Wealth Planners, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |