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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, Q2 2025

Institutional positions in VanEck Merk Gold ETF as of Jun 30, 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
206
+24 vs. Q1 2025
Shares held
27.1M
+2.50M (+10.2%) vs. Q1 2025
Total value
$863.7M
+$125.0M (+16.9%) vs. Q1 2025
New holders
34
69 more added
Sold out
10
52 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q1 2025 haven't filed for Q2 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2025: 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.

Institutional holdersQ2 2025: 206 institutions
Q1 2021: 90 institutionsQ2 2021: 90 institutionsQ3 2021: 94 institutionsQ4 2021: 100 institutionsQ1 2022: 110 institutionsQ2 2022: 112 institutionsQ3 2022: 112 institutionsQ4 2022: 115 institutionsQ1 2023: 121 institutionsQ2 2023: 126 institutionsQ3 2023: 126 institutionsQ4 2023: 129 institutionsQ1 2024: 121 institutionsQ2 2024: 137 institutionsQ3 2024: 148 institutionsQ4 2024: 162 institutionsQ1 2025: 184 institutionsQ2 2025: 206 institutionsQ3 2025: 221 institutionsQ4 2025: 257 institutionsQ1 2026: 292 institutionsQ2 2026: 269 institutions
Value heldQ2 2025: $863.7M
Q1 2021: $114.3MQ2 2021: $125.5MQ3 2021: $252.4MQ4 2021: $363.5MQ1 2022: $438.4MQ2 2022: $406.1MQ3 2022: $378.2MQ4 2022: $283.7MQ1 2023: $319.5MQ2 2023: $337.3MQ3 2023: $335.1MQ4 2023: $359.8MQ1 2024: $396.3MQ2 2024: $456.2MQ3 2024: $527.0MQ4 2024: $592.8MQ1 2025: $738.9MQ2 2025: $863.7MQ3 2025: $1.05BQ4 2025: $1.19BQ1 2026: $1.46BQ2 2026: $1.36B
Institutions holding OUNZ and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026269$1.36B
Q1 2026292$1.46B
Q4 2025257$1.19B
Q3 2025221$1.05B
Q2 2025206$863.7M
Q1 2025184$738.9M
Q4 2024162$592.8M
Q3 2024148$527.0M
Q2 2024137$456.2M
Q1 2024121$396.3M
Q4 2023129$359.8M
Q3 2023126$335.1M
Q2 2023126$337.3M
Q1 2023121$319.5M
Q4 2022115$283.7M
Q3 2022112$378.2M
Q2 2022112$406.1M
Q1 2022110$438.4M
Q4 2021100$363.5M
Q3 202194$252.4M
Q2 202190$125.5M
Q1 202190$114.3M

Institutions, Q2 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding VanEck Merk Gold ETF; share changes are against Q1 2025.

Institutions holding OUNZ in Q2 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Abound Wealth Management1$320.00%00.0%Unchanged
Montag A & Associates Inc20$6380.00%00.0%Unchanged
Westend Capital Management, LLC30$9570.00%+30New
Ameriflex Group, Inc.65$2.09K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sunbelt Securities, Inc.100$2.53K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG89$2.84K0.00%+89New
Bank of America Corp150$4.78K0.00%−783−83.9%Reduced
Simplex Trading, LLC199$6.00K0.00%+199New
Transce3nd, LLC192$6.12K0.00%+192New
Principal Securities, Inc.254$8.10K0.00%−3,885−93.9%Reduced
FMR LLC414$13.2K0.00%+328+381.4%Added
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.453$14.4K0.00%+453New
National Bank of Canada480$15.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Assetmark, Inc483$15.4K0.00%+186+62.6%Added
Group One Trading, L.P.594$18.9K0.00%+594New
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.608$19.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Atwood & Palmer Inc749$23.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wealth Preservation Advisors, LLC800$25.5K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Hollencrest Capital Management860$27.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Archer Investment Corp882$28.1K0.01%+882New
Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC911$29.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc969$30.9K0.00%+40+4.3%Added
Smartleaf Asset Management LLC1,069$33.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Legacy Wealth Managment, LLC1,100$35.1K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Legacy Investment Solutions, LLC1,100$35.1K0.02%+1,100New
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc1,261$40.2K0.00%−318−20.1%Reduced
Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC1,702$54.3K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co1,949$62.2K0.00%−564−22.4%Reduced
North Star Investment Management Corp.2,000$63.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Private Trust Co NA2,549$81.3K0.01%+1,756+221.4%Added
Manchester Capital Management LLC2,896$92.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
MAI Capital Management3,326$106.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc3,575$114.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Harbour Investments, Inc.3,734$119.1K0.00%−155−4.0%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada3,797$121.0K0.00%+2,597+216.4%Added
HM Payson & Co4,550$145.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Main Street Group, LTD4,901$156.3K0.05%+4,610+1,584.2%Added
Global Retirement Partners, LLC5,676$181.0K0.00%+5,676New
Golden State Wealth Management, LLC5,853$186.7K0.02%−1,595−21.4%Reduced
Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC6,286$200.5K0.02%+6,286New
XTX Topco Ltd6,340$202.2K0.01%+6,340New
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.6,381$203.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BlackRock, Inc.6,500$207.3K0.00%+6,500New
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC6,509$207.6K0.00%+6,509New
Wealth Management Associates, Inc.6,755$215.4K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Stephens Inc6,775$216.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Susquehanna International Group, LLP6,964$222.1K0.00%−82,566−92.2%Reduced
M Wealth Management, LLC7,373$235.1K0.22%00.0%Unchanged
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.7,428$236.9K0.09%−656−8.1%Reduced
CWA Asset Management Group, LLC7,478$238.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC7,500$239.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sagespring Wealth Partners, LLC7,509$239.4K0.01%−978−11.5%Reduced
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC7,520$239.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC7,559$241.1K0.00%−900−10.6%Reduced
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners, LLC7,600$242.4K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
PFG Advisors7,717$246.1K0.01%+7,717New
Northwest Financial Advisors7,896$251.8K0.35%00.0%Unchanged
Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC7,927$252.8K0.04%−5,741−42.0%Reduced
Thompson Davis & Co., Inc.7,975$254.3K0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Pure Financial Advisors, Inc.8,078$257.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wolff Wiese Magana LLC8,236$262.6K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Edge Financial Advisors LLC8,657$276.1K0.15%+8,657New
CWM, LLC8,781$280.0K0.00%+42+0.5%Added
We Are One Seven, LLC8,822$281.3K0.01%−135−1.5%Reduced
Camarda Financial Advisors, LLC8,832$281.7K0.11%−2,240−20.2%Reduced
Vontobel Holding Ltd.9,000$287.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Veracity Capital LLC9,125$291.0K0.10%+173+1.9%Added
Keystone Financial Group9,303$296.7K0.03%+9,303New
Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC9,323$297.3K0.02%+9,323New
NBC Securities, Inc.9,945$317.0K0.03%−171−1.7%Reduced
Littlejohn Financial Services, Inc.10,000$318.9K0.25%00.0%Unchanged
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC10,355$330.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
BancorpSouth Bank10,419$332.3K0.02%+1,096+11.8%Added
GWN Securities Inc.10,460$333.8K0.06%+10,460New
Snider Financial Group10,532$335.9K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC10,569$337.0K0.00%−3,607−25.4%Reduced
Two Sigma Securities, LLC10,630$339.0K0.04%+10,630New
Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC10,759$343.1K0.06%+1,108+11.5%Added
TCG Advisory Services, LLC11,018$351.4K0.01%−182−1.6%Reduced
Destiny Capital Corp11,060$352.7K0.21%00.0%Unchanged
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC11,196$357.0K0.00%−142,038−92.7%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC11,900$379.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wealth Quarterback LLC12,005$382.8K0.18%−658−5.2%Reduced
Patton Albertson Miller Group, LLC12,365$394.3K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Northstar Financial Companies, Inc.12,719$405.6K0.42%−3,452−21.3%Reduced
VestGen Advisors, LLC12,839$409.4K0.02%+12,839New
Invst, LLC12,856$410.0K0.05%+1,932+17.7%Added
Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC12,575$410.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Financial & Tax Architects, LLC13,226$421.8K0.10%+1,847+16.2%Added
Perigon Wealth Management, LLC13,370$426.4K0.01%+6,341+90.2%Added
Wick Capital Partners, LLC19,064$427.7K0.11%+5,653+42.2%Added
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC13,635$434.8K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Mount Yale Investment Advisors, LLC13,941$444.6K0.03%+13,941New
Continuum Advisory, LLC14,032$447.5K0.05%+13,343+1,936.6%Added
Smith, Moore & Co.14,097$449.6K0.04%−450−3.1%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC14,203$452.9K0.00%−5,090−26.4%Reduced
Shufro Rose & Co LLC15,049$453.6K0.04%−31−0.2%Reduced
Proficio Capital Partners LLC14,600$465.6K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, LTD.14,874$474.3K0.12%−376−2.5%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC14,924$475.9K0.00%+4,752+46.7%Added