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.
| 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, Q2 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding VanEck Merk Gold ETF; share changes are against Q1 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariner, LLC | 19,488 | $621.5K | 0.00% | +6,945+55.4% | Added |
| Merk Investments LLC | 19,249 | $613.9K | 0.25% | +6,455+50.5% | Added |
| Integrated Advisors Network LLC | 17,649 | $562.8K | 0.03% | −11,803−40.1% | Reduced |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 15,778 | $503.2K | 0.01% | −55,638−77.9% | Reduced |
| Whittier Trust Co | 15,285 | $487.3K | 0.01% | −250−1.6% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 15,225 | $486.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 14,924 | $475.9K | 0.00% | +4,752+46.7% | Added |
| Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, LTD. | 14,874 | $474.3K | 0.12% | −376−2.5% | Reduced |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 14,600 | $465.6K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Shufro Rose & Co LLC | 15,049 | $453.6K | 0.04% | −31−0.2% | Reduced |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 14,203 | $452.9K | 0.00% | −5,090−26.4% | Reduced |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 14,097 | $449.6K | 0.04% | −450−3.1% | Reduced |
| Continuum Advisory, LLC | 14,032 | $447.5K | 0.05% | +13,343+1,936.6% | Added |
| Mount Yale Investment Advisors, LLC | 13,941 | $444.6K | 0.03% | +13,941 | New |
| Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC | 13,635 | $434.8K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wick Capital Partners, LLC | 19,064 | $427.7K | 0.11% | +5,653+42.2% | Added |
| Perigon Wealth Management, LLC | 13,370 | $426.4K | 0.01% | +6,341+90.2% | Added |
| Financial & Tax Architects, LLC | 13,226 | $421.8K | 0.10% | +1,847+16.2% | Added |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | 12,575 | $410.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Invst, LLC | 12,856 | $410.0K | 0.05% | +1,932+17.7% | Added |
| VestGen Advisors, LLC | 12,839 | $409.4K | 0.02% | +12,839 | New |
| Northstar Financial Companies, Inc. | 12,719 | $405.6K | 0.42% | −3,452−21.3% | Reduced |
| Patton Albertson Miller Group, LLC | 12,365 | $394.3K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Quarterback LLC | 12,005 | $382.8K | 0.18% | −658−5.2% | Reduced |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 11,900 | $379.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 11,196 | $357.0K | 0.00% | −142,038−92.7% | Reduced |
| Destiny Capital Corp | 11,060 | $352.7K | 0.21% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| TCG Advisory Services, LLC | 11,018 | $351.4K | 0.01% | −182−1.6% | Reduced |
| Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC | 10,759 | $343.1K | 0.06% | +1,108+11.5% | Added |
| Two Sigma Securities, LLC | 10,630 | $339.0K | 0.04% | +10,630 | New |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 10,569 | $337.0K | 0.00% | −3,607−25.4% | Reduced |
| Snider Financial Group | 10,532 | $335.9K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GWN Securities Inc. | 10,460 | $333.8K | 0.06% | +10,460 | New |
| BancorpSouth Bank | 10,419 | $332.3K | 0.02% | +1,096+11.8% | Added |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 10,355 | $330.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Littlejohn Financial Services, Inc. | 10,000 | $318.9K | 0.25% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 9,945 | $317.0K | 0.03% | −171−1.7% | Reduced |
| Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC | 9,323 | $297.3K | 0.02% | +9,323 | New |
| Keystone Financial Group | 9,303 | $296.7K | 0.03% | +9,303 | New |
| Veracity Capital LLC | 9,125 | $291.0K | 0.10% | +173+1.9% | Added |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | 9,000 | $287.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Camarda Financial Advisors, LLC | 8,832 | $281.7K | 0.11% | −2,240−20.2% | Reduced |
| We Are One Seven, LLC | 8,822 | $281.3K | 0.01% | −135−1.5% | Reduced |
| CWM, LLC | 8,781 | $280.0K | 0.00% | +42+0.5% | Added |
| Edge Financial Advisors LLC | 8,657 | $276.1K | 0.15% | +8,657 | New |
| Wolff Wiese Magana LLC | 8,236 | $262.6K | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pure Financial Advisors, Inc. | 8,078 | $257.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Thompson Davis & Co., Inc. | 7,975 | $254.3K | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC | 7,927 | $252.8K | 0.04% | −5,741−42.0% | Reduced |
| Northwest Financial Advisors | 7,896 | $251.8K | 0.35% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PFG Advisors | 7,717 | $246.1K | 0.01% | +7,717 | New |
| Jaffetilchin Investment Partners, LLC | 7,600 | $242.4K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 7,559 | $241.1K | 0.00% | −900−10.6% | Reduced |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 7,520 | $239.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sagespring Wealth Partners, LLC | 7,509 | $239.4K | 0.01% | −978−11.5% | Reduced |
| Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC | 7,500 | $239.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWA Asset Management Group, LLC | 7,478 | $238.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. | 7,428 | $236.9K | 0.09% | −656−8.1% | Reduced |
| M Wealth Management, LLC | 7,373 | $235.1K | 0.22% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 6,964 | $222.1K | 0.00% | −82,566−92.2% | Reduced |
| Stephens Inc | 6,775 | $216.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Management Associates, Inc. | 6,755 | $215.4K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 6,509 | $207.6K | 0.00% | +6,509 | New |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 6,500 | $207.3K | 0.00% | +6,500 | New |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 6,381 | $203.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 6,340 | $202.2K | 0.01% | +6,340 | New |
| Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC | 6,286 | $200.5K | 0.02% | +6,286 | New |
| Golden State Wealth Management, LLC | 5,853 | $186.7K | 0.02% | −1,595−21.4% | Reduced |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 5,676 | $181.0K | 0.00% | +5,676 | New |
| Main Street Group, LTD | 4,901 | $156.3K | 0.05% | +4,610+1,584.2% | Added |
| HM Payson & Co | 4,550 | $145.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 3,797 | $121.0K | 0.00% | +2,597+216.4% | Added |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 3,734 | $119.1K | 0.00% | −155−4.0% | Reduced |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 3,575 | $114.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MAI Capital Management | 3,326 | $106.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Manchester Capital Management LLC | 2,896 | $92.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Trust Co NA | 2,549 | $81.3K | 0.01% | +1,756+221.4% | Added |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 2,000 | $63.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 1,949 | $62.2K | 0.00% | −564−22.4% | Reduced |
| Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC | 1,702 | $54.3K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc | 1,261 | $40.2K | 0.00% | −318−20.1% | Reduced |
| Legacy Wealth Managment, LLC | 1,100 | $35.1K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Legacy Investment Solutions, LLC | 1,100 | $35.1K | 0.02% | +1,100 | New |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 1,069 | $33.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 969 | $30.9K | 0.00% | +40+4.3% | Added |
| Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC | 911 | $29.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Archer Investment Corp | 882 | $28.1K | 0.01% | +882 | New |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 860 | $27.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Preservation Advisors, LLC | 800 | $25.5K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Atwood & Palmer Inc | 749 | $23.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 608 | $19.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Group One Trading, L.P. | 594 | $18.9K | 0.00% | +594 | New |
| Assetmark, Inc | 483 | $15.4K | 0.00% | +186+62.6% | Added |
| National Bank of Canada | 480 | $15.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 453 | $14.4K | 0.00% | +453 | New |
| FMR LLC | 414 | $13.2K | 0.00% | +328+381.4% | Added |
| Principal Securities, Inc. | 254 | $8.10K | 0.00% | −3,885−93.9% | Reduced |
| Transce3nd, LLC | 192 | $6.12K | 0.00% | +192 | New |
| Simplex Trading, LLC | 199 | $6.00K | 0.00% | +199 | New |
| Bank of America Corp | 150 | $4.78K | 0.00% | −783−83.9% | Reduced |