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, Q3 2025
Institutional positions in VanEck Merk Gold ETF as of Sep 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
- 221
- +17 vs. Q2 2025
- Shares held
- 28.2M
- +1.22M (+4.5%) vs. Q2 2025
- Total value
- $1.05B
- +$188.7M (+21.9%) vs. Q2 2025
- New holders
- 35
- 89 more added
- Sold out
- 18
- 41 more reduced
2 institutions that held it in Q2 2025 haven't filed for Q3 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q2 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, Q3 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding VanEck Merk Gold ETF; share changes are against Q2 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Capital Management LLC | 3,764,126 | $140.0M | 22.97% | −114,002−2.9% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 2,900,483 | $107.9M | 0.03% | −188,082−6.1% | Reduced |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 1,725,885 | $64.2M | 0.07% | +28,522+1.7% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 1,456,023 | $54.1M | 0.05% | +203,956+16.3% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 1,024,698 | $38.1M | 0.01% | +105,657+11.5% | Added |
| Pitcairn Co | 989,740 | $36.8M | 2.91% | −121,065−10.9% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 798,267 | $29.7M | 0.01% | +27,398+3.6% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 723,896 | $26.9M | 0.07% | +200,453+38.3% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 722,749 | $26.9M | 0.01% | −68,643−8.7% | Reduced |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 688,624 | $26.4M | 0.04% | −14,430−2.1% | Reduced |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 684,538 | $25.5M | 0.30% | +48,199+7.6% | Added |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC | 625,796 | $23.3M | 0.46% | +23,315+3.9% | Added |
| Drake & Associates, LLC | 450,017 | $17.3M | 3.61% | +49,552+12.4% | Added |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 429,832 | $16.0M | 0.04% | +81,798+23.5% | Added |
| Kiker Wealth Management, LLC | 423,995 | $15.8M | 7.97% | +59,025+16.2% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 432,246 | $15.3M | 0.02% | −4,161−1.0% | Reduced |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 394,537 | $14.7M | 1.78% | −61,074−13.4% | Reduced |
| Silver Oak Securities, Inc | 379,788 | $14.1M | 1.06% | +2,639+0.7% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 372,140 | $13.8M | 0.02% | +23,560+6.8% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 324,823 | $12.1M | 0.00% | +16,378+5.3% | Added |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 323,178 | $12.0M | 1.21% | −13,182−3.9% | Reduced |
| Accordant Advisory Group Inc | 293,854 | $10.9M | 7.44% | +5,148+1.8% | Added |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 268,369 | $9.98M | 0.65% | +60,822+29.3% | Added |
| Solstein Capital, LLC | 251,697 | $9.36M | 4.28% | +11,323+4.7% | Added |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 246,392 | $9.16M | 0.05% | +235,196+2,100.7% | Added |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 245,264 | $9.12M | 0.56% | +2,112+0.9% | Added |
| Security National Bank | 235,510 | $8.76M | 1.34% | +10,001+4.4% | Added |
| Dogwood Wealth Management LLC | 234,868 | $8.73M | 3.97% | +17,915+8.3% | Added |
| Smart Money Group LLC | 219,026 | $8.15M | 2.41% | +5,592+2.6% | Added |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 200,415 | $7.45M | 1.00% | −4,118−2.0% | Reduced |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | 191,532 | $7.12M | 2.46% | +22,093+13.0% | Added |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 190,422 | $7.08M | 0.11% | +3,516+1.9% | Added |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 181,043 | $6.73M | 0.10% | +14,314+8.6% | Added |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 167,778 | $6.24M | 0.43% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 160,123 | $5.95M | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SFG Wealth Management, LLC. | 152,050 | $5.65M | 2.45% | +51,534+51.3% | Added |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 147,569 | $5.49M | 2.73% | −318−0.2% | Reduced |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | 143,290 | $5.33M | 4.23% | +870+0.6% | Added |
| Petra Financial Advisors Inc | 142,903 | $5.31M | 3.10% | +2,773+2.0% | Added |
| Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC | 139,883 | $5.20M | 0.43% | +51,076+57.5% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 136,700 | $5.08M | 0.01% | +1,254+0.9% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 135,234 | $5.03M | 0.06% | +3,069+2.3% | Added |
| Three Cord True Wealth Management, LLC | 126,926 | $4.72M | 3.19% | +9,265+7.9% | Added |
| Ambassador Advisors, LLC | 124,798 | $4.64M | 0.69% | +4,162+3.5% | Added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 117,600 | $4.37M | 0.01% | +19,300+19.6% | Added |
| Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC | 115,705 | $4.30M | 0.17% | +23,287+25.2% | Added |
| Centaurus Financial, Inc. | 103,577 | $3.85M | 0.18% | +4,999+5.1% | Added |
| Simplicity Wealth,LLC | 102,949 | $3.83M | 0.22% | +102,949 | New |
| Camarda Financial Advisors, LLC | 101,826 | $3.79M | 1.40% | +92,994+1,052.9% | Added |
| Atria Investments LLC | 101,074 | $3.76M | 0.04% | +5,640+5.9% | Added |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | 96,476 | $3.59M | 0.00% | +8,937+10.2% | Added |
| Plan Group Financial, LLC | 94,250 | $3.51M | 0.94% | +1,000+1.1% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 88,060 | $3.27M | 0.04% | +435+0.5% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 87,955 | $3.27M | 0.01% | +32,802+59.5% | Added |
| Summit Financial, LLC | 87,604 | $3.26M | 0.05% | +87,604 | New |
| Sheets Smith Wealth Management | 83,981 | $3.12M | 0.35% | −1,028−1.2% | Reduced |
| Lyell Wealth Management, LP | 76,495 | $2.84M | 0.21% | +16,700+27.9% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 76,384 | $2.84M | 0.00% | +76,384 | New |
| Castleview Partners, LLC | 71,904 | $2.67M | 1.45% | +6,748+10.4% | Added |
| Meixler Investment Management, Ltd. | 71,698 | $2.67M | 1.64% | +3,721+5.5% | Added |
| USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC | 70,434 | $2.62M | 0.90% | −2,488−3.4% | Reduced |
| RDA Financial Network | 69,357 | $2.58M | 0.64% | +8,120+13.3% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 68,601 | $2.55M | 0.00% | +49,113+252.0% | Added |
| Umb Bank N A | 64,539 | $2.40M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Morgan Stanley | 64,062 | $2.38M | 0.00% | +16,527+34.8% | Added |
| Financial Advisory Service, Inc. | 63,767 | $2.37M | 0.16% | +29,028+83.6% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 60,404 | $2.25M | 0.00% | −1,288−2.1% | Reduced |
| Warwick Investment Management, Inc. | 58,556 | $2.18M | 0.38% | +4,895+9.1% | Added |
| Terra Nova Asset Management LLC | 55,695 | $2.07M | 1.31% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 53,916 | $2.01M | 0.06% | −14,485−21.2% | Reduced |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 51,130 | $1.90M | 0.01% | −23,373−31.4% | Reduced |
| HBW Advisory Services LLC | 51,035 | $1.90M | 0.21% | +3,557+7.5% | Added |
| Tower Wealth Partners, Inc. | 50,983 | $1.90M | 1.04% | +2,869+6.0% | Added |
| Change Path, LLC | 48,678 | $1.81M | 0.04% | −858−1.7% | Reduced |
| WESPAC Advisors, LLC | 46,073 | $1.71M | 1.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 46,027 | $1.71M | 0.00% | +3,654+8.6% | Added |
| Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC | 45,789 | $1.70M | 0.02% | +7,743+20.4% | Added |
| Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC | 44,296 | $1.65M | 0.26% | +632+1.4% | Added |
| Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC | 43,691 | $1.62M | 0.10% | +3,255+8.0% | Added |
| Sprott Inc. | 43,363 | $1.61M | 0.06% | −435−1.0% | Reduced |
| Washington Trust Advisors, Inc. | 42,994 | $1.60M | 0.12% | +42,994 | New |
| Evoke Wealth, LLC | 41,799 | $1.55M | 0.03% | +5,500+15.2% | Added |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC | 41,750 | $1.55M | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Valmark Advisers, Inc. | 40,195 | $1.49M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Resources Investment Advisors, LLC. | 40,054 | $1.49M | 0.02% | −1,419−3.4% | Reduced |
| Peck Wealth Management, LLC | 39,630 | $1.47M | 1.41% | +39,630 | New |
| Sloy Dahl & Holst, LLC | 38,595 | $1.44M | 0.15% | +735+1.9% | Added |
| Accurate Wealth Management, LLC | 35,094 | $1.40M | 0.19% | +9,249+35.8% | Added |
| Mayflower Financial Advisors, LLC | 37,425 | $1.39M | 0.17% | +335+0.9% | Added |
| Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC | 37,000 | $1.38M | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mather Group, LLC. | 33,420 | $1.24M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC | 33,181 | $1.23M | 0.07% | +11,252+51.3% | Added |
| CWC Advisors, LLC. | 33,075 | $1.23M | 0.60% | −3,465−9.5% | Reduced |
| Colony Group, LLC | 32,843 | $1.22M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. | 31,162 | $1.16M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 29,736 | $1.11M | 0.01% | +1,600+5.7% | Added |
| Benjamin Edwards Inc | 26,816 | $997.3K | 0.01% | +4,378+19.5% | Added |
| Merk Investments LLC | 26,604 | $989.4K | 0.30% | +7,355+38.2% | Added |
| Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC | 26,025 | $967.9K | 0.03% | −6,978−21.1% | Reduced |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC | 25,597 | $952.0K | 0.01% | +1,180+4.8% | Added |