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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abound Wealth Management | 1 | $38 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 4 | $149 | 0.00% | +4 | New |
| Montag A & Associates Inc | 20 | $744 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Westend Capital Management, LLC | 30 | $1.12K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sunbelt Securities, Inc. | 50 | $1.86K | 0.00% | −50−50.0% | Reduced |
| Grey Fox Wealth Advisors, LLC | 70 | $2.60K | 0.00% | +70 | New |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 148 | $5.37K | 0.00% | +148 | New |
| Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC | 150 | $5.58K | 0.00% | +150 | New |
| Trust Co of Vermont | 160 | $5.95K | 0.00% | +160 | New |
| Principal Securities, Inc. | 254 | $9.45K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Noble Wealth Management PBC | 340 | $12.6K | 0.01% | +340 | New |
| ZRC Wealth Management, LLC | 383 | $14.2K | 0.01% | +383 | New |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 449 | $16.6K | 0.00% | −620−58.0% | Reduced |
| Richardson Capital Management LLC | 447 | $16.6K | 0.01% | +447 | New |
| SJS Investment Consulting Inc. | 500 | $18.6K | 0.00% | +500 | New |
| Assetmark, Inc | 508 | $18.9K | 0.00% | +25+5.2% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 608 | $22.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 665 | $24.7K | 0.00% | −304−31.4% | Reduced |
| Atwood & Palmer Inc | 749 | $27.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Preservation Advisors, LLC | 800 | $29.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Archer Investment Corp | 850 | $31.6K | 0.01% | −32−3.6% | Reduced |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 860 | $32.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC | 911 | $33.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 1,009 | $37.5K | 0.00% | +1,009 | New |
| Legacy Wealth Managment, LLC | 1,100 | $40.9K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc | 1,261 | $46.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MPWM Advisory Solutions, LLC | 1,510 | $56.2K | 0.03% | +1,510 | New |
| Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC | 1,702 | $63.3K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 1,949 | $72.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 2,000 | $74.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 2,200 | $81.8K | 0.00% | +2,200 | New |
| FMR LLC | 2,540 | $94.5K | 0.00% | +2,126+513.5% | Added |
| Private Trust Co NA | 2,549 | $94.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MAI Capital Management | 3,326 | $123.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 3,575 | $133.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 3,723 | $138.5K | 0.00% | −11−0.3% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 3,797 | $141.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HM Payson & Co | 4,550 | $169.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Main Street Group, LTD | 4,901 | $182.3K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Brighton Jones LLC | 5,424 | $201.7K | 0.00% | +5,424 | New |
| Parsons Capital Management Inc | 5,500 | $204.5K | 0.01% | +5,500 | New |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 5,844 | $217.3K | 0.00% | +168+3.0% | Added |
| Golden State Wealth Management, LLC | 5,853 | $217.7K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| RS Crum Inc. | 5,860 | $217.9K | 0.05% | +5,860 | New |
| Diversified Enterprises, LLC | 5,881 | $218.7K | 0.01% | +5,881 | New |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC | 6,100 | $226.9K | 0.01% | +6,100 | New |
| Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Pzu SA | 6,200 | $230.4K | 0.05% | +6,200 | New |
| Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC | 6,206 | $230.8K | 0.01% | +6,206 | New |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 6,221 | $231.4K | 0.01% | −160−2.5% | Reduced |
| Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC | 6,286 | $233.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 6,487 | $241.3K | 0.00% | −22−0.3% | Reduced |
| Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. | 6,493 | $241.5K | 0.24% | −935−12.6% | Reduced |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 6,500 | $241.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Management Associates, Inc. | 6,755 | $251.2K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stephens Inc | 6,775 | $252.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 6,791 | $252.6K | 0.00% | +6,791 | New |
| Edge Financial Advisors LLC | 6,804 | $253.0K | 0.11% | −1,853−21.4% | Reduced |
| Ieq Capital, LLC | 6,950 | $258.5K | 0.00% | +6,950 | New |
| Abacus Planning Group, Inc. | 7,274 | $270.5K | 0.04% | +7,274 | New |
| M Wealth Management, LLC | 7,373 | $274.2K | 0.24% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWA Asset Management Group, LLC | 7,478 | $278.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC | 7,500 | $278.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 7,520 | $279.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jaffetilchin Investment Partners, LLC | 7,600 | $282.6K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northstar Financial Companies, Inc. | 7,696 | $286.2K | 0.26% | −5,023−39.5% | Reduced |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 7,759 | $288.6K | 0.00% | +200+2.6% | Added |
| Northwest Financial Advisors | 7,896 | $293.7K | 0.38% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fagan Associates, Inc. | 7,910 | $294.2K | 0.04% | +7,910 | New |
| Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC | 7,927 | $294.8K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | 8,000 | $297.5K | 0.00% | −1,000−11.1% | Reduced |
| Pure Financial Advisors, Inc. | 8,078 | $300.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wolff Wiese Magana LLC | 8,236 | $306.3K | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Manchester Capital Management LLC | 8,690 | $323.2K | 0.04% | +5,794+200.1% | Added |
| We Are One Seven, LLC | 9,011 | $335.1K | 0.01% | +189+2.1% | Added |
| CWM, LLC | 9,031 | $336.0K | 0.00% | +250+2.8% | Added |
| Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC | 9,479 | $352.5K | 0.02% | +156+1.7% | Added |
| Veracity Capital LLC | 9,682 | $360.1K | 0.12% | +557+6.1% | Added |
| Sagespring Wealth Partners, LLC | 9,804 | $364.6K | 0.01% | +2,295+30.6% | Added |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 9,870 | $367.1K | 0.03% | −75−0.8% | Reduced |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 10,355 | $385.1K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Snider Financial Group | 10,532 | $391.7K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Destiny Capital Corp | 11,060 | $411.3K | 0.22% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Berkshire Bank | 11,128 | $413.9K | 0.09% | +11,128 | New |
| PFG Advisors | 11,129 | $413.9K | 0.02% | +3,412+44.2% | Added |
| Buckingham Strategic Partners | 11,344 | $421.9K | 0.00% | +11,344 | New |
| Thompson Davis & Co., Inc. | 11,400 | $424.0K | 0.26% | +3,425+42.9% | Added |
| Cozad Asset Management Inc | 11,500 | $427.7K | 0.03% | +11,500 | New |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 11,900 | $442.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Shufro Rose & Co LLC | 14,751 | $444.6K | 0.04% | −298−2.0% | Reduced |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 12,094 | $449.8K | 0.00% | −2,109−14.8% | Reduced |
| TCG Advisory Services, LLC | 12,158 | $452.2K | 0.02% | +1,140+10.3% | Added |
| Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC | 12,417 | $461.8K | 0.07% | +1,658+15.4% | Added |
| Maridea Wealth Management LLC | 10,996 | $463.7K | 0.07% | +10,996 | New |
| Invst, LLC | 12,856 | $478.1K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Perigon Wealth Management, LLC | 13,370 | $497.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Abbington Investment Group | 13,405 | $498.5K | 0.43% | +13,405 | New |
| Wick Capital Partners, LLC | 13,411 | $498.8K | 0.12% | −5,653−29.7% | Reduced |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | 13,123 | $500.2K | 0.01% | +548+4.4% | Added |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 13,505 | $502.3K | 0.04% | −592−4.2% | Reduced |
| Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC | 13,635 | $507.1K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |