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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer Investment Corp | 850 | $31.6K | 0.01% | −32−3.6% | Reduced |
| Wealth Preservation Advisors, LLC | 800 | $29.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Atwood & Palmer Inc | 749 | $27.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 665 | $24.7K | 0.00% | −304−31.4% | Reduced |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 608 | $22.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Assetmark, Inc | 508 | $18.9K | 0.00% | +25+5.2% | Added |
| SJS Investment Consulting Inc. | 500 | $18.6K | 0.00% | +500 | New |
| Richardson Capital Management LLC | 447 | $16.6K | 0.01% | +447 | New |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 449 | $16.6K | 0.00% | −620−58.0% | Reduced |
| ZRC Wealth Management, LLC | 383 | $14.2K | 0.01% | +383 | New |
| Noble Wealth Management PBC | 340 | $12.6K | 0.01% | +340 | New |
| Principal Securities, Inc. | 254 | $9.45K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Trust Co of Vermont | 160 | $5.95K | 0.00% | +160 | New |
| Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC | 150 | $5.58K | 0.00% | +150 | New |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 148 | $5.37K | 0.00% | +148 | New |
| Grey Fox Wealth Advisors, LLC | 70 | $2.60K | 0.00% | +70 | New |
| Sunbelt Securities, Inc. | 50 | $1.86K | 0.00% | −50−50.0% | Reduced |
| Westend Capital Management, LLC | 30 | $1.12K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Montag A & Associates Inc | 20 | $744 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 4 | $149 | 0.00% | +4 | New |
| Abound Wealth Management | 1 | $38 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Winnow Wealth LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −288,706−100.0% | Sold out |
| Virtu Financial LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −93,188−100.0% | Sold out |
| Mount Yale Investment Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −13,941−100.0% | Sold out |
| Patton Albertson Miller Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −12,365−100.0% | Sold out |
| Two Sigma Securities, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,630−100.0% | Sold out |
| GWN Securities Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,460−100.0% | Sold out |
| Littlejohn Financial Services, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Keystone Financial Group | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −9,303−100.0% | Sold out |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,964−100.0% | Sold out |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,340−100.0% | Sold out |
| Group One Trading, L.P. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −594−100.0% | Sold out |
| National Bank of Canada | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −480−100.0% | Sold out |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −453−100.0% | Sold out |
| Transce3nd, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −192−100.0% | Sold out |
| Simplex Trading, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −199−100.0% | Sold out |
| Bank of America Corp | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −150−100.0% | Sold out |
| UBS Group AG | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −89−100.0% | Sold out |
| Ameriflex Group, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −65−100.0% | Sold out |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Legacy Investment Solutions, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |