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, Q4 2025
Institutional positions in VanEck Merk Gold ETF as of Dec 31, 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
- 257
- +36 vs. Q3 2025
- Shares held
- 28.5M
- +298.1K (+1.1%) vs. Q3 2025
- Total value
- $1.19B
- +$138.5M (+13.2%) vs. Q3 2025
- New holders
- 55
- 76 more added
- Sold out
- 19
- 74 more reduced
Compare with Q3 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, Q4 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding VanEck Merk Gold ETF; share changes are against Q3 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Capital Management LLC | 3,671,420 | $152.3M | 23.39% | −92,706−2.5% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 3,190,689 | $132.3M | 0.04% | +290,206+10.0% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 1,844,154 | $76.5M | 0.06% | +388,131+26.7% | Added |
| Pitcairn Wealth Advisors LLC | 1,336,033 | $55.4M | 4.99% | +1,336,033 | New |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 1,065,661 | $44.2M | 0.05% | −660,224−38.3% | Reduced |
| Asset One Wealth Management LLC | 749,502 | $33.6M | 4.60% | +749,502 | New |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 789,583 | $32.7M | 0.01% | −8,684−1.1% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 762,157 | $31.6M | 0.01% | −262,541−25.6% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 716,537 | $29.7M | 0.01% | −6,212−0.9% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 708,818 | $29.4M | 0.08% | −15,078−2.1% | Reduced |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 654,711 | $28.3M | 0.04% | −33,913−4.9% | Reduced |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC | 568,549 | $23.6M | 0.43% | −57,247−9.1% | Reduced |
| Drake & Associates, LLC | 481,730 | $20.0M | 3.98% | +31,713+7.0% | Added |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 414,448 | $17.2M | 0.04% | −15,384−3.6% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 412,322 | $17.1M | 0.00% | +87,499+26.9% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 406,006 | $16.8M | 0.02% | −26,240−6.1% | Reduced |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 398,070 | $16.6M | 1.84% | +3,533+0.9% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 373,482 | $15.5M | 0.02% | +1,342+0.4% | Added |
| Silver Oak Securities, Inc | 339,813 | $14.2M | 0.96% | −39,975−10.5% | Reduced |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 328,295 | $13.6M | 1.26% | +5,117+1.6% | Added |
| Accordant Advisory Group Inc | 298,712 | $12.4M | 8.55% | +4,858+1.7% | Added |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 267,442 | $11.1M | 0.06% | +21,050+8.5% | Added |
| Security National Bank | 267,425 | $11.1M | 1.59% | +31,915+13.6% | Added |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 264,201 | $11.0M | 0.41% | −4,168−1.6% | Reduced |
| Solstein Capital, LLC | 255,906 | $10.6M | 4.26% | +4,209+1.7% | Added |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 238,152 | $9.88M | 0.55% | −7,112−2.9% | Reduced |
| Smart Money Group LLC | 234,462 | $9.73M | 2.84% | +15,436+7.0% | Added |
| Dogwood Wealth Management LLC | 233,291 | $9.68M | 4.26% | −1,577−0.7% | Reduced |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 191,267 | $7.93M | 0.11% | +10,224+5.6% | Added |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | 186,189 | $7.72M | 2.74% | −5,343−2.8% | Reduced |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 185,535 | $7.70M | 1.00% | −14,880−7.4% | Reduced |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 183,386 | $7.61M | 0.08% | −7,036−3.7% | Reduced |
| SFG Wealth Management, LLC. | 179,842 | $7.46M | 2.93% | +27,792+18.3% | Added |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 146,819 | $7.18M | 3.07% | −750−0.5% | Reduced |
| Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC | 169,690 | $7.04M | 0.56% | +29,807+21.3% | Added |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 167,778 | $6.96M | 0.46% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 160,123 | $6.64M | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Three Cord True Wealth Management, LLC | 154,665 | $6.42M | 3.73% | +27,739+21.9% | Added |
| Financial Advisory Service, Inc. | 147,284 | $6.11M | 0.39% | +83,517+131.0% | Added |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | 144,690 | $6.00M | 4.45% | +1,400+1.0% | Added |
| Petra Financial Advisors Inc | 136,073 | $5.64M | 3.31% | −6,830−4.8% | Reduced |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 134,684 | $5.59M | 0.08% | −550−0.4% | Reduced |
| MH & Associates Securities Management Corp | 132,723 | $5.51M | 4.50% | +132,723 | New |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 127,104 | $5.27M | 0.01% | −9,596−7.0% | Reduced |
| Ambassador Advisors, LLC | 124,875 | $5.18M | 0.76% | +77+0.1% | Added |
| Virtu Financial LLC | 122,777 | $5.09M | 0.20% | +122,777 | New |
| Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC | 109,659 | $4.55M | 0.17% | −6,046−5.2% | Reduced |
| Plan Group Financial, LLC | 107,250 | $4.45M | 1.15% | +13,000+13.8% | Added |
| Centaurus Financial, Inc. | 105,404 | $4.37M | 0.20% | +1,827+1.8% | Added |
| Simplicity Wealth,LLC | 105,196 | $4.36M | 0.26% | +2,247+2.2% | Added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 98,100 | $4.07M | 0.01% | −19,500−16.6% | Reduced |
| Atria Investments LLC | 97,692 | $4.05M | 0.05% | −3,382−3.3% | Reduced |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 93,332 | $3.87M | 0.01% | +5,377+6.1% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 93,101 | $3.86M | 0.04% | +5,041+5.7% | Added |
| Camarda Financial Advisors, LLC | 86,796 | $3.60M | 1.37% | −15,030−14.8% | Reduced |
| Summit Financial, LLC | 85,746 | $3.56M | 0.05% | −1,858−2.1% | Reduced |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 85,019 | $3.53M | 0.02% | +33,889+66.3% | Added |
| Bucket List Wealth Management, LLC | 81,919 | $3.40M | 2.03% | +81,919 | New |
| Evoke Wealth, LLC | 80,725 | $3.35M | 0.06% | +38,926+93.1% | Added |
| Sheets Smith Wealth Management | 78,836 | $3.27M | 0.36% | −5,145−6.1% | Reduced |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | 76,775 | $3.18M | 0.00% | −19,701−20.4% | Reduced |
| Meixler Investment Management, Ltd. | 72,587 | $3.01M | 1.83% | +889+1.2% | Added |
| USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC | 66,827 | $2.77M | 0.91% | −3,607−5.1% | Reduced |
| Creative Planning | 66,680 | $2.77M | 0.00% | +6,276+10.4% | Added |
| RDA Financial Network | 64,873 | $2.69M | 0.65% | −4,484−6.5% | Reduced |
| Umb Bank N A | 64,539 | $2.68M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 63,584 | $2.64M | 0.01% | +63,584 | New |
| Lyell Wealth Management, LP | 61,795 | $2.56M | 0.19% | −14,700−19.2% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 58,328 | $2.42M | 0.00% | +12,301+26.7% | Added |
| Terra Nova Asset Management LLC | 55,695 | $2.31M | 1.52% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HBW Advisory Services LLC | 55,616 | $2.31M | 0.25% | +4,581+9.0% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 51,172 | $2.12M | 0.00% | −12,890−20.1% | Reduced |
| Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC | 48,992 | $2.03M | 0.03% | +3,203+7.0% | Added |
| Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC | 48,953 | $2.03M | 0.15% | +5,262+12.0% | Added |
| Tower Wealth Partners, Inc. | 48,910 | $2.03M | 1.12% | −2,073−4.1% | Reduced |
| Accurate Wealth Management, LLC | 46,701 | $2.03M | 0.26% | +11,607+33.1% | Added |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 48,589 | $1.99M | 0.06% | −5,327−9.9% | Reduced |
| WESPAC Advisors, LLC | 46,073 | $1.91M | 1.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Warwick Investment Management, Inc. | 44,725 | $1.86M | 0.29% | −13,831−23.6% | Reduced |
| Sprott Inc. | 44,583 | $1.85M | 0.07% | +1,220+2.8% | Added |
| Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC | 43,123 | $1.79M | 0.25% | −1,173−2.6% | Reduced |
| Valmark Advisers, Inc. | 41,442 | $1.72M | 0.02% | +1,247+3.1% | Added |
| Washington Trust Advisors, Inc. | 41,093 | $1.70M | 0.13% | −1,901−4.4% | Reduced |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC | 39,466 | $1.64M | 0.01% | +13,869+54.2% | Added |
| Sloy Dahl & Holst, LLC | 39,095 | $1.62M | 0.19% | +500+1.3% | Added |
| Resources Investment Advisors, LLC. | 38,519 | $1.60M | 0.02% | −1,535−3.8% | Reduced |
| Mayflower Financial Advisors, LLC | 38,105 | $1.58M | 0.19% | +680+1.8% | Added |
| Peck Wealth Management, LLC | 37,500 | $1.56M | 1.47% | −2,130−5.4% | Reduced |
| Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC | 37,000 | $1.53M | 0.18% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Castleview Partners, LLC | 36,338 | $1.51M | 0.75% | −35,566−49.5% | Reduced |
| Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC | 33,978 | $1.41M | 0.07% | +797+2.4% | Added |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC | 33,785 | $1.40M | 0.10% | −7,965−19.1% | Reduced |
| Colony Group, LLC | 32,843 | $1.36M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWC Advisors, LLC. | 31,953 | $1.33M | 0.64% | −1,122−3.4% | Reduced |
| SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. | 31,162 | $1.29M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | 30,722 | $1.27M | 0.04% | +30,722 | New |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 29,736 | $1.23M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Keating Financial Advisory Services, Inc. | 28,767 | $1.19M | 0.16% | +28,767 | New |
| BancorpSouth Bank | 27,606 | $1.15M | 0.07% | +2,204+8.7% | Added |
| DiNuzzo Private Wealth, Inc. | 27,160 | $1.13M | 0.12% | +1,770+7.0% | Added |