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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daytona Street Capital LLC | 10,000 | $0 | 0.00% | +10,000 | New |
| Abound Wealth Management | 1 | $42 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 13 | $543 | 0.00% | −436−97.1% | Reduced |
| Westend Capital Management, LLC | 30 | $1.24K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 38 | $1.58K | 0.00% | −110−74.3% | Reduced |
| Sunbelt Securities, Inc. | 50 | $2.07K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 66 | $2.74K | 0.00% | +66 | New |
| Motiv8 Investments LLC | 63 | $3.00K | 0.00% | +63 | New |
| SageView Advisory Group, LLC | 95 | $3.94K | 0.00% | +95 | New |
| Bard Associates Inc | 100 | $4.15K | 0.00% | +100 | New |
| Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC | 150 | $6.22K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Noble Wealth Management PBC | 226 | $9.37K | 0.00% | −114−33.5% | Reduced |
| Richardson Capital Management LLC | 421 | $17.5K | 0.01% | −26−5.8% | Reduced |
| SJS Investment Consulting Inc. | 500 | $20.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 608 | $25.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 722 | $29.9K | 0.00% | +57+8.6% | Added |
| Atwood & Palmer Inc | 749 | $31.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Preservation Advisors, LLC | 800 | $33.2K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Archer Investment Corp | 850 | $35.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 860 | $35.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Atomic Invest LLC | 885 | $37.0K | 0.02% | +885 | New |
| McGuire Capital Advisors Inc | 900 | $37.3K | 0.02% | +900 | New |
| Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC | 911 | $37.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 1,009 | $41.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Brown Brothers Harriman & Co | 1,415 | $58.7K | 0.00% | +1,415 | New |
| Legacy Wealth Managment, LLC | 1,662 | $68.9K | 0.03% | +562+51.1% | Added |
| Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC | 1,702 | $70.6K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ares Financial Consulting, LLC | 1,723 | $71.5K | 0.07% | +1,723 | New |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1,823 | $75.6K | 0.00% | −377−17.1% | Reduced |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 1,860 | $77.2K | 0.00% | +1,856+46,400.0% | Added |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 1,873 | $77.7K | 0.00% | +1,873 | New |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 2,000 | $83.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 2,012 | $83.5K | 0.00% | +63+3.2% | Added |
| FMR LLC | 2,063 | $85.6K | 0.00% | −477−18.8% | Reduced |
| Wealth Enhancement Trust Services, Inc. | 2,093 | $86.8K | 0.01% | +2,093 | New |
| Salomon & Ludwin, LLC | 2,081 | $89.0K | 0.01% | +2,081 | New |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC | 2,279 | $100.5K | 0.00% | +2,279 | New |
| Assetmark, Inc | 2,678 | $111.1K | 0.00% | +2,170+427.2% | Added |
| Private Trust Co NA | 2,728 | $113.2K | 0.01% | +179+7.0% | Added |
| MAI Capital Management | 3,400 | $141.0K | 0.00% | +74+2.2% | Added |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 3,703 | $153.6K | 0.00% | −20−0.5% | Reduced |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 3,575 | $154.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG | 4,290 | $177.9K | 0.00% | +4,290 | New |
| HM Payson & Co | 4,550 | $188.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| TTP Investments, Inc. | 4,899 | $203.2K | 0.07% | +4,899 | New |
| Sowell Financial Services LLC | 4,925 | $204.3K | 0.01% | +4,925 | New |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 4,960 | $205.7K | 0.00% | +4,960 | New |
| Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC | 4,961 | $205.8K | 0.01% | −1,245−20.1% | Reduced |
| Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. | 4,968 | $206.1K | 0.06% | −1,525−23.5% | Reduced |
| MidFirst Bank | 5,000 | $207.4K | 0.02% | +5,000 | New |
| Shelter Rock Management, LLC | 5,054 | $209.6K | 0.21% | +5,054 | New |
| Fiduciary Financial Group, LLC | 5,100 | $211.5K | 0.03% | +5,100 | New |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 5,256 | $218.0K | 0.00% | +5,256 | New |
| Tucker Asset Management LLC | 5,355 | $222.1K | 0.06% | +5,355 | New |
| Parsons Capital Management Inc | 5,500 | $228.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Two Sigma Securities, LLC | 5,528 | $229.3K | 0.03% | +5,528 | New |
| L & S Advisors Inc | 5,550 | $230.2K | 0.02% | +5,550 | New |
| IvyRock Asset Management (HK) Ltd | 2,700 | $231.6K | 0.12% | +2,700 | New |
| GWN Securities Inc. | 5,600 | $232.3K | 0.05% | +5,600 | New |
| Dakota Wealth Management | 5,684 | $235.8K | 0.00% | +5,684 | New |
| LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, LLC | 5,777 | $239.0K | 0.04% | +5,777 | New |
| Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC | 5,811 | $241.0K | 0.03% | +5,811 | New |
| Golden State Wealth Management, LLC | 5,853 | $242.8K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| RS Crum Inc. | 5,860 | $243.1K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Diversified Enterprises, LLC | 5,881 | $243.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | 6,000 | $248.9K | 0.00% | −2,000−25.0% | Reduced |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 6,000 | $249.0K | 0.00% | +6,000 | New |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC | 6,100 | $253.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Pzu SA | 6,200 | $257.2K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 6,221 | $258.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 6,307 | $261.6K | 0.00% | +463+7.9% | Added |
| Reliant Wealth Planning | 6,392 | $265.1K | 0.08% | +6,392 | New |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 6,500 | $269.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. | 6,515 | $270.2K | 0.14% | −13,533−67.5% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 6,525 | $270.7K | 0.00% | +6,525 | New |
| Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC | 6,678 | $277.0K | 0.02% | +392+6.2% | Added |
| Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC | 6,746 | $279.8K | 0.07% | +6,746 | New |
| Wealth Management Associates, Inc. | 6,755 | $280.2K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Edge Financial Advisors LLC | 6,804 | $282.2K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Main Street Group, LTD | 6,885 | $285.6K | 0.10% | +1,984+40.5% | Added |
| Vise Technologies, Inc. | 6,910 | $286.6K | 0.01% | +6,910 | New |
| Ieq Capital, LLC | 6,950 | $288.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 7,001 | $290.4K | 0.00% | +514+7.9% | Added |
| Stephens Inc | 7,060 | $292.8K | 0.00% | +285+4.2% | Added |
| M Wealth Management, LLC | 7,373 | $305.8K | 0.27% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWA Asset Management Group, LLC | 7,478 | $310.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| First Heartland Consultants, Inc. | 7,499 | $311.1K | 0.02% | +7,499 | New |
| Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC | 7,500 | $311.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 7,520 | $311.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 7,784 | $322.9K | 0.00% | +25+0.3% | Added |
| Fagan Associates, Inc. | 7,910 | $328.1K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pure Financial Advisors, Inc. | 8,078 | $335.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 8,096 | $335.8K | 0.00% | +1,305+19.2% | Added |
| Kiker Wealth Management, LLC | 8,111 | $336.4K | 11.16% | −415,884−98.1% | Reduced |
| AE Wealth Management LLC | 8,141 | $337.7K | 0.00% | +8,141 | New |
| Wolff Wiese Magana LLC | 8,236 | $341.6K | 0.19% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 8,680 | $360.0K | 0.03% | −1,190−12.1% | Reduced |
| We Are One Seven, LLC | 8,782 | $364.3K | 0.01% | −229−2.5% | Reduced |
| Kovack Advisors, Inc. | 8,911 | $369.6K | 0.02% | +8,911 | New |
| Stirlingshire Investments, Inc. | 8,956 | $371.5K | 0.33% | +8,956 | New |