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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.

Institutional holdersQ4 2025: 257 institutions
Q1 2021: 90 institutionsQ2 2021: 90 institutionsQ3 2021: 94 institutionsQ4 2021: 100 institutionsQ1 2022: 110 institutionsQ2 2022: 112 institutionsQ3 2022: 112 institutionsQ4 2022: 115 institutionsQ1 2023: 121 institutionsQ2 2023: 126 institutionsQ3 2023: 126 institutionsQ4 2023: 129 institutionsQ1 2024: 121 institutionsQ2 2024: 137 institutionsQ3 2024: 148 institutionsQ4 2024: 162 institutionsQ1 2025: 184 institutionsQ2 2025: 206 institutionsQ3 2025: 221 institutionsQ4 2025: 257 institutionsQ1 2026: 292 institutionsQ2 2026: 269 institutions
Value heldQ4 2025: $1.19B
Q1 2021: $114.3MQ2 2021: $125.5MQ3 2021: $252.4MQ4 2021: $363.5MQ1 2022: $438.4MQ2 2022: $406.1MQ3 2022: $378.2MQ4 2022: $283.7MQ1 2023: $319.5MQ2 2023: $337.3MQ3 2023: $335.1MQ4 2023: $359.8MQ1 2024: $396.3MQ2 2024: $456.2MQ3 2024: $527.0MQ4 2024: $592.8MQ1 2025: $738.9MQ2 2025: $863.7MQ3 2025: $1.05BQ4 2025: $1.19BQ1 2026: $1.46BQ2 2026: $1.36B
Institutions holding OUNZ and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026269$1.36B
Q1 2026292$1.46B
Q4 2025257$1.19B
Q3 2025221$1.05B
Q2 2025206$863.7M
Q1 2025184$738.9M
Q4 2024162$592.8M
Q3 2024148$527.0M
Q2 2024137$456.2M
Q1 2024121$396.3M
Q4 2023129$359.8M
Q3 2023126$335.1M
Q2 2023126$337.3M
Q1 2023121$319.5M
Q4 2022115$283.7M
Q3 2022112$378.2M
Q2 2022112$406.1M
Q1 2022110$438.4M
Q4 2021100$363.5M
Q3 202194$252.4M
Q2 202190$125.5M
Q1 202190$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.

Institutions holding OUNZ in Q4 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Sagespring Wealth Partners, LLC9,783$405.8K0.01%−21−0.2%Reduced
Keystone Financial Group9,803$406.6K0.03%+9,803New
Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC9,843$408.3K0.02%+364+3.8%Added
Veracity Capital LLC9,860$409.0K0.12%+178+1.8%Added
Cerity Partners LLC9,876$409.7K0.00%+9,876New
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC10,355$429.5K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Snider Financial Group10,532$436.9K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Royal Bank of Canada10,547$438.0K0.00%+6,750+177.8%Added
Destiny Capital Corp11,060$458.8K0.24%00.0%Unchanged
Berkshire Bank11,303$468.8K0.10%+175+1.6%Added
M Holdings Securities, Inc.11,529$478.0K0.03%+11,529New
CWM, LLC11,721$486.0K0.00%+2,690+29.8%Added
Davenport & Co LLC11,900$493.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cozad Asset Management Inc12,100$501.9K0.04%+600+5.2%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC12,791$530.6K0.00%−1,256−8.9%Reduced
Abacus Planning Group, Inc.12,818$531.7K0.07%+5,544+76.2%Added
PFG Advisors12,879$534.2K0.03%+1,750+15.7%Added
GWM Advisors LLC13,159$545.8K0.00%+1,065+8.8%Added
Invst, LLC13,256$549.9K0.06%+400+3.1%Added
Wick Capital Partners, LLC13,340$553.3K0.10%−71−0.5%Reduced
Perigon Wealth Management, LLC13,370$554.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Abbington Investment Group13,405$556.0K0.38%00.0%Unchanged
Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC13,435$557.3K0.08%+1,018+8.2%Added
Pioneer Family Office, LLC13,490$559.6K0.38%+13,490New
Smith, Moore & Co.13,505$560.2K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC13,635$565.6K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Proficio Capital Partners LLC13,876$575.6K0.04%−724−5.0%Reduced
IHT Wealth Management, LLC13,948$578.6K0.01%−2,600−15.7%Reduced
Whittier Trust Co13,431$581.0K0.01%−933−6.5%Reduced
Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC12,314$590.5K0.01%−809−6.2%Reduced
Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, LTD.14,487$600.9K0.13%−20.0%Reduced
Maridea Wealth Management LLC14,537$603.0K0.09%+3,541+32.2%Added
VestGen Advisors, LLC15,229$631.7K0.03%−945−5.8%Reduced
Shufro Rose & Co LLC15,381$638.0K0.04%+630+4.3%Added
Continuum Advisory, LLC15,638$648.7K0.06%+877+5.9%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC15,895$659.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
JT Stratford LLC15,943$661.3K0.08%+1,654+11.6%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC16,268$674.8K0.00%+1,344+9.0%Added
Knightsbridge Asset Management, LLC18,644$773.4K0.12%−4,687−20.1%Reduced
Thompson Davis & Co., Inc.18,700$775.7K0.46%+7,300+64.0%Added
Texas Yale Capital Corp.19,100$792.3K0.02%+19,100New
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC19,152$794.0K0.00%−360−1.8%Reduced
Daybright Advisory Services, Inc.20,596$854.3K0.23%+20,596New
Wealth Quarterback LLC20,774$861.7K0.31%+5,191+33.3%Added
Financial & Tax Architects, LLC20,838$864.4K0.19%+1,681+8.8%Added
BankChampaign, National Association458$867.1K0.86%+458New
White Pine Capital LLC21,016$871.7K0.24%−1,295−5.8%Reduced
Cascade Investment Group, Inc.21,460$890.2K0.59%+21,460New
Mariner, LLC21,882$907.7K0.00%−46,719−68.1%Reduced
Comerica Bank21,957$910.8K0.00%−2,791−11.3%Reduced
Ironsides Asset Advisors, LLC22,739$943.2K0.24%+22,739New
Merk Investments LLC22,867$948.5K0.26%−3,737−14.0%Reduced
ORG Partners LLC23,614$979.5K0.17%+430+1.9%Added
Mather Group, LLC.24,391$1.01M0.01%−9,029−27.0%Reduced
Benjamin Edwards Inc25,315$1.05M0.01%−1,501−5.6%Reduced
Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC25,525$1.06M0.03%−500−1.9%Reduced
MPWM Advisory Solutions, LLC25,649$1.06M0.59%+24,139+1,598.6%Added
DiNuzzo Private Wealth, Inc.27,160$1.13M0.12%+1,770+7.0%Added
BancorpSouth Bank27,606$1.15M0.07%+2,204+8.7%Added
Keating Financial Advisory Services, Inc.28,767$1.19M0.16%+28,767New
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC29,736$1.23M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Flow Traders U.S. LLC30,722$1.27M0.04%+30,722New
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.31,162$1.29M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
CWC Advisors, LLC.31,953$1.33M0.64%−1,122−3.4%Reduced
Colony Group, LLC32,843$1.36M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC33,785$1.40M0.10%−7,965−19.1%Reduced
Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC33,978$1.41M0.07%+797+2.4%Added
Castleview Partners, LLC36,338$1.51M0.75%−35,566−49.5%Reduced
Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC37,000$1.53M0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Peck Wealth Management, LLC37,500$1.56M1.47%−2,130−5.4%Reduced
Mayflower Financial Advisors, LLC38,105$1.58M0.19%+680+1.8%Added
Resources Investment Advisors, LLC.38,519$1.60M0.02%−1,535−3.8%Reduced
Sloy Dahl & Holst, LLC39,095$1.62M0.19%+500+1.3%Added
HB Wealth Management, LLC39,466$1.64M0.01%+13,869+54.2%Added
Washington Trust Advisors, Inc.41,093$1.70M0.13%−1,901−4.4%Reduced
Valmark Advisers, Inc.41,442$1.72M0.02%+1,247+3.1%Added
Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC43,123$1.79M0.25%−1,173−2.6%Reduced
Sprott Inc.44,583$1.85M0.07%+1,220+2.8%Added
Warwick Investment Management, Inc.44,725$1.86M0.29%−13,831−23.6%Reduced
WESPAC Advisors, LLC46,073$1.91M1.04%00.0%Unchanged
Sigma Planning Corp48,589$1.99M0.06%−5,327−9.9%Reduced
Accurate Wealth Management, LLC46,701$2.03M0.26%+11,607+33.1%Added
Tower Wealth Partners, Inc.48,910$2.03M1.12%−2,073−4.1%Reduced
Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC48,953$2.03M0.15%+5,262+12.0%Added
Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC48,992$2.03M0.03%+3,203+7.0%Added
Morgan Stanley51,172$2.12M0.00%−12,890−20.1%Reduced
HBW Advisory Services LLC55,616$2.31M0.25%+4,581+9.0%Added
Terra Nova Asset Management LLC55,695$2.31M1.52%00.0%Unchanged
Stifel Financial Corp58,328$2.42M0.00%+12,301+26.7%Added
Lyell Wealth Management, LP61,795$2.56M0.19%−14,700−19.2%Reduced
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC63,584$2.64M0.01%+63,584New
Umb Bank N A64,539$2.68M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
RDA Financial Network64,873$2.69M0.65%−4,484−6.5%Reduced
Creative Planning66,680$2.77M0.00%+6,276+10.4%Added
USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC66,827$2.77M0.91%−3,607−5.1%Reduced
Meixler Investment Management, Ltd.72,587$3.01M1.83%+889+1.2%Added
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main76,775$3.18M0.00%−19,701−20.4%Reduced
Sheets Smith Wealth Management78,836$3.27M0.36%−5,145−6.1%Reduced
Evoke Wealth, LLC80,725$3.35M0.06%+38,926+93.1%Added
Bucket List Wealth Management, LLC81,919$3.40M2.03%+81,919New