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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sagespring Wealth Partners, LLC | 9,783 | $405.8K | 0.01% | −21−0.2% | Reduced |
| Keystone Financial Group | 9,803 | $406.6K | 0.03% | +9,803 | New |
| Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC | 9,843 | $408.3K | 0.02% | +364+3.8% | Added |
| Veracity Capital LLC | 9,860 | $409.0K | 0.12% | +178+1.8% | Added |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 9,876 | $409.7K | 0.00% | +9,876 | New |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 10,355 | $429.5K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Snider Financial Group | 10,532 | $436.9K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 10,547 | $438.0K | 0.00% | +6,750+177.8% | Added |
| Destiny Capital Corp | 11,060 | $458.8K | 0.24% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Berkshire Bank | 11,303 | $468.8K | 0.10% | +175+1.6% | Added |
| M Holdings Securities, Inc. | 11,529 | $478.0K | 0.03% | +11,529 | New |
| CWM, LLC | 11,721 | $486.0K | 0.00% | +2,690+29.8% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 11,900 | $493.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cozad Asset Management Inc | 12,100 | $501.9K | 0.04% | +600+5.2% | Added |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 12,791 | $530.6K | 0.00% | −1,256−8.9% | Reduced |
| Abacus Planning Group, Inc. | 12,818 | $531.7K | 0.07% | +5,544+76.2% | Added |
| PFG Advisors | 12,879 | $534.2K | 0.03% | +1,750+15.7% | Added |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 13,159 | $545.8K | 0.00% | +1,065+8.8% | Added |
| Invst, LLC | 13,256 | $549.9K | 0.06% | +400+3.1% | Added |
| Wick Capital Partners, LLC | 13,340 | $553.3K | 0.10% | −71−0.5% | Reduced |
| Perigon Wealth Management, LLC | 13,370 | $554.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Abbington Investment Group | 13,405 | $556.0K | 0.38% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC | 13,435 | $557.3K | 0.08% | +1,018+8.2% | Added |
| Pioneer Family Office, LLC | 13,490 | $559.6K | 0.38% | +13,490 | New |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 13,505 | $560.2K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC | 13,635 | $565.6K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 13,876 | $575.6K | 0.04% | −724−5.0% | Reduced |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 13,948 | $578.6K | 0.01% | −2,600−15.7% | Reduced |
| Whittier Trust Co | 13,431 | $581.0K | 0.01% | −933−6.5% | Reduced |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | 12,314 | $590.5K | 0.01% | −809−6.2% | Reduced |
| Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, LTD. | 14,487 | $600.9K | 0.13% | −20.0% | Reduced |
| Maridea Wealth Management LLC | 14,537 | $603.0K | 0.09% | +3,541+32.2% | Added |
| VestGen Advisors, LLC | 15,229 | $631.7K | 0.03% | −945−5.8% | Reduced |
| Shufro Rose & Co LLC | 15,381 | $638.0K | 0.04% | +630+4.3% | Added |
| Continuum Advisory, LLC | 15,638 | $648.7K | 0.06% | +877+5.9% | Added |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 15,895 | $659.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| JT Stratford LLC | 15,943 | $661.3K | 0.08% | +1,654+11.6% | Added |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 16,268 | $674.8K | 0.00% | +1,344+9.0% | Added |
| Knightsbridge Asset Management, LLC | 18,644 | $773.4K | 0.12% | −4,687−20.1% | Reduced |
| Thompson Davis & Co., Inc. | 18,700 | $775.7K | 0.46% | +7,300+64.0% | Added |
| Texas Yale Capital Corp. | 19,100 | $792.3K | 0.02% | +19,100 | New |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 19,152 | $794.0K | 0.00% | −360−1.8% | Reduced |
| Daybright Advisory Services, Inc. | 20,596 | $854.3K | 0.23% | +20,596 | New |
| Wealth Quarterback LLC | 20,774 | $861.7K | 0.31% | +5,191+33.3% | Added |
| Financial & Tax Architects, LLC | 20,838 | $864.4K | 0.19% | +1,681+8.8% | Added |
| BankChampaign, National Association | 458 | $867.1K | 0.86% | +458 | New |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 21,016 | $871.7K | 0.24% | −1,295−5.8% | Reduced |
| Cascade Investment Group, Inc. | 21,460 | $890.2K | 0.59% | +21,460 | New |
| Mariner, LLC | 21,882 | $907.7K | 0.00% | −46,719−68.1% | Reduced |
| Comerica Bank | 21,957 | $910.8K | 0.00% | −2,791−11.3% | Reduced |
| Ironsides Asset Advisors, LLC | 22,739 | $943.2K | 0.24% | +22,739 | New |
| Merk Investments LLC | 22,867 | $948.5K | 0.26% | −3,737−14.0% | Reduced |
| ORG Partners LLC | 23,614 | $979.5K | 0.17% | +430+1.9% | Added |
| Mather Group, LLC. | 24,391 | $1.01M | 0.01% | −9,029−27.0% | Reduced |
| Benjamin Edwards Inc | 25,315 | $1.05M | 0.01% | −1,501−5.6% | Reduced |
| Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC | 25,525 | $1.06M | 0.03% | −500−1.9% | Reduced |
| MPWM Advisory Solutions, LLC | 25,649 | $1.06M | 0.59% | +24,139+1,598.6% | Added |
| DiNuzzo Private Wealth, Inc. | 27,160 | $1.13M | 0.12% | +1,770+7.0% | Added |
| BancorpSouth Bank | 27,606 | $1.15M | 0.07% | +2,204+8.7% | Added |
| Keating Financial Advisory Services, Inc. | 28,767 | $1.19M | 0.16% | +28,767 | New |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 29,736 | $1.23M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | 30,722 | $1.27M | 0.04% | +30,722 | New |
| SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. | 31,162 | $1.29M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWC Advisors, LLC. | 31,953 | $1.33M | 0.64% | −1,122−3.4% | Reduced |
| Colony Group, LLC | 32,843 | $1.36M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC | 33,785 | $1.40M | 0.10% | −7,965−19.1% | Reduced |
| Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC | 33,978 | $1.41M | 0.07% | +797+2.4% | Added |
| Castleview Partners, LLC | 36,338 | $1.51M | 0.75% | −35,566−49.5% | Reduced |
| Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC | 37,000 | $1.53M | 0.18% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Peck Wealth Management, LLC | 37,500 | $1.56M | 1.47% | −2,130−5.4% | Reduced |
| Mayflower Financial Advisors, LLC | 38,105 | $1.58M | 0.19% | +680+1.8% | Added |
| Resources Investment Advisors, LLC. | 38,519 | $1.60M | 0.02% | −1,535−3.8% | Reduced |
| Sloy Dahl & Holst, LLC | 39,095 | $1.62M | 0.19% | +500+1.3% | Added |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC | 39,466 | $1.64M | 0.01% | +13,869+54.2% | Added |
| Washington Trust Advisors, Inc. | 41,093 | $1.70M | 0.13% | −1,901−4.4% | Reduced |
| Valmark Advisers, Inc. | 41,442 | $1.72M | 0.02% | +1,247+3.1% | Added |
| Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC | 43,123 | $1.79M | 0.25% | −1,173−2.6% | Reduced |
| Sprott Inc. | 44,583 | $1.85M | 0.07% | +1,220+2.8% | Added |
| Warwick Investment Management, Inc. | 44,725 | $1.86M | 0.29% | −13,831−23.6% | Reduced |
| WESPAC Advisors, LLC | 46,073 | $1.91M | 1.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 48,589 | $1.99M | 0.06% | −5,327−9.9% | Reduced |
| Accurate Wealth Management, LLC | 46,701 | $2.03M | 0.26% | +11,607+33.1% | Added |
| Tower Wealth Partners, Inc. | 48,910 | $2.03M | 1.12% | −2,073−4.1% | Reduced |
| Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC | 48,953 | $2.03M | 0.15% | +5,262+12.0% | Added |
| Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC | 48,992 | $2.03M | 0.03% | +3,203+7.0% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 51,172 | $2.12M | 0.00% | −12,890−20.1% | Reduced |
| HBW Advisory Services LLC | 55,616 | $2.31M | 0.25% | +4,581+9.0% | Added |
| Terra Nova Asset Management LLC | 55,695 | $2.31M | 1.52% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 58,328 | $2.42M | 0.00% | +12,301+26.7% | Added |
| Lyell Wealth Management, LP | 61,795 | $2.56M | 0.19% | −14,700−19.2% | Reduced |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 63,584 | $2.64M | 0.01% | +63,584 | New |
| Umb Bank N A | 64,539 | $2.68M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| RDA Financial Network | 64,873 | $2.69M | 0.65% | −4,484−6.5% | Reduced |
| Creative Planning | 66,680 | $2.77M | 0.00% | +6,276+10.4% | Added |
| USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC | 66,827 | $2.77M | 0.91% | −3,607−5.1% | Reduced |
| Meixler Investment Management, Ltd. | 72,587 | $3.01M | 1.83% | +889+1.2% | Added |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | 76,775 | $3.18M | 0.00% | −19,701−20.4% | Reduced |
| Sheets Smith Wealth Management | 78,836 | $3.27M | 0.36% | −5,145−6.1% | Reduced |
| Evoke Wealth, LLC | 80,725 | $3.35M | 0.06% | +38,926+93.1% | Added |
| Bucket List Wealth Management, LLC | 81,919 | $3.40M | 2.03% | +81,919 | New |