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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 85,019 | $3.53M | 0.02% | +33,889+66.3% | Added |
| Summit Financial, LLC | 85,746 | $3.56M | 0.05% | −1,858−2.1% | Reduced |
| Camarda Financial Advisors, LLC | 86,796 | $3.60M | 1.37% | −15,030−14.8% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 93,101 | $3.86M | 0.04% | +5,041+5.7% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 93,332 | $3.87M | 0.01% | +5,377+6.1% | Added |
| Atria Investments LLC | 97,692 | $4.05M | 0.05% | −3,382−3.3% | Reduced |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 98,100 | $4.07M | 0.01% | −19,500−16.6% | Reduced |
| Simplicity Wealth,LLC | 105,196 | $4.36M | 0.26% | +2,247+2.2% | Added |
| Centaurus Financial, Inc. | 105,404 | $4.37M | 0.20% | +1,827+1.8% | Added |
| Plan Group Financial, LLC | 107,250 | $4.45M | 1.15% | +13,000+13.8% | Added |
| Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC | 109,659 | $4.55M | 0.17% | −6,046−5.2% | Reduced |
| Virtu Financial LLC | 122,777 | $5.09M | 0.20% | +122,777 | New |
| Ambassador Advisors, LLC | 124,875 | $5.18M | 0.76% | +77+0.1% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 127,104 | $5.27M | 0.01% | −9,596−7.0% | Reduced |
| MH & Associates Securities Management Corp | 132,723 | $5.51M | 4.50% | +132,723 | New |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 134,684 | $5.59M | 0.08% | −550−0.4% | Reduced |
| Petra Financial Advisors Inc | 136,073 | $5.64M | 3.31% | −6,830−4.8% | Reduced |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | 144,690 | $6.00M | 4.45% | +1,400+1.0% | Added |
| Financial Advisory Service, Inc. | 147,284 | $6.11M | 0.39% | +83,517+131.0% | Added |
| Three Cord True Wealth Management, LLC | 154,665 | $6.42M | 3.73% | +27,739+21.9% | Added |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 160,123 | $6.64M | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 167,778 | $6.96M | 0.46% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC | 169,690 | $7.04M | 0.56% | +29,807+21.3% | Added |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 146,819 | $7.18M | 3.07% | −750−0.5% | Reduced |
| SFG Wealth Management, LLC. | 179,842 | $7.46M | 2.93% | +27,792+18.3% | Added |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 183,386 | $7.61M | 0.08% | −7,036−3.7% | Reduced |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 185,535 | $7.70M | 1.00% | −14,880−7.4% | Reduced |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | 186,189 | $7.72M | 2.74% | −5,343−2.8% | Reduced |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 191,267 | $7.93M | 0.11% | +10,224+5.6% | Added |
| Dogwood Wealth Management LLC | 233,291 | $9.68M | 4.26% | −1,577−0.7% | Reduced |
| Smart Money Group LLC | 234,462 | $9.73M | 2.84% | +15,436+7.0% | Added |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 238,152 | $9.88M | 0.55% | −7,112−2.9% | Reduced |
| Solstein Capital, LLC | 255,906 | $10.6M | 4.26% | +4,209+1.7% | Added |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 264,201 | $11.0M | 0.41% | −4,168−1.6% | Reduced |
| Security National Bank | 267,425 | $11.1M | 1.59% | +31,915+13.6% | Added |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 267,442 | $11.1M | 0.06% | +21,050+8.5% | Added |
| Accordant Advisory Group Inc | 298,712 | $12.4M | 8.55% | +4,858+1.7% | Added |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 328,295 | $13.6M | 1.26% | +5,117+1.6% | Added |
| Silver Oak Securities, Inc | 339,813 | $14.2M | 0.96% | −39,975−10.5% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 373,482 | $15.5M | 0.02% | +1,342+0.4% | Added |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 398,070 | $16.6M | 1.84% | +3,533+0.9% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 406,006 | $16.8M | 0.02% | −26,240−6.1% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 412,322 | $17.1M | 0.00% | +87,499+26.9% | Added |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 414,448 | $17.2M | 0.04% | −15,384−3.6% | Reduced |
| Drake & Associates, LLC | 481,730 | $20.0M | 3.98% | +31,713+7.0% | Added |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC | 568,549 | $23.6M | 0.43% | −57,247−9.1% | Reduced |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 654,711 | $28.3M | 0.04% | −33,913−4.9% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 708,818 | $29.4M | 0.08% | −15,078−2.1% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 716,537 | $29.7M | 0.01% | −6,212−0.9% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 762,157 | $31.6M | 0.01% | −262,541−25.6% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 789,583 | $32.7M | 0.01% | −8,684−1.1% | Reduced |
| Asset One Wealth Management LLC | 749,502 | $33.6M | 4.60% | +749,502 | New |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 1,065,661 | $44.2M | 0.05% | −660,224−38.3% | Reduced |
| Pitcairn Wealth Advisors LLC | 1,336,033 | $55.4M | 4.99% | +1,336,033 | New |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 1,844,154 | $76.5M | 0.06% | +388,131+26.7% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 3,190,689 | $132.3M | 0.04% | +290,206+10.0% | Added |
| Morton Capital Management LLC | 3,671,420 | $152.3M | 23.39% | −92,706−2.5% | Reduced |
| Pitcairn Co | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −989,740−100.0% | Sold out |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −684,538−100.0% | Sold out |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −76,384−100.0% | Sold out |
| Change Path, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −48,678−100.0% | Sold out |
| Integrated Advisors Network LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −17,307−100.0% | Sold out |
| TCG Advisory Services, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −12,158−100.0% | Sold out |
| Buckingham Strategic Partners | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −11,344−100.0% | Sold out |
| Manchester Capital Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,690−100.0% | Sold out |
| Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −7,927−100.0% | Sold out |
| Northwest Financial Advisors | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −7,896−100.0% | Sold out |
| Northstar Financial Companies, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −7,696−100.0% | Sold out |
| Jaffetilchin Investment Partners, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −7,600−100.0% | Sold out |
| Brighton Jones LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −5,424−100.0% | Sold out |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,261−100.0% | Sold out |
| ZRC Wealth Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −383−100.0% | Sold out |
| Principal Securities, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −254−100.0% | Sold out |
| Trust Co of Vermont | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −160−100.0% | Sold out |
| Grey Fox Wealth Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −70−100.0% | Sold out |
| Montag A & Associates Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −20−100.0% | Sold out |