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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L & S Advisors Inc | 5,550 | $230.2K | 0.02% | +5,550 | New |
| Two Sigma Securities, LLC | 5,528 | $229.3K | 0.03% | +5,528 | New |
| Parsons Capital Management Inc | 5,500 | $228.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tucker Asset Management LLC | 5,355 | $222.1K | 0.06% | +5,355 | New |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 5,256 | $218.0K | 0.00% | +5,256 | New |
| Fiduciary Financial Group, LLC | 5,100 | $211.5K | 0.03% | +5,100 | New |
| Shelter Rock Management, LLC | 5,054 | $209.6K | 0.21% | +5,054 | New |
| MidFirst Bank | 5,000 | $207.4K | 0.02% | +5,000 | New |
| Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. | 4,968 | $206.1K | 0.06% | −1,525−23.5% | Reduced |
| Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC | 4,961 | $205.8K | 0.01% | −1,245−20.1% | Reduced |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 4,960 | $205.7K | 0.00% | +4,960 | New |
| Sowell Financial Services LLC | 4,925 | $204.3K | 0.01% | +4,925 | New |
| TTP Investments, Inc. | 4,899 | $203.2K | 0.07% | +4,899 | New |
| HM Payson & Co | 4,550 | $188.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG | 4,290 | $177.9K | 0.00% | +4,290 | New |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 3,575 | $154.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 3,703 | $153.6K | 0.00% | −20−0.5% | Reduced |
| MAI Capital Management | 3,400 | $141.0K | 0.00% | +74+2.2% | Added |
| Private Trust Co NA | 2,728 | $113.2K | 0.01% | +179+7.0% | Added |
| Assetmark, Inc | 2,678 | $111.1K | 0.00% | +2,170+427.2% | Added |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC | 2,279 | $100.5K | 0.00% | +2,279 | New |
| Salomon & Ludwin, LLC | 2,081 | $89.0K | 0.01% | +2,081 | New |
| Wealth Enhancement Trust Services, Inc. | 2,093 | $86.8K | 0.01% | +2,093 | New |
| FMR LLC | 2,063 | $85.6K | 0.00% | −477−18.8% | Reduced |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 2,012 | $83.5K | 0.00% | +63+3.2% | Added |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 2,000 | $83.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 1,873 | $77.7K | 0.00% | +1,873 | New |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 1,860 | $77.2K | 0.00% | +1,856+46,400.0% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1,823 | $75.6K | 0.00% | −377−17.1% | Reduced |
| Ares Financial Consulting, LLC | 1,723 | $71.5K | 0.07% | +1,723 | New |
| Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC | 1,702 | $70.6K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Legacy Wealth Managment, LLC | 1,662 | $68.9K | 0.03% | +562+51.1% | Added |
| Brown Brothers Harriman & Co | 1,415 | $58.7K | 0.00% | +1,415 | New |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 1,009 | $41.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC | 911 | $37.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| McGuire Capital Advisors Inc | 900 | $37.3K | 0.02% | +900 | New |
| Atomic Invest LLC | 885 | $37.0K | 0.02% | +885 | New |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 860 | $35.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Archer Investment Corp | 850 | $35.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Preservation Advisors, LLC | 800 | $33.2K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Atwood & Palmer Inc | 749 | $31.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 722 | $29.9K | 0.00% | +57+8.6% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 608 | $25.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SJS Investment Consulting Inc. | 500 | $20.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Richardson Capital Management LLC | 421 | $17.5K | 0.01% | −26−5.8% | Reduced |
| Noble Wealth Management PBC | 226 | $9.37K | 0.00% | −114−33.5% | Reduced |
| Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC | 150 | $6.22K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bard Associates Inc | 100 | $4.15K | 0.00% | +100 | New |
| SageView Advisory Group, LLC | 95 | $3.94K | 0.00% | +95 | New |
| Motiv8 Investments LLC | 63 | $3.00K | 0.00% | +63 | New |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 66 | $2.74K | 0.00% | +66 | New |
| Sunbelt Securities, Inc. | 50 | $2.07K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 38 | $1.58K | 0.00% | −110−74.3% | Reduced |
| Westend Capital Management, LLC | 30 | $1.24K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 13 | $543 | 0.00% | −436−97.1% | Reduced |
| Abound Wealth Management | 1 | $42 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Daytona Street Capital LLC | 10,000 | $0 | 0.00% | +10,000 | New |
| 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 |