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, Q1 2026
Institutional positions in VanEck Merk Gold ETF as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
- 292
- +41 vs. Q4 2025
- Shares held
- 32.6M
- +4.13M (+14.5%) vs. Q4 2025
- Total value
- $1.46B
- +$277.8M (+23.4%) vs. Q4 2025
- New holders
- 58
- 101 more added
- Sold out
- 17
- 75 more reduced
6 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q4 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, Q1 2026
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding VanEck Merk Gold ETF; share changes are against Q4 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 3,817,539 | $172.0M | 0.13% | +1,973,385+107.0% | Added |
| Morton Capital Management LLC | 3,433,212 | $154.7M | 23.01% | −238,208−6.5% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 3,241,811 | $146.0M | 0.04% | +51,122+1.6% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 1,298,740 | $58.5M | 0.02% | +582,203+81.3% | Added |
| Pitcairn Wealth Advisors LLC | 1,336,957 | $55.5M | 5.10% | +924+0.1% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 1,039,375 | $46.8M | 0.01% | +277,218+36.4% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 976,870 | $44.0M | 0.05% | −88,791−8.3% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 802,105 | $36.1M | 0.01% | +12,522+1.6% | Added |
| Asset One Wealth Management LLC | 763,076 | $34.3M | 3.80% | +13,574+1.8% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 707,350 | $31.9M | 0.08% | −1,468−0.2% | Reduced |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC | 543,585 | $24.9M | 0.43% | −24,964−4.4% | Reduced |
| Drake & Associates, LLC | 510,226 | $23.0M | 4.38% | +28,496+5.9% | Added |
| AE Wealth Management LLC | 446,086 | $20.1M | 0.11% | +437,945+5,379.5% | Added |
| Kiker Wealth Management, LLC | 437,527 | $19.7M | 9.41% | +429,416+5,294.2% | Added |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 386,587 | $17.4M | 1.73% | −11,483−2.9% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 374,587 | $16.9M | 0.02% | +1,105+0.3% | Added |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 355,749 | $16.0M | 0.04% | −58,699−14.2% | Reduced |
| Shufro Rose & Co LLC | 353,101 | $15.9M | 1.08% | +337,720+2,195.7% | Added |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 345,793 | $15.5M | 0.03% | −308,918−47.2% | Reduced |
| Silver Oak Securities, Inc | 323,003 | $14.6M | 1.06% | −16,810−4.9% | Reduced |
| Security National Bank | 283,026 | $12.8M | 1.86% | +15,601+5.8% | Added |
| Accordant Advisory Group Inc | 273,228 | $12.3M | 7.63% | −25,484−8.5% | Reduced |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 267,716 | $12.1M | 1.26% | −60,579−18.5% | Reduced |
| Solstein Capital, LLC | 259,954 | $11.7M | 4.81% | +4,048+1.6% | Added |
| Virtu Financial LLC | 259,375 | $11.7M | 0.48% | +136,598+111.3% | Added |
| SFG Wealth Management, LLC. | 252,686 | $11.4M | 4.69% | +72,844+40.5% | Added |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 252,292 | $11.4M | 0.06% | −15,150−5.7% | Reduced |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 250,987 | $11.3M | 0.44% | −13,214−5.0% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 246,201 | $11.1M | 0.02% | −159,805−39.4% | Reduced |
| Smart Money Group LLC | 238,905 | $10.8M | 3.13% | +4,443+1.9% | Added |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 231,641 | $10.4M | 0.58% | −6,511−2.7% | Reduced |
| Dogwood Wealth Management LLC | 230,079 | $10.4M | 4.50% | −3,212−1.4% | Reduced |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 205,694 | $9.27M | 0.12% | +14,427+7.5% | Added |
| Financial Advisory Service, Inc. | 202,477 | $9.12M | 0.57% | +55,193+37.5% | Added |
| Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC | 182,616 | $8.23M | 0.66% | +12,926+7.6% | Added |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | 176,906 | $7.97M | 2.83% | −9,283−5.0% | Reduced |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 167,778 | $7.56M | 0.50% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 166,147 | $7.48M | 0.96% | −19,388−10.4% | Reduced |
| Three Cord True Wealth Management, LLC | 163,191 | $7.35M | 4.09% | +8,526+5.5% | Added |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 159,292 | $7.30M | 0.07% | −24,094−13.1% | Reduced |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 160,123 | $7.21M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 146,727 | $6.61M | 2.99% | −92−0.1% | Reduced |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 140,136 | $6.31M | 0.08% | +5,452+4.0% | Added |
| Petra Financial Advisors Inc | 138,452 | $6.24M | 3.86% | +2,379+1.7% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 134,561 | $6.06M | 0.01% | +7,457+5.9% | Added |
| MH & Associates Securities Management Corp | 131,271 | $5.91M | 5.16% | −1,452−1.1% | Reduced |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | 122,930 | $5.54M | 3.96% | −21,760−15.0% | Reduced |
| Centaurus Financial, Inc. | 115,092 | $5.18M | 0.25% | +9,688+9.2% | Added |
| Plan Group Financial, LLC | 110,775 | $4.99M | 1.17% | +3,525+3.3% | Added |
| Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC | 109,194 | $4.92M | 0.18% | −465−0.4% | Reduced |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 106,610 | $4.80M | 0.05% | +106,610 | New |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 99,805 | $4.50M | 0.05% | +99,805 | New |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 99,730 | $4.49M | 0.01% | +94,770+1,910.7% | Added |
| Simplicity Wealth,LLC | 96,180 | $4.33M | 0.25% | −9,016−8.6% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 95,092 | $4.28M | 0.05% | +1,991+2.1% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 94,640 | $4.26M | 0.01% | +1,308+1.4% | Added |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 99,304 | $4.13M | 0.03% | +14,285+16.8% | Added |
| Independent Advisor Alliance | 89,476 | $4.03M | 0.04% | +89,476 | New |
| Bucket List Wealth Management, LLC | 86,355 | $3.89M | 2.34% | +4,436+5.4% | Added |
| Atria Investments LLC | 85,255 | $3.84M | 0.04% | −12,437−12.7% | Reduced |
| Lyell Wealth Management, LP | 83,245 | $3.75M | 0.28% | +21,450+34.7% | Added |
| Camarda Financial Advisors, LLC | 80,503 | $3.63M | 1.91% | −6,293−7.3% | Reduced |
| Sheets Smith Wealth Management | 78,171 | $3.52M | 0.40% | −665−0.8% | Reduced |
| Sbe LLC Dba Cedar Cove Wealth Partners | 76,221 | $3.43M | 1.80% | +76,221 | New |
| Meixler Investment Management, Ltd. | 72,402 | $3.26M | 1.75% | −185−0.3% | Reduced |
| Summit Financial, LLC | 69,410 | $3.13M | 0.04% | −16,336−19.1% | Reduced |
| Evoke Wealth, LLC | 69,122 | $3.11M | 0.06% | −11,603−14.4% | Reduced |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | 66,396 | $2.99M | 0.00% | −10,379−13.5% | Reduced |
| Umb Bank N A | 64,539 | $2.91M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Creative Planning | 63,614 | $2.87M | 0.00% | −3,066−4.6% | Reduced |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 63,584 | $2.86M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC | 65,872 | $2.86M | 0.95% | −955−1.4% | Reduced |
| RDA Financial Network | 63,446 | $2.86M | 0.72% | −1,427−2.2% | Reduced |
| Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC | 59,762 | $2.69M | 0.13% | +25,784+75.9% | Added |
| My Portfolio Guide, LLC | 59,075 | $2.66M | 1.47% | +59,075 | New |
| Accurate Wealth Management, LLC | 57,939 | $2.65M | 0.32% | +11,238+24.1% | Added |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 57,808 | $2.60M | 0.07% | +9,219+19.0% | Added |
| Change Path, LLC | 57,313 | $2.58M | 0.06% | +57,313 | New |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 56,437 | $2.54M | 0.00% | +56,437 | New |
| Terra Nova Asset Management LLC | 55,695 | $2.51M | 1.86% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 52,667 | $2.37M | 0.00% | +52,667 | New |
| Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC | 52,482 | $2.36M | 0.17% | +3,529+7.2% | Added |
| Valmark Advisers, Inc. | 52,471 | $2.36M | 0.03% | +11,029+26.6% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 52,309 | $2.36M | 0.00% | −6,019−10.3% | Reduced |
| Golden State Wealth Management, LLC | 51,863 | $2.34M | 0.26% | +46,010+786.1% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 51,423 | $2.32M | 0.00% | +251+0.5% | Added |
| Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC | 49,393 | $2.23M | 0.03% | +401+0.8% | Added |
| Tower Wealth Partners, Inc. | 48,547 | $2.19M | 1.21% | −363−0.7% | Reduced |
| Sprott Inc. | 44,583 | $2.01M | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Blue Line Capital, LLC | 43,314 | $1.95M | 2.21% | +43,314 | New |
| Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC | 43,352 | $1.95M | 0.26% | +229+0.5% | Added |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC | 42,332 | $1.91M | 0.01% | +2,866+7.3% | Added |
| HBW Advisory Services LLC | 41,445 | $1.87M | 0.20% | −14,171−25.5% | Reduced |
| Washington Trust Advisors, Inc. | 41,093 | $1.85M | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Castleview Partners, LLC | 39,318 | $1.77M | 0.91% | +2,980+8.2% | Added |
| Mayflower Financial Advisors, LLC | 38,725 | $1.74M | 0.21% | +620+1.6% | Added |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd | 18,806 | $1.73M | 0.28% | +18,806 | New |
| Resources Investment Advisors, LLC. | 37,817 | $1.70M | 0.02% | −702−1.8% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 39,189 | $1.70M | 0.00% | −373,133−90.5% | Reduced |
| Peck Wealth Management, LLC | 37,250 | $1.68M | 1.68% | −250−0.7% | Reduced |