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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daytona Street Capital LLC | 10,000 | $0 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Marshall Investment Management, LLC | 1 | $45 | 0.00% | +1 | New |
| Abound Wealth Management | 1 | $46 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hickory Point Bank & Trust | 29 | $1.31K | 0.00% | +29 | New |
| American Capital Advisory, LLC | 29 | $1.31K | 0.00% | +29 | New |
| Westend Capital Management, LLC | 30 | $1.35K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sunbelt Securities, Inc. | 31 | $1.40K | 0.00% | −19−38.0% | Reduced |
| Harbor Investment Advisory, LLC | 40 | $1.80K | 0.00% | +40 | New |
| Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management, LLC | 50 | $2.25K | 0.00% | +50 | New |
| Bard Associates Inc | 100 | $4.50K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameriflex Group, Inc. | 100 | $4.50K | 0.00% | +100 | New |
| Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC | 150 | $6.76K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Noble Wealth Management PBC | 226 | $10.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Innovative Asset Advisors Group, LLC | 325 | $14.6K | 0.01% | +325 | New |
| Ankerstar Wealth, LLC | 400 | $18.0K | 0.02% | +400 | New |
| Richardson Capital Management LLC | 421 | $19.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bravera Wealth | 429 | $19.3K | 0.01% | +429 | New |
| TopTier Wealth Management, LLC | 442 | $19.9K | 0.01% | +442 | New |
| US Bancorp | 468 | $21.1K | 0.00% | +468 | New |
| SJS Investment Consulting Inc. | 500 | $22.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Holos Integrated Wealth LLC | 500 | $22.6K | 0.01% | +500 | New |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 678 | $30.5K | 0.00% | +70+11.5% | Added |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 722 | $32.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Atwood & Palmer Inc | 749 | $33.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Preservation Advisors, LLC | 800 | $36.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Atomic Invest LLC | 891 | $38.7K | 0.02% | +6+0.7% | Added |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 860 | $38.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| McGuire Capital Advisors Inc | 900 | $40.5K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC | 911 | $41.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Archer Investment Corp | 931 | $41.9K | 0.01% | +81+9.5% | Added |
| FMR LLC | 1,029 | $46.3K | 0.00% | −1,034−50.1% | Reduced |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 1,070 | $48.0K | 0.00% | −4,930−82.2% | Reduced |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 1,075 | $48.4K | 0.00% | −785−42.2% | Reduced |
| Wealth Enhancement Trust Services, Inc. | 1,134 | $51.1K | 0.01% | −959−45.8% | Reduced |
| Simplex Trading, LLC | 1,137 | $51.2K | 0.00% | +1,137 | New |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 1,176 | $53.0K | 0.00% | +167+16.6% | Added |
| Scarborough Advisors, LLC | 1,286 | $57.9K | 0.01% | +1,286 | New |
| Salomon & Ludwin, LLC | 1,489 | $66.9K | 0.01% | −592−28.4% | Reduced |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 1,620 | $73.0K | 0.00% | −392−19.5% | Reduced |
| Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC | 1,702 | $76.7K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1,720 | $77.5K | 0.00% | −103−5.7% | Reduced |
| Legacy Wealth Managment, LLC | 1,747 | $78.7K | 0.04% | +85+5.1% | Added |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 1,873 | $84.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 2,000 | $90.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Owl Creek Wealth Partners LLC | 2,001 | $90.1K | 0.03% | +2,001 | New |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 2,165 | $94.0K | 0.00% | +2,127+5,597.4% | Added |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC | 2,279 | $104.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Trust Co NA | 2,355 | $106.1K | 0.01% | −373−13.7% | Reduced |
| Ares Financial Consulting, LLC | 2,608 | $119.6K | 0.09% | +885+51.4% | Added |
| Assetmark, Inc | 2,722 | $122.6K | 0.00% | +44+1.6% | Added |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 3,575 | $160.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 3,718 | $167.5K | 0.00% | +15+0.4% | Added |
| Gill Capital Partners, LLC | 3,930 | $177.0K | 0.05% | +3,930 | New |
| MAI Capital Management | 3,970 | $178.8K | 0.00% | +570+16.8% | Added |
| Mascoma Wealth Management LLC | 4,285 | $193.0K | 0.04% | +4,285 | New |
| Perfromance Wealth Partners, LLC | 4,449 | $200.4K | 0.01% | +4,449 | New |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | 4,500 | $202.7K | 0.00% | −1,500−25.0% | Reduced |
| Skopos Labs, Inc. | 4,523 | $203.8K | 0.01% | +4,523 | New |
| HM Payson & Co | 4,550 | $205.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Betterment LLC | 4,584 | $207.0K | 0.00% | +4,584 | New |
| SCS Capital Management LLC | 4,596 | $207.1K | 0.00% | +4,596 | New |
| Vista Investment Partners LLC | 4,675 | $210.6K | 0.06% | +4,675 | New |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC | 4,774 | $215.1K | 0.02% | +4,774 | New |
| TTP Investments, Inc. | 4,899 | $220.7K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sowell Financial Services LLC | 4,925 | $221.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stephens Inc | 5,060 | $228.0K | 0.00% | −2,000−28.3% | Reduced |
| Fiduciary Financial Group, LLC | 5,100 | $229.8K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| XML Financial, LLC | 5,100 | $229.8K | 0.02% | +5,100 | New |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 5,143 | $231.7K | 0.00% | +5,143 | New |
| Advyzon Investment Management, LLC | 5,358 | $241.4K | 0.02% | +5,358 | New |
| Shelter Rock Management, LLC | 5,454 | $245.7K | 0.26% | +400+7.9% | Added |
| Parsons Capital Management Inc | 5,500 | $247.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PCG Wealth Advisors, LLC | 5,546 | $249.8K | 0.06% | +5,546 | New |
| Diversified Enterprises, LLC | 5,597 | $252.1K | 0.01% | −284−4.8% | Reduced |
| LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, LLC | 5,777 | $260.3K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| RS Crum Inc. | 5,860 | $264.0K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 5,946 | $267.9K | 0.00% | +690+13.1% | Added |
| L & S Advisors Inc | 6,085 | $274.1K | 0.03% | +535+9.6% | Added |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC | 6,100 | $274.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 6,221 | $280.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Vise Technologies, Inc. | 6,910 | $286.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Reliant Wealth Planning | 6,392 | $288.0K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | 6,642 | $299.0K | 0.01% | −24,080−78.4% | Reduced |
| Group One Trading, L.P. | 6,691 | $301.4K | 0.01% | +6,691 | New |
| Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC | 7,000 | $304.1K | 0.00% | −500−6.7% | Reduced |
| Wealth Management Associates, Inc. | 6,755 | $304.3K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ieq Capital, LLC | 6,795 | $306.1K | 0.00% | −155−2.2% | Reduced |
| Main Street Group, LTD | 7,050 | $317.6K | 0.09% | +165+2.4% | Added |
| Dakota Wealth Management | 7,326 | $330.0K | 0.01% | +1,642+28.9% | Added |
| M Wealth Management, LLC | 7,373 | $332.2K | 0.28% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWA Asset Management Group, LLC | 7,478 | $336.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 7,520 | $338.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Retirement Planning Group | 7,803 | $351.5K | 0.01% | +7,803 | New |
| Pure Financial Advisors, Inc. | 8,078 | $363.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wolff Wiese Magana LLC | 8,236 | $371.0K | 0.20% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stirlingshire Investments, Inc. | 8,268 | $372.5K | 0.33% | −688−7.7% | Reduced |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC | 8,352 | $376.3K | 0.01% | +8,352 | New |
| WealthPlan Investment Management, LLC | 8,458 | $381.0K | 0.02% | +8,458 | New |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 8,604 | $387.6K | 0.03% | −76−0.9% | Reduced |
| Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC | 8,977 | $404.4K | 0.03% | +2,299+34.4% | Added |