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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IvyRock Asset Management (HK) Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,700−100.0% | Sold out |
| Two Sigma Securities, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −5,528−100.0% | Sold out |
| Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,968−100.0% | Sold out |
| Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,961−100.0% | Sold out |
| UBS Group AG | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,290−100.0% | Sold out |
| Brown Brothers Harriman & Co | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,415−100.0% | Sold out |
| SageView Advisory Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −95−100.0% | Sold out |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −66−100.0% | Sold out |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −13−100.0% | Sold out |
| BancorpSouth Bank | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| ORG Partners LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Comerica Bank | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Edge Financial Advisors LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Motiv8 Investments LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |