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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colony Group, LLC | 37,182 | $1.68M | 0.00% | +4,339+13.2% | Added |
| Sloy Dahl & Holst, LLC | 37,000 | $1.67M | 0.23% | −2,095−5.4% | Reduced |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 36,470 | $1.64M | 0.00% | −61,630−62.8% | Reduced |
| Crescent Grove Advisors, LLC | 35,750 | $1.61M | 0.16% | +35,750 | New |
| Keating Financial Advisory Services, Inc. | 35,675 | $1.61M | 0.26% | +6,908+24.0% | Added |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC | 34,530 | $1.56M | 0.11% | +745+2.2% | Added |
| Merk Investments LLC | 34,200 | $1.54M | 0.42% | +11,333+49.6% | Added |
| CWC Advisors, LLC. | 33,266 | $1.50M | 0.71% | +1,313+4.1% | Added |
| Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC | 33,000 | $1.49M | 0.18% | −4,000−10.8% | Reduced |
| SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. | 31,162 | $1.40M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC | 30,112 | $1.36M | 0.02% | +30,112 | New |
| WESPAC Advisors, LLC | 29,464 | $1.33M | 0.73% | −16,609−36.0% | Reduced |
| Waterloo Capital, L.P. | 29,118 | $1.31M | 0.09% | +29,118 | New |
| Warwick Investment Management, Inc. | 28,988 | $1.31M | 0.19% | −15,737−35.2% | Reduced |
| DiNuzzo Private Wealth, Inc. | 28,590 | $1.29M | 0.14% | +1,430+5.3% | Added |
| MPWM Advisory Solutions, LLC | 28,456 | $1.28M | 0.68% | +2,807+10.9% | Added |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 28,136 | $1.27M | 0.01% | −1,600−5.4% | Reduced |
| Huntington National Bank | 27,816 | $1.25M | 0.01% | +27,816 | New |
| Banco BTG Pactual S.A. | 27,796 | $1.25M | 0.24% | +27,796 | New |
| Continuum Advisory, LLC | 27,503 | $1.24M | 0.12% | +11,865+75.9% | Added |
| Cascade Investment Group, Inc. | 27,410 | $1.23M | 0.81% | +5,950+27.7% | Added |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 27,064 | $1.22M | 0.01% | +19,280+247.7% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 26,164 | $1.18M | 0.00% | +26,164 | New |
| Golden State Equity Partners | 25,807 | $1.16M | 0.09% | +25,807 | New |
| Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC | 25,525 | $1.15M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NewSquare Capital LLC | 25,500 | $1.15M | 0.10% | +25,500 | New |
| Financial & Tax Architects, LLC | 24,997 | $1.13M | 0.25% | +4,159+20.0% | Added |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 24,574 | $1.11M | 0.00% | +11,783+92.1% | Added |
| Pioneer Family Office, LLC | 24,360 | $1.10M | 0.70% | +10,870+80.6% | Added |
| Benjamin Edwards Inc | 23,966 | $1.08M | 0.01% | −1,349−5.3% | Reduced |
| Mather Group, LLC. | 23,466 | $1.06M | 0.01% | −925−3.8% | Reduced |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 23,137 | $1.04M | 0.00% | +7,242+45.6% | Added |
| Wealth Quarterback LLC | 22,853 | $1.03M | 0.41% | +2,079+10.0% | Added |
| Ironsides Asset Advisors, LLC | 22,739 | $1.02M | 0.26% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mariner, LLC | 22,526 | $1.01M | 0.00% | +644+2.9% | Added |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 22,288 | $1.00M | 0.00% | +22,288 | New |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 21,371 | $962.8K | 0.26% | +355+1.7% | Added |
| BankChampaign, National Association | 20,804 | $937.2K | 0.93% | +20,346+4,442.4% | Added |
| PW Nova Financial Services LLC | 20,721 | $933.5K | 0.23% | +20,721 | New |
| Daybright Advisory Services, Inc. | 20,596 | $927.8K | 0.26% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| VestGen Advisors, LLC | 20,164 | $914.2K | 0.03% | +4,935+32.4% | Added |
| Thompson Davis & Co., Inc. | 19,950 | $898.7K | 0.60% | +1,250+6.7% | Added |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 19,849 | $894.2K | 0.00% | +3,581+22.0% | Added |
| Texas Yale Capital Corp. | 19,100 | $860.5K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Invst, LLC | 18,435 | $830.5K | 0.09% | +5,179+39.1% | Added |
| Knightsbridge Asset Management, LLC | 18,287 | $823.8K | 0.11% | −357−1.9% | Reduced |
| CWM, LLC | 17,121 | $771.3K | 0.00% | +5,400+46.1% | Added |
| Fagan Associates, Inc. | 17,075 | $769.2K | 0.11% | +9,165+115.9% | Added |
| Maridea Wealth Management LLC | 16,275 | $733.2K | 0.11% | +1,738+12.0% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 15,275 | $688.0K | 0.00% | −3,877−20.2% | Reduced |
| Sovran Advisors, LLC | 15,202 | $674.8K | 0.05% | +15,202 | New |
| Berkshire Bank | 14,623 | $658.8K | 0.14% | +3,320+29.4% | Added |
| PFG Advisors | 14,507 | $653.5K | 0.03% | +1,628+12.6% | Added |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 13,876 | $625.1K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, LTD. | 13,842 | $623.6K | 0.12% | −645−4.5% | Reduced |
| Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC | 13,635 | $614.3K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| M Holdings Securities, Inc. | 13,402 | $608.0K | 0.04% | +1,873+16.2% | Added |
| Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC | 13,435 | $605.2K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Abbington Investment Group | 13,405 | $603.9K | 0.35% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Perigon Wealth Management, LLC | 13,370 | $602.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wick Capital Partners, LLC | 13,340 | $601.0K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 13,335 | $600.7K | 0.04% | −170−1.3% | Reduced |
| Tucker Asset Management LLC | 13,001 | $585.7K | 0.18% | +7,646+142.8% | Added |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 12,991 | $585.5K | 0.00% | +3,115+31.5% | Added |
| Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Pzu SA | 12,900 | $581.1K | 0.20% | +6,700+108.1% | Added |
| Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC | 12,882 | $580.3K | 0.02% | +7,071+121.7% | Added |
| Abacus Planning Group, Inc. | 12,818 | $577.5K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 12,621 | $568.6K | 0.00% | −538−4.1% | Reduced |
| GWN Securities Inc. | 12,137 | $546.8K | 0.10% | +6,537+116.7% | Added |
| Cozad Asset Management Inc | 12,100 | $545.1K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Whittier Trust Co | 12,042 | $539.2K | 0.01% | −1,389−10.3% | Reduced |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 11,814 | $532.2K | 0.00% | +3,718+45.9% | Added |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 11,734 | $528.6K | 0.01% | −2,214−15.9% | Reduced |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | 11,549 | $526.5K | 0.01% | −765−6.2% | Reduced |
| Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. | 11,670 | $525.7K | 0.26% | +5,155+79.1% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 11,400 | $513.6K | 0.00% | −500−4.2% | Reduced |
| Buckingham Strategic Partners | 11,344 | $511.1K | 0.01% | +11,344 | New |
| Tulsa Wealth Advisors, INC | 11,280 | $508.2K | 0.09% | +11,280 | New |
| Keystone Financial Group | 11,253 | $506.9K | 0.03% | +1,450+14.8% | Added |
| Matauro, LLC | 11,125 | $501.2K | 0.07% | +11,125 | New |
| Destiny Capital Corp | 11,060 | $498.3K | 0.27% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 10,355 | $466.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 10,350 | $466.0K | 0.00% | −197−1.9% | Reduced |
| Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC | 10,295 | $463.8K | 0.02% | +452+4.6% | Added |
| Veracity Capital LLC | 10,088 | $454.5K | 0.16% | +228+2.3% | Added |
| Johnson Investment Counsel Inc | 10,011 | $451.0K | 0.00% | +10,011 | New |
| MidFirst Bank | 10,000 | $450.5K | 0.04% | +5,000+100.0% | Added |
| Sagespring Wealth Partners, LLC | 9,759 | $439.7K | 0.01% | −24−0.2% | Reduced |
| First Heartland Consultants, Inc. | 9,571 | $431.2K | 0.03% | +2,072+27.6% | Added |
| We Are One Seven, LLC | 9,245 | $416.5K | 0.01% | +463+5.3% | Added |
| Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC | 9,054 | $407.9K | 0.08% | +9,054 | New |
| Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC | 9,047 | $407.6K | 1.41% | +9,047 | New |
| Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC | 8,977 | $404.4K | 0.03% | +2,299+34.4% | Added |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 8,604 | $387.6K | 0.03% | −76−0.9% | Reduced |
| WealthPlan Investment Management, LLC | 8,458 | $381.0K | 0.02% | +8,458 | New |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC | 8,352 | $376.3K | 0.01% | +8,352 | New |
| Stirlingshire Investments, Inc. | 8,268 | $372.5K | 0.33% | −688−7.7% | Reduced |
| Wolff Wiese Magana LLC | 8,236 | $371.0K | 0.20% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pure Financial Advisors, Inc. | 8,078 | $363.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Retirement Planning Group | 7,803 | $351.5K | 0.01% | +7,803 | New |