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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 7,520 | $338.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWA Asset Management Group, LLC | 7,478 | $336.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| M Wealth Management, LLC | 7,373 | $332.2K | 0.28% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dakota Wealth Management | 7,326 | $330.0K | 0.01% | +1,642+28.9% | Added |
| Main Street Group, LTD | 7,050 | $317.6K | 0.09% | +165+2.4% | Added |
| Ieq Capital, LLC | 6,795 | $306.1K | 0.00% | −155−2.2% | Reduced |
| Wealth Management Associates, Inc. | 6,755 | $304.3K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC | 7,000 | $304.1K | 0.00% | −500−6.7% | Reduced |
| Group One Trading, L.P. | 6,691 | $301.4K | 0.01% | +6,691 | New |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | 6,642 | $299.0K | 0.01% | −24,080−78.4% | Reduced |
| Reliant Wealth Planning | 6,392 | $288.0K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Vise Technologies, Inc. | 6,910 | $286.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 6,221 | $280.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC | 6,100 | $274.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| L & S Advisors Inc | 6,085 | $274.1K | 0.03% | +535+9.6% | Added |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 5,946 | $267.9K | 0.00% | +690+13.1% | Added |
| RS Crum Inc. | 5,860 | $264.0K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, LLC | 5,777 | $260.3K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Diversified Enterprises, LLC | 5,597 | $252.1K | 0.01% | −284−4.8% | Reduced |
| PCG Wealth Advisors, LLC | 5,546 | $249.8K | 0.06% | +5,546 | New |
| Parsons Capital Management Inc | 5,500 | $247.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Shelter Rock Management, LLC | 5,454 | $245.7K | 0.26% | +400+7.9% | Added |
| Advyzon Investment Management, LLC | 5,358 | $241.4K | 0.02% | +5,358 | New |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 5,143 | $231.7K | 0.00% | +5,143 | New |
| 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 |
| Stephens Inc | 5,060 | $228.0K | 0.00% | −2,000−28.3% | Reduced |
| Sowell Financial Services LLC | 4,925 | $221.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| TTP Investments, Inc. | 4,899 | $220.7K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC | 4,774 | $215.1K | 0.02% | +4,774 | New |
| Vista Investment Partners LLC | 4,675 | $210.6K | 0.06% | +4,675 | New |
| SCS Capital Management LLC | 4,596 | $207.1K | 0.00% | +4,596 | New |
| Betterment LLC | 4,584 | $207.0K | 0.00% | +4,584 | New |
| HM Payson & Co | 4,550 | $205.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Skopos Labs, Inc. | 4,523 | $203.8K | 0.01% | +4,523 | New |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | 4,500 | $202.7K | 0.00% | −1,500−25.0% | Reduced |
| Perfromance Wealth Partners, LLC | 4,449 | $200.4K | 0.01% | +4,449 | New |
| Mascoma Wealth Management LLC | 4,285 | $193.0K | 0.04% | +4,285 | New |
| MAI Capital Management | 3,970 | $178.8K | 0.00% | +570+16.8% | Added |
| Gill Capital Partners, LLC | 3,930 | $177.0K | 0.05% | +3,930 | New |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 3,718 | $167.5K | 0.00% | +15+0.4% | Added |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 3,575 | $160.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Assetmark, Inc | 2,722 | $122.6K | 0.00% | +44+1.6% | Added |
| Ares Financial Consulting, LLC | 2,608 | $119.6K | 0.09% | +885+51.4% | Added |
| Private Trust Co NA | 2,355 | $106.1K | 0.01% | −373−13.7% | Reduced |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC | 2,279 | $104.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 2,165 | $94.0K | 0.00% | +2,127+5,597.4% | Added |
| Owl Creek Wealth Partners LLC | 2,001 | $90.1K | 0.03% | +2,001 | New |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 2,000 | $90.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 1,873 | $84.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Legacy Wealth Managment, LLC | 1,747 | $78.7K | 0.04% | +85+5.1% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1,720 | $77.5K | 0.00% | −103−5.7% | Reduced |
| Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC | 1,702 | $76.7K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 1,620 | $73.0K | 0.00% | −392−19.5% | Reduced |
| Salomon & Ludwin, LLC | 1,489 | $66.9K | 0.01% | −592−28.4% | Reduced |
| Scarborough Advisors, LLC | 1,286 | $57.9K | 0.01% | +1,286 | New |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 1,176 | $53.0K | 0.00% | +167+16.6% | Added |
| Simplex Trading, LLC | 1,137 | $51.2K | 0.00% | +1,137 | New |
| Wealth Enhancement Trust Services, Inc. | 1,134 | $51.1K | 0.01% | −959−45.8% | Reduced |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 1,075 | $48.4K | 0.00% | −785−42.2% | Reduced |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 1,070 | $48.0K | 0.00% | −4,930−82.2% | Reduced |
| FMR LLC | 1,029 | $46.3K | 0.00% | −1,034−50.1% | Reduced |
| Archer Investment Corp | 931 | $41.9K | 0.01% | +81+9.5% | Added |
| Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC | 911 | $41.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| McGuire Capital Advisors Inc | 900 | $40.5K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 860 | $38.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Atomic Invest LLC | 891 | $38.7K | 0.02% | +6+0.7% | Added |
| Wealth Preservation Advisors, LLC | 800 | $36.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Atwood & Palmer Inc | 749 | $33.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 722 | $32.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 678 | $30.5K | 0.00% | +70+11.5% | Added |
| Holos Integrated Wealth LLC | 500 | $22.6K | 0.01% | +500 | New |
| SJS Investment Consulting Inc. | 500 | $22.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| US Bancorp | 468 | $21.1K | 0.00% | +468 | New |
| TopTier Wealth Management, LLC | 442 | $19.9K | 0.01% | +442 | New |
| Bravera Wealth | 429 | $19.3K | 0.01% | +429 | New |
| Richardson Capital Management LLC | 421 | $19.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ankerstar Wealth, LLC | 400 | $18.0K | 0.02% | +400 | New |
| Innovative Asset Advisors Group, LLC | 325 | $14.6K | 0.01% | +325 | New |
| Noble Wealth Management PBC | 226 | $10.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC | 150 | $6.76K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bard Associates Inc | 100 | $4.50K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameriflex Group, Inc. | 100 | $4.50K | 0.00% | +100 | New |
| Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management, LLC | 50 | $2.25K | 0.00% | +50 | New |
| Harbor Investment Advisory, LLC | 40 | $1.80K | 0.00% | +40 | New |
| Sunbelt Securities, Inc. | 31 | $1.40K | 0.00% | −19−38.0% | Reduced |
| Westend Capital Management, LLC | 30 | $1.35K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| American Capital Advisory, LLC | 29 | $1.31K | 0.00% | +29 | New |
| Hickory Point Bank & Trust | 29 | $1.31K | 0.00% | +29 | New |
| Abound Wealth Management | 1 | $46 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Marshall Investment Management, LLC | 1 | $45 | 0.00% | +1 | New |
| Daytona Street Capital LLC | 10,000 | $0 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ambassador Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −124,875−100.0% | Sold out |
| JT Stratford LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −15,943−100.0% | Sold out |
| Snider Financial Group | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,532−100.0% | Sold out |
| Kovack Advisors, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,911−100.0% | Sold out |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −7,001−100.0% | Sold out |
| Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,746−100.0% | Sold out |
| Bank of America Corp | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,525−100.0% | Sold out |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,500−100.0% | Sold out |