VanEck Merk Gold ETF

OUNZ

Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers
SEC CIK: 0001546652

SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

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, Q3 2026

Institutional positions in VanEck Merk Gold ETF as of Sep 30, 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

Q3 2026 data is still coming in (13F filing deadline: Nov 16, 2026), so these numbers are incomplete.

Institutional holders: 3; +1 vs. Q2 2026
Shares held: 555; +300 (+117.6%) vs. Q2 2026
Total value: $22.2K; +$12.3K (+125.3%) vs. Q2 2026
New holders: 1; 0 more added
Sold out: 0; 0 more reduced

267 institutions that held it in Q2 2026 haven't filed for Q3 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2026: 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.

Institutional holders

Value held

Institutions holding OUNZ and their total value by quarter
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, Q3 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding VanEck Merk Gold ETF; share changes are against Q2 2026.

Institutions holding OUNZ in Q3 2026
Institution	Shares	Value	% of portfolio	Change in shares	Action
CX Institutional	300	$12.0K	0.00%	+300	New
Noble Wealth Management PBC	226	$9.02K	0.00%	00.0%	Unchanged
Hickory Point Bank & Trust	29	$1.16K	0.00%	00.0%	Unchanged
Van Eck Associates Corp	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Morton Capital Management LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
LPL Financial LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Pitcairn Wealth Advisors LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Raymond James Financial Inc	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Envestnet Asset Management Inc	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Modern Wealth Management, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Cetera Investment Advisers	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Ameriprise Financial Inc	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Asset One Wealth Management LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Shufro Rose & Co LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Drake & Associates, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
MML Investors Services, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Kiker Wealth Management, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
AE Wealth Management LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
HighTower Advisors, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Silver Oak Securities, Inc	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Security National Bank	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Solstein Capital, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Accordant Advisory Group Inc	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Dogwood Wealth Management LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Advisory Services Network, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Smart Money Group LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Money Concepts Capital Corp	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Financial Advisory Service, Inc.	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Three Cord True Wealth Management, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
PDS Planning, Inc	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Lifeworks Advisors, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Forum Financial Management, LP	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
SFG Wealth Management, LLC.	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Susquehanna International Group, LLP	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Petra Financial Advisors Inc	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
MH & Associates Securities Management Corp	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Oppenheimer & Co Inc	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Guild Investment Management, Inc.	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Ambassador Advisors, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Centaurus Financial, Inc.	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Sheets Smith Wealth Management	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Plan Group Financial, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Atria Investments LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Simplicity Wealth,LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Bucket List Wealth Management, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Ferguson Shapiro LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Stifel Financial Corp	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Meixler Investment Management, Ltd.	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Equitable Holdings, Inc.	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Accurate Wealth Management, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Ascent Advisors, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
RDA Financial Network	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Banco BTG Pactual S.A.	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Umb Bank N A	–	–	–	–	Not filed
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Creative Planning	–	–	–	–	Not filed
USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Golden State Wealth Management, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Lyell Wealth Management, LP	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Summit Financial, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Terra Nova Asset Management LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Morgan Stanley	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Tower Wealth Partners, Inc.	–	–	–	–	Not filed
First Trust Advisors LP	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Sigma Planning Corp	–	–	–	–	Not filed
MAI Capital Management	–	–	–	–	Not filed
MPWM Advisory Solutions, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Valmark Advisers, Inc.	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Castleview Partners, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Matauro, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Keating Financial Advisory Services, Inc.	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Waterloo Capital, L.P.	–	–	–	–	Not filed
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Blue Line Capital, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Brookstone Capital Management	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Sprott Inc.	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Continuum Advisory, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.	–	–	–	–	Not filed
HBW Advisory Services LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
HB Wealth Management, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Washington Trust Advisors, Inc.	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Global Assets Advisory, LLC	–	–	–	–	Not filed