Vaneck Merk Gold ETFOUNZETF

13F holders, Q4 2025 (December 31)
257holders +36
38new positions
18sold out
2famous investors
$41.68avg. 13F price*

At the end of Q4 2025, 257 institutions reported holding Vaneck Merk Gold ETF (OUNZ) in their 13F filings, up 36 from Q3 2025. 38 opened new positions and 18 sold out. The largest holders were Morton Capital Management LLC ($152.3M), LPL Financial LLC ($132.3M) and Van Eck Associates Corp. ($76.5M). 2 famous investors held it, including Jim Simons / Peter Brown (0.0% of Renaissance Technologies's portfolio) and Cliff Asness (0.0% of AQR Capital Management's portfolio).

Company
Vaneck Merk Gold ETF
CUSIP
921078101
Latest filing quarter
Q2 2026

History

Number of 13F holders

0100200300 Q1 2024: 121Q1 2024Q2 2024: 137Q2 2024Q3 2024: 148Q3 2024Q4 2024: 162Q4 2024Q1 2025: 184Q1 2025Q2 2025: 206Q2 2025Q3 2025: 221Q3 2025Q4 2025: 257Q4 2025Q1 2026: 291Q1 2026Q2 2026: 268Q2 2026

Total Exit/New Position Q3 2025 → Q4 2025

InstitutionsTotal Value
New Positions38$16.1M
Exits18$33.4M

All 13F filers, Q3 2025 → Q4 2025: 1,694,065 shares bought and 2,867,948 shares sold, net −1,173,883 shares. Counts holders who added, trimmed, opened or closed a position; split-adjusted.

Ownership 257 holders

Morton Capital Management LLC 23.39% Reduce -2.5% 3,671,420 $152.3M
LPL Financial LLC 0.04% Add +10.0% 3,190,689 $132.3M
Van Eck Associates Corp. 0.06% Add +26.7% 1,844,154 $76.5M
Pitcairn Wealth Advisors LLC 4.99% — 1,336,033 $55.4M
Cetera Investment Advisers 0.05% Reduce -38.3% 1,065,661 $44.2M
Asset One Wealth Management LLC 4.60% — 749,502 $33.6M
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 0.01% Reduce -1.1% 789,583 $32.7M
Envestnet Asset Management Inc. 0.01% Reduce -25.6% 762,157 $31.6M
Raymond James Financial Inc. 0.01% Reduce -0.9% 716,537 $29.7M
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.08% Reduce -2.1% 708,818 $29.4M
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC 0.04% Reduce -4.9% 654,711 $28.3M
Modern Wealth Management, LLC 0.43% Reduce -9.2% 568,549 $23.6M
Drake & Associates, LLC 3.98% Add +7.0% 481,730 $20.0M
MML Investors Services, LLC 0.04% Reduce -3.6% 414,448 $17.2M
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.00% Add +26.9% 412,322 $17.1M
Osaic Holdings, Inc. 0.02% Reduce -6.1% 406,006 $16.8M
Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC 1.84% Add +0.9% 398,070 $16.6M
HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.02% Add +0.4% 373,482 $15.5M
Silver Oak Securities, Incorporated 0.96% Reduce -10.5% 339,813 $14.2M
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. 1.26% Add +1.6% 328,295 $13.6M
Accordant Advisory Group Inc 8.55% Add +1.6% 298,712 $12.4M
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC 0.06% Add +8.5% 267,442 $11.1M
Security National Bank 1.59% Add +13.6% 267,425 $11.1M
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC 0.41% Reduce -1.6% 264,201 $11.0M
Solstein Capital, LLC 4.26% Add +1.7% 255,906 $10.6M
Money Concepts Capital Corp. 0.55% Reduce -2.9% 238,152 $9.9M
Smart Money Group LLC 2.84% Add +7.0% 234,462 $9.7M
Dogwood Wealth Management LLC 4.26% Reduce -0.7% 233,291 $9.7M
Advisory Services Network, LLC 0.11% Add +5.7% 191,267 $7.9M
Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC 2.75% Reduce -2.8% 186,189 $7.7M
Lifeworks Advisors, LLC 1.00% Reduce -7.4% 185,535 $7.7M
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC 0.08% Reduce -3.7% 183,386 $7.6M
SFG Wealth Management, LLC. 2.93% Add +18.3% 179,842 $7.5M
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC 3.07% Reduce -0.5% 146,819 $7.2M
Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC 0.56% Add +21.3% 169,690 $7.0M
PDS Planning, Inc 0.46% No change 167,778 $7.0M
Forum Financial Management, LP 0.09% No change 160,123 $6.6M
Three Cord True Wealth Management, LLC 3.73% Add +21.9% 154,665 $6.4M
FAS Wealth Partners, Inc. 0.39% Add +131.0% 147,284 $6.1M
Guild Investment Management, Inc. 4.45% Add +1.0% 144,690 $6.0M
Petra Financial Advisors Inc. 3.31% Reduce -4.8% 136,073 $5.6M
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. 0.08% Reduce -0.4% 134,684 $5.6M
MH & Associates Securities Management Corp. 4.50% — 132,723 $5.5M
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC 0.01% Reduce -7.0% 127,104 $5.3M
Faithward Advisors, LLC 0.76% Add +0.1% 124,875 $5.2M
Virtu Financial LLC 0.20% New 122,777 $5.1M
Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC 0.17% Reduce -5.2% 109,659 $4.5M
Plan Group Financial, LLC 1.15% Add +13.8% 107,250 $4.4M
Centaurus Financial, Inc. 0.20% Add +1.8% 105,404 $4.4M
Simplicity Wealth,LLC 0.26% Add +2.2% 105,196 $4.4M
Renaissance Technologies 0.01% Reduce -16.6% 98,100 $4.1M
Atria Investments, Inc 0.05% Reduce -3.4% 97,692 $4.1M
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.01% Add +6.1% 93,332 $3.9M
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. 0.04% Add +5.7% 93,101 $3.9M
Camarda Financial Advisors, LLC 1.37% Reduce -14.8% 86,796 $3.6M
Summit Financial, LLC 0.05% Reduce -2.1% 85,746 $3.6M
Equitable Holdings, Inc. 0.02% Add +66.3% 85,019 $3.5M
Bucket List Wealth Management, LLC 2.03% — 81,919 $3.4M
Evoke Wealth, LLC 0.06% Add +93.1% 80,725 $3.3M
Sheets Smith Wealth Management 0.36% Reduce -6.1% 78,836 $3.3M
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.00% Reduce -20.4% 76,775 $3.2M
Meixler Investment Management, Ltd. 1.83% Add +1.2% 72,587 $3.0M
USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC 0.91% Reduce -5.1% 66,827 $2.8M
Creative Planning 0.00% Add +10.4% 66,680 $2.8M
RDA Financial Network 0.65% Reduce -6.5% 64,873 $2.7M
UMB Bank, n.a. 0.04% No change 64,539 $2.7M
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.01% — 63,584 $2.6M
Lyell Wealth Management, LP 0.19% Reduce -19.2% 61,795 $2.6M
Stifel Financial Corp. 0.00% Add +26.7% 58,328 $2.4M
Terra Nova Asset Management LLC 1.52% No change 55,695 $2.3M
HBW Advisory Services LLC 0.25% Add +9.0% 55,616 $2.3M
Morgan Stanley 0.00% Reduce -20.1% 51,172 $2.1M
Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC 0.03% Add +7.0% 48,992 $2.0M
Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC 0.15% Add +12.0% 48,953 $2.0M
Tower Wealth Partners, Inc. 1.12% Reduce -4.1% 48,910 $2.0M
Accurate Wealth Management, LLC 0.26% Add +33.1% 46,701 $2.0M
Sigma Planning Corp 0.06% Reduce -9.9% 48,589 $2.0M
WESPAC Advisors, LLC 1.04% No change 46,073 $1.9M
Warwick Investment Management, Inc. 0.29% Reduce -23.6% 44,725 $1.9M
Sprott Inc. 0.07% Add +2.8% 44,583 $1.8M
Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC 0.25% Reduce -2.6% 43,123 $1.8M
Valmark Advisers, Inc. 0.02% Add +3.1% 41,442 $1.7M
Washington Trust Advisors, Inc. 0.13% Reduce -4.4% 41,093 $1.7M
HB Wealth Management, LLC 0.01% Add +54.2% 39,466 $1.6M
Sloy Dahl & Holst, LLC 0.19% Add +1.3% 39,095 $1.6M
OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC 0.02% Reduce -3.8% 38,519 $1.6M
Mayflower Financial Advisors, LLC 0.19% Add +1.8% 38,105 $1.6M
Peck Wealth Management, LLC 1.47% Reduce -5.4% 37,500 $1.6M
Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC 0.18% No change 37,000 $1.5M
Castleview Partners, LLC 0.75% Reduce -49.5% 36,338 $1.5M
Procyon Advisors, LLC 0.07% Add +2.4% 33,978 $1.4M
Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC 0.10% Reduce -19.1% 33,785 $1.4M
Focus Partners Wealth 0.00% No change 32,843 $1.4M
CWC Advisors, LLC. 0.64% Reduce -3.4% 31,953 $1.3M
Arax Advisory Partners 0.04% No change 31,162 $1.3M
Flow Traders U.S. LLC 0.04% New 30,722 $1.3M
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC 0.01% No change 29,736 $1.2M
Keating Financial Advisory Services, Inc. 0.16% — 28,767 $1.2M
Cadence Bank 0.07% Add +8.7% 27,606 $1.1M
DiNuzzo Private Wealth, Inc. 0.12% Add +7.0% 27,160 $1.1M
MPWM Advisory Solutions, LLC 0.59% Add +1598.6% 25,649 $1.1M
Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC 0.03% Reduce -1.9% 25,525 $1.1M
Benjamin Edwards Inc. 0.01% Reduce -5.6% 25,315 $1.1M
Mather Group, Llc. 0.01% Reduce -27.0% 24,391 $1.0M
ORG Partners LLC 0.18% Add +1.9% 23,614 $979K
Merk Investments LLC 0.26% Reduce -14.1% 22,867 $949K
Ironsides Asset Advisors, LLC 0.24% New 22,739 $943K
Comerica Bank 0.00% Reduce -11.3% 21,957 $911K
Mariner, LLC 0.00% Reduce -68.1% 21,882 $908K
Cascade Investment Group, Inc. 0.59% New 21,460 $890K
White Pine Capital LLC 0.24% Reduce -5.8% 21,016 $872K
BankChampaign, National Association 0.85% — 458 $867K
Financial & Tax Architects, LLC 0.19% Add +8.8% 20,838 $864K
Wealth Quarterback LLC 0.31% Add +33.3% 20,774 $862K
Daybright Advisory Services, Inc. 0.23% — 20,596 $854K
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.00% Reduce -1.9% 19,152 $794K
Texas Yale Capital Corp. 0.02% New 19,100 $792K
Thompson Davis & Co., Inc. 0.46% Add +64.0% 18,700 $776K
Knightsbridge Asset Management, LLC 0.13% Reduce -20.1% 18,644 $773K
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.00% Add +9.0% 16,268 $675K
JT Stratford LLC 0.09% Add +11.6% 15,943 $661K
AQR Capital Management 0.00% No change 15,895 $659K
Continuum Advisory, LLC 0.07% Add +5.9% 15,638 $649K
Shufro Rose & Co. LLC 0.04% Add +4.3% 15,381 $638K
VestGen Advisors, LLC 0.03% Reduce -5.8% 15,229 $632K
Maridea Wealth Management LLC 0.09% Add +32.2% 14,537 $603K
Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, LTD. 0.13% Reduce -0.0% 14,487 $601K
Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC 0.01% Reduce -6.2% 12,314 $590K
Whittier Trust Co. 0.01% Reduce -6.5% 13,431 $581K
IHT Wealth Management, LLC 0.01% Reduce -15.7% 13,948 $579K
Proficio Capital Partners LLC 0.04% Reduce -5.0% 13,876 $576K
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC / DE 0.09% No change 13,635 $566K
Smith, Moore & Co. 0.04% No change 13,505 $560K
Pioneer Family Office, LLC 0.38% — 13,490 $560K
Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC 0.08% Add +8.2% 13,435 $557K
Abbington Investment Group 0.38% No change 13,405 $556K
Perigon Wealth Management, LLC 0.01% No change 13,370 $555K
Wick Capital Partners, LLC 0.10% Reduce -0.5% 13,340 $553K
Invst, LLC 0.06% Add +3.1% 13,256 $550K
NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.00% Add +8.8% 13,159 $546K
PFG Advisors 0.03% Add +15.7% 12,879 $534K
Abacus Planning Group, Inc. 0.07% Add +76.2% 12,818 $532K
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.00% Reduce -8.9% 12,791 $531K
Cozad Asset Management Inc. 0.04% Add +5.2% 12,100 $502K
DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.00% No change 11,900 $494K
Cwm, LLC 0.00% Add +29.8% 11,721 $486K
M Holdings Securities, Inc. 0.03% New 11,529 $478K
Beacon Bank & Trust 0.10% Add +1.6% 11,303 $469K
Destiny Capital Corp 0.24% No change 11,060 $459K
Royal Bank of Canada 0.00% Add +177.8% 10,547 $438K
Snider Financial Group 0.12% No change 10,532 $437K
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.02% No change 10,355 $430K
Cerity Partners LLC 0.00% New 9,876 $410K
Veracity Capital LLC 0.12% Add +1.8% 9,860 $409K
Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.02% Add +3.8% 9,843 $408K
Keystone Financial Group 0.03% New 9,803 $407K
Sagespring Wealth Partners, LLC 0.01% Reduce -0.2% 9,783 $406K
Stirlingshire Investments, Inc. 0.33% — 8,956 $371K
Kovack Advisors, Inc. 0.02% New 8,911 $370K
Mgo One Seven LLC 0.01% Reduce -2.5% 8,782 $364K
Lanark Financial, Inc. 0.03% Reduce -12.1% 8,680 $360K
Wolff Wiese Magana LLC 0.19% No change 8,236 $342K
AE Wealth Management LLC 0.00% New 8,141 $338K
Kiker Wealth Management, LLC 11.16% Reduce -98.1% 8,111 $336K
Captrust Financial Advisors 0.00% Add +19.2% 8,096 $336K
Pure Financial Advisors, LLC 0.01% No change 8,078 $335K
Fagan Associates, Inc. 0.04% No change 7,910 $328K
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC 0.00% Add +0.3% 7,784 $323K
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC 0.00% No change 7,520 $312K
Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC 0.00% No change 7,500 $311K
First Heartland Consultants, Inc. 0.02% New 7,499 $311K
CWA Asset Management Group, LLC 0.01% No change 7,478 $310K
M Wealth Management, LLC 0.27% No change 7,373 $306K
Stephens Inc. 0.00% Add +4.2% 7,060 $293K
Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC 0.00% Add +7.9% 7,001 $290K
Ieq Capital, LLC 0.00% No change 6,950 $288K
Vise Technologies, Inc. 0.01% New 6,910 $287K
Main Street Group, LTD 0.10% Add +40.5% 6,885 $286K
Edge Financial Advisors LLC 0.12% No change 6,804 $282K
Wealth Management Associates, Inc. 0.10% No change 6,755 $280K
Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC 0.07% New 6,746 $280K
Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC 0.02% Add +6.2% 6,678 $277K
Bank of America Corp. 0.00% New 6,525 $271K
Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. 0.14% Reduce -67.5% 6,515 $270K
BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% No change 6,500 $270K
Reliant Wealth Planning 0.08% New 6,392 $265K
Global Retirement Partners, LLC 0.00% Add +7.9% 6,307 $262K
Geneos Wealth Management Inc. 0.01% No change 6,221 $258K
Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Pzu SA 0.06% No change 6,200 $257K
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.01% No change 6,100 $253K
Bessemer Group Inc. 0.00% New 6,000 $249K
Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.00% Reduce -25.0% 6,000 $249K
Diversified Enterprises, LLC 0.01% No change 5,881 $244K
RS Crum Inc. 0.05% No change 5,860 $243K
Golden State Wealth Management, LLC 0.03% No change 5,853 $243K
Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC 0.03% New 5,811 $241K
LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, LLC 0.04% New 5,777 $239K
Dakota Wealth Management 0.00% New 5,684 $236K
GWN Securities Inc. 0.05% New 5,600 $232K
IvyRock Asset Management (HK) Ltd 0.12% New 2,700 $232K
L & S Advisors Inc 0.02% New 5,550 $230K
Two Sigma Securities, LLC 0.03% New 5,528 $229K
Parsons Capital Management Inc. 0.01% No change 5,500 $228K
Tucker Asset Management LLC 0.06% New 5,355 $222K
Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.00% New 5,256 $218K
Fiduciary Financial Group, LLC 0.03% New 5,100 $212K
Shelter Rock Management, LLC 0.21% — 5,054 $210K
MidFirst Bank 0.02% — 5,000 $207K
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. 0.06% Reduce -23.5% 4,968 $206K
Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.01% Reduce -20.1% 4,961 $206K
Susquehanna International Group, LLP 0.00% New 4,960 $206K
Sowell Financial Services LLC 0.01% New 4,925 $204K
TTP Investments, Inc. 0.07% New 4,899 $203K
HM Payson & Co. 0.00% No change 4,550 $189K
UBS Group AG 0.00% New 4,290 $178K
Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. 0.00% No change 3,575 $155K
Harbour Investments, Inc. 0.00% Reduce -0.5% 3,703 $154K
MAI Capital Management 0.00% Add +2.2% 3,400 $141K
Private Trust Co. NA 0.01% Add +7.0% 2,728 $113K
Assetmark, Inc. 0.00% Add +427.2% 2,678 $111K
Sound Income Strategies, LLC 0.00% New 2,279 $100K
Salomon & Ludwin, LLC 0.01% New 2,081 $89K
Wealth Enhancement Trust Services, Inc. 0.01% — 2,093 $87K
FMR LLC 0.00% Reduce -18.8% 2,063 $86K
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. 0.00% Add +3.2% 2,012 $83K
North Star Investment Management Corp. 0.01% No change 2,000 $83K
CoreCap Advisors, LLC 0.00% New 1,873 $78K
BNP Paribas Financial Markets 0.00% Add +46400.0% 1,860 $77K
Wells Fargo & Company 0.00% Reduce -17.1% 1,823 $76K
Ares Financial Consulting, LLC 0.07% — 1,723 $71K
Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC 0.07% No change 1,702 $71K
Legacy Wealth Managment, LLC 0.03% Add +51.1% 1,662 $69K
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 0.00% New 1,415 $59K
Parallel Advisors, LLC 0.00% No change 1,009 $42K
Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC 0.00% No change 911 $38K
McGuire Capital Advisors Inc. 0.02% — 900 $37K
Atomic Invest LLC 0.02% — 885 $37K
Hollencrest Capital Management 0.00% No change 860 $36K
Archer Investment Corp 0.01% No change 850 $35K
Wealth Preservation Advisors, LLC 0.02% No change 800 $33K
Atwood & Palmer Inc. 0.00% No change 749 $31K
IFP Advisors, Inc 0.00% Add +8.6% 722 $30K
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% No change 608 $25K
SJS Investment Consulting Inc. 0.00% No change 500 $21K
Richardson Capital Management LLC 0.01% Reduce -5.8% 421 $17K
Noble Wealth Management PBC 0.00% Reduce -33.5% 226 $9K
Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC 0.00% No change 150 $6K
Bard Associates Inc. 0.00% New 100 $4K
SageView Advisory Group, LLC 0.00% New 95 $4K
Motiv8 Investments LLC 0.00% New 63 $3K
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. 0.00% New 66 $3K
Sunbelt Securities, Inc. 0.00% No change 50 $2K
Jones Financial Companies LLLP 0.00% Reduce -74.3% 38 $2K
Westend Capital Management, LLC 0.00% No change 30 $1K
Smartleaf Asset Management LLC 0.00% Reduce -97.1% 13 $543
Abound Wealth Management 0.00% No change 1 $42
Daytona Street Capital LLC 0.00% — 10,000 $0

"% of holder's portfolio" is OUNZ's weight in each manager's 13F, not the share of Vaneck Merk Gold ETF the manager owns.