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VANECK MERK GOLD ETF (OUNZ)
Institutional ownership reported to the SEC as of Q2 2026, across 32 quarters.
273
Reporting holders
$1.4B
Reported value
55.7%
Of shares outstanding
0.1%
Calls
0.0%
Puts
-22
Holder change
Institutions report 35,890,335 shares against 64,449,173 outstanding. Shares only - option lines are excluded, which is why this can be compared with the company at all. The count comes from the cover page of the company's own most recent report, so it is dated when that was filed rather than at quarter end.
Calls and puts are the parts of reported value carried in derivative lines rather than shares, and they point in opposite directions: a manager holding calls is positioned for the security, one holding puts against it - or hedging shares they already own, which is why index funds carry so many. Most sites add the two together and report one figure, which averages away the only interesting part.
Holders
| Filer | Value | Shares | Their book | Held | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | $211.1M | 5,469,804 | 0.13% | 23q | +43.3%+$63.8M |
| Morton Capital Management LLC/CA | $135.8M | 3,519,350 | 18.57% | 19q | +2.5%+$3.3M |
| LPL Financial LLC | $122.3M | 3,170,456 | 0.03% | 31q | -2.2%-$2.8M |
| Pitcairn Wealth Advisors LLC | $50.9M | 1,319,924 | 5.58% | 3q | -1.3%-$657.3K |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | $50.7M | 1,313,044 | 0.01% | 7q | +1.1%+$552.0K |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | $49.7M | 1,288,108 | 0.06% | 23q | +82.1%+$22.4M |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | $40.6M | 1,053,271 | 0.01% | 25q | +1.3%+$536.2K |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC | $40.0M | 1,037,290 | 0.48% | 11q | +90.8%+$19.1M |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | $38.9M | 1,007,535 | 0.04% | 10q | +3.1%+$1.2M |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | $31.4M | 814,220 | 0.01% | 26q | +1.5%+$466.9K |
| Asset One Wealth Management LLC | $30.7M | 785,998 | 3.23% | 3q | +3.0%+$894.0K |
| SHUFRO ROSE & CO LLC | $23.9M | 619,787 | 1.37% | 24q | +75.5%+$10.3M |
| Drake & Associates, LLC | $21.3M | 552,917 | 3.59% | 5q | +8.4%+$1.6M |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | $18.8M | 486,660 | 0.38% | 14q | +93.9%+$9.1M |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC | $18.1M | 468,651 | 0.04% | 18q | +31.7%+$4.4M |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | $17.2M | 446,232 | 0.02% | 26q | +81.2%+$7.7M |
| Kiker Wealth Management, LLC | $16.3M | 422,678 | 6.36% | 7q | -3.4%-$573.0K |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC | $15.0M | 380,529 | 0.03% | 11q | +10.0%+$1.4M |
| AE Wealth Management LLC | $14.7M | 381,430 | 0.07% | 3q | -14.5%-$2.5M |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | $14.6M | 376,497 | 1.65% | 25q | -2.6%-$390.0K |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | $14.1M | 364,791 | 0.01% | 22q | -2.6%-$378.0K |
| SILVER OAK SECURITIES, INCORPORATED | $12.9M | 334,653 | 0.78% | 18q | +3.6%+$449.6K |
| Security National Bank | $12.4M | 321,957 | 1.48% | 18q | +13.8%+$1.5M |
| Solstein Capital, LLC | $10.8M | 280,248 | 3.70% | 11q | +7.8%+$783.1K |
| Accordant Advisory Group Inc | $10.5M | 272,802 | 7.10% | 10q | HELD |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | $10.3M | 267,079 | 0.91% | 31q | HELD |
| Dogwood Wealth Management LLC | $10.0M | 259,990 | 3.96% | 11q | +13.0%+$1.2M |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | $9.5M | 247,389 | 0.11% | 9q | +20.3%+$1.6M |
| Smart Money Group LLC | $9.5M | 245,920 | 2.44% | 19q | +2.9%+$270.7K |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | $9.5M | 245,499 | 0.04% | 7q | -2.7%-$262.1K |
| MONEY CONCEPTS CAPITAL CORP | $9.1M | 234,984 | 0.42% | 21q | +1.4%+$129.0K |
| FAS Wealth Partners, Inc. | $8.1M | 210,148 | 0.42% | 5q | +3.8%+$296.0K |
| Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC | $7.3M | 188,390 | 0.48% | 21q | +3.2%+$222.8K |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | $6.8M | 176,333 | 2.13% | 21q | HELD |
| Three Cord True Wealth Management, LLC | $6.7M | 174,355 | 3.20% | 5q | +6.8%+$430.8K |
| PDS Planning, Inc | $6.5M | 167,778 | 0.37% | 25q | HELD |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | $6.4M | 165,095 | 0.67% | 19q | -0.6%-$40.6K |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | $6.2M | 160,123 | 0.08% | 19q | HELD |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | $6.1M | 159,261 | 0.05% | 9q | HELD |
| SFG Wealth Management, LLC. | $6.0M | 155,892 | 2.16% | 9q | -38.3%-$3.7M |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | $5.8M | 150,889 | 0.00% | 3q | +51.3%+$2.0M |
| PETRA FINANCIAL ADVISORS INC | $5.7M | 148,514 | 2.66% | 8q | +7.3%+$388.3K |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | $5.7M | 146,727 | 2.63% | 27q | HELD |
| MH & ASSOCIATES SECURITIES MANAGEMENT CORP /ADV | $5.3M | 138,375 | 4.79% | 3q | +5.4%+$274.1K |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC | $5.3M | 137,055 | 0.06% | 25q | -2.2%-$118.9K |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | $4.9M | 127,390 | 3.36% | 12q | +3.6%+$172.1K |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC | $4.8M | 125,616 | 0.01% | 22q | -6.6%-$345.2K |
| Faithward Advisors, LLC | $4.8M | 124,231 | 0.59% | new | NEW |
| CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC. | $4.5M | 115,426 | 0.17% | 5q | HELD |
| SHEETS SMITH WEALTH MANAGEMENT | $4.3M | 112,189 | 0.43% | 9q | +43.5%+$1.3M |
| Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC | $4.3M | 111,860 | 0.14% | 8q | +2.4%+$102.9K |
| Plan Group Financial, LLC | $4.1M | 105,275 | 0.84% | 6q | -5.0%-$212.2K |
| Atria Investments, Inc | $3.7M | 96,581 | 0.04% | 5q | +13.3%+$437.1K |
| Simplicity Wealth,LLC | $3.7M | 95,925 | 0.12% | 4q | HELD |
| Bucket List Wealth Management, LLC | $3.6M | 94,341 | 1.79% | 3q | +9.2%+$308.2K |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | $3.6M | 93,992 | 0.04% | 31q | -1.2%-$42.4K |
| Ferguson Shapiro LLC | $3.0M | 78,831 | 0.89% | new | NEW |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | $3.0M | 77,559 | 0.00% | 10q | -18.0%-$659.2K |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP | $2.9M | 75,584 | 0.00% | 26q | +44.5%+$898.2K |
| Meixler Investment Management, Ltd. | $2.8M | 73,739 | 1.57% | 6q | +1.8%+$51.6K |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | $2.8M | 72,914 | 0.02% | 6q | -26.6%-$1.0M |
| Accurate Wealth Management, LLC | $2.7M | 69,356 | 0.26% | 6q | +19.7%+$451.0K |
| Ascent Advisors, LLC | $2.7M | 70,352 | 3.15% | new | NEW |
| RDA Financial Network | $2.6M | 68,375 | 0.58% | 9q | +7.8%+$190.2K |
| Banco BTG Pactual S.A. | $2.5M | 65,795 | 0.21% | 2q | +136.7%+$1.5M |
| UMB Bank, n.a. | $2.5M | 64,539 | 0.03% | 19q | HELD |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | $2.5M | 63,584 | 0.01% | 11q | HELD |
| Creative Planning | $2.4M | 63,347 | 0.00% | 21q | HELD |
| USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC | $2.4M | 62,842 | 0.70% | 5q | -4.6%-$116.9K |
| Golden State Wealth Management, LLC | $2.4M | 62,354 | 0.22% | 14q | +20.2%+$404.8K |
| Procyon Advisors, LLC | $2.3M | 59,742 | 0.10% | 5q | HELD |
| LYELL WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LP | $2.3M | 59,265 | 0.14% | 21q | -28.8%-$925.4K |
| Summit Financial, LLC | $2.2M | 57,135 | 0.02% | 4q | -17.7%-$473.7K |
| KNIGHTSBRIDGE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | $2.2M | 51,476 | 0.15% | 21q | +181.5%+$1.4M |
| Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC | $2.2M | 55,916 | 0.02% | 9q | +13.2%+$251.7K |
| Terra Nova Asset Management LLC | $2.1M | 55,695 | 1.32% | 17q | HELD |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $2.1M | 54,928 | 0.00% | 18q | +6.8%+$135.3K |
| Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC | $2.1M | 53,894 | 0.13% | 5q | +2.7%+$54.5K |
| Tower Wealth Partners, Inc. | $2.0M | 52,903 | 1.01% | 23q | +9.0%+$168.1K |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | $2.0M | 52,667 | 0.00% | 2q | HELD |
| Sigma Planning Corp | $2.0M | 51,764 | 0.05% | 24q | -10.5%-$233.2K |
| MAI Capital Management | $2.0M | 50,795 | 0.01% | 7q | +1179.5%+$1.8M |
| MPWM ADVISORY SOLUTIONS, LLC | $1.9M | 50,206 | 0.89% | 4q | +76.4%+$839.3K |
| Valmark Advisers, Inc. | $1.9M | 49,821 | 0.02% | 7q | -5.1%-$102.3K |
| Castleview Partners, LLC | $1.9M | 49,205 | 0.83% | 19q | +25.1%+$381.5K |
| MATAURO, LLC | $1.9M | 48,199 | 0.25% | 2q | +333.2%+$1.4M |
| Keating Financial Advisory Services, Inc. | $1.8M | 47,816 | 0.24% | 3q | +34.0%+$468.5K |
| Waterloo Capital, L.P. | $1.8M | 46,695 | 0.10% | 2q | +60.4%+$678.3K |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | $1.8M | 45,459 | 0.00% | 8q | -31.5%-$808.0K |
| Blue Line Capital, LLC / IL | $1.7M | 45,106 | 1.45% | 2q | +4.1%+$69.2K |
| Brookstone Capital Management | $1.7M | 44,713 | 0.02% | 2q | -58.1%-$2.4M |
| SPROTT INC. | $1.7M | 43,973 | 0.05% | 13q | -1.4%-$23.5K |
| Continuum Advisory, LLC | $1.7M | 43,369 | 0.14% | 6q | +57.7%+$612.3K |
| Arax Advisory Partners | $1.7M | 43,262 | 0.01% | 5q | +38.8%+$466.9K |
| HBW ADVISORY SERVICES LLC | $1.7M | 43,120 | 0.15% | 7q | +4.0%+$64.6K |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC | $1.6M | 42,332 | 0.01% | 6q | HELD |
| Washington Trust Advisors, Inc. | $1.6M | 41,093 | 0.12% | 4q | HELD |
| Global Assets Advisory, LLC | $1.5M | 39,018 | 0.33% | new | NEW |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC | $1.5M | 38,730 | 0.09% | 25q | +12.2%+$162.1K |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $1.4M | 37,124 | 0.00% | 7q | -5.3%-$79.7K |
Showing the largest 100 of 273 reported holders.
Quarter by quarter
Coverage begins with the quarter ending 2018-12-31. Earlier filings exist only as occasional late amendments, too sparse to describe a market, so they are not shown.
| Quarter | Holders | Value | Shares | New | Added | Trimmed | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 106 | $313.1M | 7,825,091 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2026 | 273 | $1.4B | 35,890,335 | 19 | 99 | 72 | 0.1% |
| Q1 2026 | 295 | $1.5B | 32,591,833 | 56 | 97 | 71 | 0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | 261 | $1.2B | 28,522,459 | 41 | 72 | 73 | 0.2% |
| Q3 2025 | 226 | $1.1B | 28,707,539 | 34 | 87 | 39 | 0.1% |
| Q2 2025 | 208 | $882.7M | 27,590,744 | 33 | 69 | 50 | 0.3% |
| Q1 2025 | 186 | $741.7M | 24,605,976 | 40 | 55 | 31 | 0.3% |
| Q4 2024 | 163 | $593.4M | 23,420,919 | 17 | 54 | 29 | 0.1% |
| Q3 2024 | 150 | $528.5M | 20,724,521 | 19 | 51 | 34 | 0.3% |
| Q2 2024 | 136 | $457.2M | 20,325,695 | 26 | 38 | 32 | 0.1% |
| Q1 2024 | 125 | $414.4M | 19,077,362 | 15 | 36 | 26 | 0.2% |
| Q4 2023 | 131 | $361.3M | 18,070,491 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 0.2% |
| Q3 2023 | 126 | $335.6M | 18,663,184 | 12 | 41 | 27 | 0.2% |
| Q2 2023 | 127 | $337.7M | 18,138,288 | 18 | 36 | 31 | 0.1% |
| Q1 2023 | 122 | $320.4M | 16,830,287 | 14 | 36 | 19 | 0.3% |
| Q4 2022 | 114 | $284.7M | 16,036,185 | 17 | 27 | 31 | 0.3% |
| Q3 2022 | 109 | $78.6B | 4,873,635,121 | 7 | 25 | 36 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2022 | 110 | $83.9B | 4,783,876,947 | 13 | 30 | 25 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2022 | 110 | $92.8B | 4,918,787,238 | 19 | 35 | 22 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2021 | 98 | $85.3B | 4,792,063,969 | 12 | 28 | 20 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2021 | 93 | $1.5B | 85,911,220 | 12 | 34 | 19 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2021 | 91 | $1.1B | 57,554,553 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2021 | 88 | $1.9B | 117,166,238 | 15 | 27 | 21 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2020 | 86 | $677.5M | 30,689,115 | 13 | 27 | 18 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2020 | 76 | $560.7M | 23,437,240 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2020 | 56 | $153.0M | 8,806,040 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2020 | 40 | $120.0M | 7,830,210 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2019 | 39 | $109.5M | 7,361,558 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2019 | 35 | $123.1M | 8,536,341 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2019 | 33 | $43.8M | 3,134,805 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0.9% |
| Q1 2019 | 34 | $44.1M | 3,470,714 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2018 | 34 | $41.6M | 3,305,651 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |