VanEck Merk Gold TrustOUNZ
OUNZ
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Funds holding %
of 7,317 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
1,009% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.11M | Put options by funds: $190K
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 13
77% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 35
56% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 [Q4 2024] → 14 (+5) [Q1 2025]
23% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $593M [Q4 2024] → $729M (+$137M) [Q1 2025]
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 161 [Q4 2024] → 182 (+21) [Q1 2025]
1.34% less ownership
Funds ownership: 49.71% [Q4 2024] → 48.37% (-1.34%) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for OUNZ.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 335 articles about OUNZ published over the past 30 days
Negative
Kitco
2 hours ago
Gold Prices Stall as Dollar Gains Strength Amid Sticky Inflation and Fed Uncertainty
Neils Christensen has a diploma in journalism from Lethbridge College and has more than a decade of reporting experience working for news organizations throughout Canada. His experiences include covering territorial and federal politics in Nunavut, Canada.

Positive
FXEmpire
2 hours ago
Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Breakout Fails, but Setup Remains Bullish
Gold briefly broke to a 16-day high before retreating, failing to confirm a breakout, but support and bullish consolidation patterns remain intact.

Neutral
Kitco
3 hours ago
Bull, bear, and baseline cases for gold prices in H2 2025 – World Gold Council
Ernest Hoffman is a Crypto and Market Reporter for Kitco News. He has over 15 years of experience as a writer, editor, broadcaster and producer for media, educational and cultural organizations.

Positive
Kitco
4 hours ago
Gold will outperform cyclical commodities through year-end - BCA
Neils Christensen has a diploma in journalism from Lethbridge College and has more than a decade of reporting experience working for news organizations throughout Canada. His experiences include covering territorial and federal politics in Nunavut, Canada.

Negative
Barrons
4 hours ago
What S&P 500, Bond, and Gold Charts Tell Us About Where the Stock Market Goes Next
Warning signs abound following a mega-rally off the April lows.

Neutral
FXEmpire
4 hours ago
Gold (XAUUSD), Silver, Platinum Forecasts – Gold Gains Ground As Traders Focus On Powell's Fate
U.S. dollar's pullback provided additional support to precious metals markets.

Neutral
Kitco
6 hours ago
Gold price pops, backs off on Powell firing rumor
Jim Wyckoff has spent over 25 years involved with the stock, financial and commodity markets. He was a financial journalist with the FWN newswire service for many years, including stints as a reporter on the rough-and-tumble commodity futures trading floors in Chicago and New York.

Neutral
FXEmpire
9 hours ago
Gold Price Outlook – Gold Continues to See Noisy Trading
The gold market continues to see a lot of noisy trading, as the markets are trying to figure out where to go next. That being said, the $3200 level is a short-term floor, and the $3500 level is a ceiling.

Positive
Proactive Investors
9 hours ago
North Bay reports high-grade gold assays, begins test mining at Fran Gold Project
North Bay Resources Inc. (OTC:NBRI) has begun mobilizing for test mining at its Fran Gold Project in British Columbia after reporting a gold assay of 0.5 ounces per ton (14 grams per tonne) from a massive sulphide outcrop between Trenches B and C. The mineralized zone measures approximately 30 meters by 40 meters with a depth exceeding four meters, representing an estimated 15,000 tons of material, the company said in a statement.

Neutral
Kitco
9 hours ago
Gold market analysis for July 16 - key intra-day price entry levels for active traders
Jim Wyckoff has spent over 25 years involved with the stock, financial and commodity markets. He was a financial journalist with the FWN newswire service for many years, including stints as a reporter on the rough-and-tumble commodity futures trading floors in Chicago and New York.

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