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VanEck Merk Gold Trust

289 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.46B invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

307% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.37M | Put options by funds: $338K

263% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 16

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 75

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.19B → $1.46B (+$271M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 256289 (+33)

3.31% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.15%51.46% (+3.3%)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1716 (-1)

Holders
289
Holders Change
+33
Holders Change %
+12.89%
% of All Funds
3.56%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.88%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
58
Increased
98
Reduced
75
Closed
16
Calls
$1.37M
Puts
$338K
Net Calls
+$1.04M
Net Calls Change
+$1.56M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SFS
226
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$222K
TI
227
TTP Investments
California
$221K
EFG
228
Ethos Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$215K +$224K +4,774 New
VIP
229
Vista Investment Partners
Oklahoma
$211K +$219K +4,675 New
SCM
230
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
$207K +$215K +4,596 New
Betterment LLC
231
Betterment LLC
New York
$207K +$215K +4,584 New
HPC
232
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$205K
BIG
233
Brooklyn Investment Group
New York
$204K +$212K +4,523 New
Vontobel Holding
234
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$203K -$70.3K -1,500 -25%
PWP
235
Perfromance Wealth Partners
Illinois
$200K +$209K +4,449 New
MWM
236
Mascoma Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$193K +$201K +4,285 New
MCM
237
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$179K +$26.7K +570 +17%
GCP
238
Gill Capital Partners
Colorado
$177K +$184K +3,930 New
HI
239
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$167K +$703 +15 +0.4%
WTC
240
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$160K
AssetMark Inc
241
AssetMark Inc
California
$123K +$2.06K +44 +2%
AFC
242
Ares Financial Consulting
California
$120K +$41.5K +885 +51%
PTC
243
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$106K -$17.5K -373 -14%
SIS
244
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$104K
Jones Financial Companies
245
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$94K +$99.7K +2,127 +5,597%
OCWP
246
Owl Creek Wealth Partners
Colorado
$90.1K +$93.8K +2,001 New
NSIM
247
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$90.1K
CA
248
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$84.4K
LWMI
249
Legacy Wealth Management (Idaho)
Idaho
$78.7K +$3.99K +85 +5%
Wells Fargo
250
Wells Fargo
California
$77.5K -$4.83K -103 -6%