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VanEck Merk Gold Trust

256 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.19B invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

184% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 19

31% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1317 (+4)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 221256 (+35)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.05B → $1.19B (+$138M)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 74

1.33% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.48%48.15% (-1.3%)

44% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $660K | Put options by funds: $1.18M

Holders
256
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+15.84%
% of All Funds
3.11%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+30.77%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
54
Increased
76
Reduced
74
Closed
19
Calls
$660K
Puts
$1.18M
Net Calls
-$523K
Net Calls Change
-$1.39M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Jones Financial Companies
251
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$1.58K -$4.4K -110 -74%
WCM
252
Westend Capital Management
California
$1.24K
SAM
253
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
$543 -$17.4K -436 -97%
AWM
254
Abound Wealth Management
Tennessee
$42
MI
255
Motiv8 Investments
Florida
$3 +$2.52K +63 New
P
256
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
-$36.8M -989,740 Closed
QC
257
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
-$25.5M -684,538 Closed
Jane Street
258
Jane Street
New York
-$2.84M -76,384 Closed
CW
259
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
-$1.81M -48,678 Closed
IAN
260
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
-$644K -17,307 Closed
HIP
261
HUB Investment Partners
Texas
-$452K -12,158 Closed
FPAS
262
Focus Partners Advisor Solutions
Missouri
-$422K -11,344 Closed
MCM
263
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
-$323K -8,690 Closed
SFC
264
Strategic Financial Concepts
Texas
-$295K -7,927 Closed
NFA
265
Northwest Financial Advisors
Virginia
-$294K -7,896 Closed
NFC
266
Northstar Financial Companies
Pennsylvania
-$286K -7,696 Closed
JIP
267
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
-$283K -7,600 Closed
BJL
268
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
-$202K -5,424 Closed
AF
269
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
-$46.9K -1,261 Closed
EWP
270
Elevation Wealth Partners
California
-$14.2K -383 Closed
PS
271
Principal Securities
Iowa
-$9.45K -254 Closed
TCOV
272
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
-$5.95K -160 Closed
GFWA
273
Grey Fox Wealth Advisors
Delaware
-$2.6K -70 Closed
MA
274
Montag & Associates
Georgia
-$744 -20 Closed
DSC
275
Daytona Street Capital
Missouri
+$400K +10,000 New