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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
FNWA
251
Financial Network Wealth Advisors
Utah
$76.7K
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
252
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$73K -$18.4K -392 -19%
SL
253
Salomon & Ludwin
Virginia
$66.9K -$27.8K -592 -28%
SA
254
Scarborough Advisors
Maryland
$57.9K +$60.3K +1,286 New
PA
255
Parallel Advisors
California
$53K +$7.83K +167 +17%
Simplex Trading
256
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$51.2K +$53.3K +1,137 New
WETS
257
Wealth Enhancement Trust Services
South Dakota
$51.1K -$45K -959 -46%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
258
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$48.4K -$36.8K -785 -42%
Bessemer Group
259
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$48K -$231K -4,930 -82%
Fidelity Investments
260
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$46.3K -$48.5K -1,034 -50%
AIC
261
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$41.9K +$3.8K +81 +10%
PMFA
262
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$41K
MCA
263
McGuire Capital Advisors
Oklahoma
$40.5K
HCM
264
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$38.7K
WPA
265
Wealth Preservation Advisors
Tennessee
$36K
AP
266
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$33.7K
IA
267
IFP Advisors
Florida
$32.5K
PNC Financial Services Group
268
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$30.5K +$3.28K +70 +12%
HIW
269
Holos Integrated Wealth
Pennsylvania
$22.6K +$23.4K +500 New
SIC
270
SJS Investment Consulting
Ohio
$22.5K
US Bancorp
271
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$21.1K +$21.9K +468 New
TWM
272
TopTier Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$19.9K +$20.7K +442 New
BW
273
Bravera Wealth
North Dakota
$19.3K +$20.1K +429 New
RCM
274
Richardson Capital Management
Wisconsin
$19K
AW
275
Ankerstar Wealth
Texas
$18K +$18.8K +400 New