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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
IAAG
276
Innovative Asset Advisors Group
Connecticut
$14.6K +$15.2K +325 New
NWMP
277
Noble Wealth Management PBC
Colorado
$10.2K
GPFA
278
Game Plan Financial Advisors
Ohio
$6.76K
BA
279
Bard Associates
Illinois
$4.5K
AG
280
AmeriFlex Group
Nevada
$4.5K +$4.69K +100 New
AEPWM
281
Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management
Florida
$2.25K +$2.34K +50 New
HIA
282
Harbor Investment Advisory
Maryland
$1.8K +$1.88K +40 New
SS
283
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$1.4K -$891 -19 -38%
WCM
284
Westend Capital Management
California
$1.35K
ACA
285
American Capital Advisory
Idaho
$1.31K +$1.36K +29 New
HPBT
286
Hickory Point Bank & Trust
Illinois
$1.31K +$1.36K +29 New
AWM
287
Abound Wealth Management
Tennessee
$46
MIM
288
Marshall Investment Management
Colorado
$45 +$47 +1 New
FA
289
Faithward Advisors
Pennsylvania
-$5.18M -124,875 Closed
JSL
290
JT Stratford LLC
Georgia
-$661K -15,943 Closed
SFG
291
Snider Financial Group
Washington
-$437K -10,532 Closed
KA
292
Kovack Advisors
Florida
-$370K -8,911 Closed
BCI
293
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$290K -7,001 Closed
GSIAS
294
Garden State Investment Advisory Services
New Jersey
-$280K -6,746 Closed
Bank of America
295
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$271K -6,525 Closed
BlackRock
296
BlackRock
New York
-$270K -6,500 Closed
TSS
297
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$229K -5,528 Closed
CIA
298
Cape Investment Advisory
Georgia
-$206K -4,968 Closed
EWA
299
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
-$206K -4,961 Closed
UBS Group
300
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$178K -4,290 Closed