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VanEck Merk Gold Trust
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Overview Fund Activity

203 hedge funds and large institutions have $854M invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

Holders
203
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+11.54%
% of All Funds
2.73%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
35
Increased
67
Reduced
52
Closed
9
Calls
$2.34M
Puts
$159K
Net Calls
+$2.19M
Net Calls Change
+$268K

Top Buyers

1
QC
1
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$20.3M
2
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$98.5M
3
DA
3
Drake & Associates
Wisconsin
$12.8M
4
VanEck Associates
4
VanEck Associates
New York
$39.9M
5
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
5
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$16.7M

Top Sellers

1
P
1
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$35.4M
2
Renaissance Technologies
2
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.13M
3
MCM
3
Morton Capital Management
California
$124M
4
Osaic Holdings
4
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$4.64M
5
IWM
5
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$503K
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
DWM
26
Dogwood Wealth Management
Kansas
$6.91M 216,953 +23,789 +12%
SMG
27
Smart Money Group
Texas
$6.81M 213,434 +6,110 +3%
AAS
28
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$6.62M 207,547 -38,692 -16%
LA
29
Lifeworks Advisors
Michigan
$6.52M 204,533 -54,944 -21%
FFA
30
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$5.96M 186,906 +118,047 +171%
SIC
31
Samalin Investment Counsel
New York
$5.4M 169,439 -25,721 -13%
PP
32
PDS Planning
Ohio
$5.35M 167,778 – –
ASN
33
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$5.29M 166,729 +24,094 +17%
FFM
34
Forum Financial Management
Illinois
$5.11M 160,123 – –
CWA
35
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
$4.72M 147,887 -385 -0.3%
Osaic Holdings
36
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$4.64M 181,094 -242,004 -57%
GIM
37
Guild Investment Management
California
$4.54M 142,420 +870 +0.6%
PFA
38
Petra Financial Advisors
Colorado
$4.47M 140,130 +2,178 +2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
39
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.32M 135,446 +3,653 +3%
OC
40
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$4.21M 132,165 +4,567 +4%
FA
41
Faithward Advisors
Pennsylvania
$3.85M 120,636 +13,219 +12%
TCTWM
42
Three Cord True Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$3.75M 117,661 +117,661 New
SWM
43
SFG Wealth Management
Maryland
$3.21M 100,516 +3,752 +4%
CF
44
Centaurus Financial
California
$3.14M 98,578 +98,578 New
Renaissance Technologies
45
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.13M 98,300 -414,600 -81%
AI
46
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$3.04M 95,434 +95,434 New
PGF
47
Plan Group Financial
Oklahoma
$2.97M 93,250 +9,750 +12%
VF
48
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.97M 93,188 +93,188 New
GIA
49
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$2.95M 92,418 +3,576 +4%
PIA
50
Perennial Investment Advisors
California
$2.83M 88,807 +80,332 +948%
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