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VanEck Merk Gold Trust
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Overview Fund Activity

182 hedge funds and large institutions have $729M invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
182
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+12.35%
% of All Funds
2.47%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+55.56%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
39
Increased
62
Reduced
35
Closed
14
Calls
$2.11M
Puts
$190K
Net Calls
+$1.92M
Net Calls Change
+$1.59M

Top Buyers

1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$26.7M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$9.67M
3
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$5.2M
4
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
+$2.98M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.7M

Top Sellers

1
FFO
Fiduciary Family Office
Florida
-$11.6M
2
NHFG
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
-$11.6M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$5.1M
4
MCM
Morton Capital Management
California
-$3.12M
5
IAA
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
-$1.74M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
SIC
26
Samalin Investment Counsel
New York
$5.88M -$37.3K -1,237 -0.6%
DWM
27
Dogwood Wealth Management
Kansas
$5.82M -$191K -6,345 -3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
28
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$5.58M +$171K +5,684 +3%
PP
29
PDS Planning
Ohio
$5.06M – – –
FFM
30
Forum Financial Management
Illinois
$4.83M – – –
CWA
31
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
$4.47M -$29.6K -982 -0.7%
ASN
32
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$4.3M +$465K +15,438 +12%
GIM
33
Guild Investment Management
California
$4.27M +$603 +20 +0%
PFA
34
Petra Financial Advisors
Colorado
$4.16M +$159K +5,288 +4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
35
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.97M -$1.31M -43,515 -25%
OC
36
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$3.85M +$233K +7,740 +6%
FA
37
Faithward Advisors
Pennsylvania
$3.24M +$374K +12,393 +13%
DZ Bank
38
DZ Bank
Germany
$3.15M +$2.98M +98,728 +1,722%
SWM
39
SFG Wealth Management
Maryland
$2.92M +$441K +14,634 +18%
Susquehanna International Group
40
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.7M +$2.7M +89,530 New
SWP
41
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$2.69M -$108K -3,596 -4%
GIA
42
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$2.68M -$626K -20,774 -19%
CP
43
Castleview Partners
Texas
$2.56M +$149K +4,946 +6%
PGF
44
Plan Group Financial
Oklahoma
$2.52M +$2.52M +83,500 New
SSWM
45
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$2.29M +$847K +28,100 +58%
IWM
46
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$2.15M -$749K -24,852 -26%
FFA
47
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$2.07M +$68.6K +2,281 +3%
UB
48
UMB Bank
Missouri
$1.95M – – –
EWA
49
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$1.89M +$8.77K +291 +0.5%
Creative Planning
50
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.84M -$55.6K -1,844 -3%
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