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VanEck Merk Gold Trust
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Overview Fund Activity

204 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, 53 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
204
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+12.09%
% 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
53
Closed
9
Calls
$2.34M
Puts
$159K
Net Calls
+$2.19M
Net Calls Change
+$268K

Top Buyers

1
QC
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
+$20.3M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$13.8M
3
DA
Drake & Associates
Wisconsin
+$12.8M
4
VanEck Associates
VanEck Associates
New York
+$11.7M
5
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$10.8M

Top Sellers

1
P
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
-$14.2M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$13.2M
3
MCM
Morton Capital Management
California
-$9.11M
4
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$6.19M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
DWM
26
Dogwood Wealth Management
Kansas
$6.91M +$757K +23,789 +12%
SMG
27
Smart Money Group
Texas
$6.81M +$195K +6,110 +3%
AAS
28
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$6.62M -$1.23M -38,692 -16%
LA
29
Lifeworks Advisors
Michigan
$6.52M -$1.75M -54,944 -21%
FFA
30
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$5.96M +$3.76M +118,047 +171%
SIC
31
Samalin Investment Counsel
New York
$5.4M -$820K -25,721 -13%
PP
32
PDS Planning
Ohio
$5.35M – – –
ASN
33
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$5.29M +$764K +24,094 +17%
FFM
34
Forum Financial Management
Illinois
$5.11M – – –
CWA
35
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
$4.72M -$12.3K -385 -0.3%
Osaic Holdings
36
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$4.64M -$6.19M -242,004 -57%
GIM
37
Guild Investment Management
California
$4.54M +$27.7K +870 +0.6%
PFA
38
Petra Financial Advisors
Colorado
$4.47M +$69.5K +2,178 +2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
39
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.32M +$116K +3,653 +3%
OC
40
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$4.21M +$146K +4,567 +4%
FA
41
Faithward Advisors
Pennsylvania
$3.85M +$422K +13,219 +12%
TCTWM
42
Three Cord True Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$3.75M +$3.75M +117,661 New
SWM
43
SFG Wealth Management
Maryland
$3.21M +$120K +3,752 +4%
CF
44
Centaurus Financial
California
$3.14M +$3.14M +98,578 New
Renaissance Technologies
45
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.13M -$13.2M -414,600 -81%
AI
46
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$3.04M +$3.04M +95,434 New
PGF
47
Plan Group Financial
Oklahoma
$2.97M +$311K +9,750 +12%
VF
48
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.97M +$2.97M +93,188 New
GIA
49
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$2.95M +$114K +3,576 +4%
PIA
50
Perennial Investment Advisors
California
$2.83M +$2.56M +80,332 +948%
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