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VanEck Merk Gold Trust
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206 hedge funds and large institutions have $864M invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,374% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.34M | Put options by funds: $159K

278% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 9

30% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 53

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $734M → $864M (+$130M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 183 → 206 (+23)

1.99% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.67% → 50.67% (+2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 14 (0)

Holders
206
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+12.57%
% of All Funds
2.71%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
34
Increased
69
Reduced
53
Closed
9
Calls
$2.34M
Puts
$159K
Net Calls
+$2.19M
Net Calls Change
+$268K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
QC
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
+$20.2M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$13.7M
3
DA
Drake & Associates
Wisconsin
+$12.7M
4
VanEck Associates
VanEck Associates
New York
+$11.7M
5
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$10.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
P
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
-$14.1M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$13.1M
3
MCM
Morton Capital Management
California
-$9.04M
4
SA
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
-$4.5M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.61M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SNB
26
Security National Bank
Nebraska
$7.19M +$5.55M +175,200 +348%
DWM
27
Dogwood Wealth Management
Kansas
$6.91M +$753K +23,789 +12%
SMG
28
Smart Money Group
Texas
$6.81M +$194K +6,110 +3%
AAS
29
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$6.62M -$1.23M -38,692 -16%
LA
30
Lifeworks Advisors
Michigan
$6.52M -$1.74M -54,944 -21%
FFA
31
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$5.96M +$3.74M +118,047 +171%
SIC
32
Samalin Investment Counsel
New York
$5.4M -$815K -25,721 -13%
PP
33
PDS Planning
Ohio
$5.35M – – –
ASN
34
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$5.29M +$763K +24,094 +17%
FFM
35
Forum Financial Management
Illinois
$5.11M – – –
CWA
36
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
$4.72M -$12.2K -385 -0.3%
GIM
37
Guild Investment Management
California
$4.54M +$27.6K +870 +0.6%
PFA
38
Petra Financial Advisors
Colorado
$4.47M +$69K +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 +$145K +4,567 +4%
FA
41
Faithward Advisors
Pennsylvania
$3.85M +$419K +13,219 +12%
TCTWM
42
Three Cord True Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$3.75M +$3.73M +117,661 New
SWM
43
SFG Wealth Management
Maryland
$3.21M +$119K +3,752 +4%
CF
44
Centaurus Financial
California
$3.14M +$3.12M +98,578 New
Renaissance Technologies
45
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.13M -$13.1M -414,600 -81%
AI
46
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$3.04M +$3.02M +95,434 New
PGF
47
Plan Group Financial
Oklahoma
$2.97M +$309K +9,750 +12%
VF
48
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.97M +$2.95M +93,188 New
GIA
49
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$2.95M +$113K +3,576 +4%
PIA
50
Perennial Investment Advisors
California
$2.83M +$2.54M +80,332 +948%
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OUNZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

206 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $864M — up 18% from $734M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new OUNZ positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 53 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Quadrature Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $20.2M. The largest seller was Pitcairn, cutting an estimated $14.1M.

  • 206 institutional investors held VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ) as of Q2 2025, up from 183 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $864M of VanEck Merk Gold Trust stock for Q2 2025, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new VanEck Merk Gold Trust positions in Q2 2025 and 9 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Merk Gold Trust buyer in Q2 2025 was Quadrature Capital, an estimated $20.2M added.
  • The largest VanEck Merk Gold Trust seller in Q2 2025 was Pitcairn, an estimated $14.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.