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VanEck Merk Gold Trust

256 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.19B invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

184% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 19

31% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1317 (+4)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 221256 (+35)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.05B → $1.19B (+$138M)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 74

1.33% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.48%48.15% (-1.3%)

44% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $660K | Put options by funds: $1.18M

Holders
256
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+15.84%
% of All Funds
3.12%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+30.77%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
54
Increased
76
Reduced
74
Closed
19
Calls
$660K
Puts
$1.18M
Net Calls
-$523K
Net Calls Change
-$1.39M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MCC
26
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$9.88M -$284K -7,112 -3%
SMG
27
Smart Money Group
Texas
$9.73M +$617K +15,436 +7%
DWM
28
Dogwood Wealth Management
Kansas
$9.68M -$63K -1,577 -0.7%
ASN
29
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$7.93M +$409K +10,224 +6%
SIC
30
Samalin Investment Counsel
New York
$7.72M -$214K -5,343 -3%
LA
31
Lifeworks Advisors
Michigan
$7.7M -$595K -14,880 -7%
FFA
32
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$7.61M -$281K -7,036 -4%
SWM
33
SFG Wealth Management
Maryland
$7.46M +$1.11M +27,792 +18%
CWA
34
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
$7.18M -$30K -750 -0.5%
PIA
35
Perennial Investment Advisors
California
$7.04M +$1.19M +29,807 +21%
PP
36
PDS Planning
Ohio
$6.96M
FFM
37
Forum Financial Management
Illinois
$6.64M
TCTWM
38
Three Cord True Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$6.42M +$1.11M +27,739 +22%
FWP
39
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
$6.11M +$3.34M +83,517 +131%
GIM
40
Guild Investment Management
California
$6M +$56K +1,400 +1%
PFA
41
Petra Financial Advisors
Colorado
$5.64M -$273K -6,830 -5%
OC
42
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$5.59M -$22K -550 -0.4%
MASM
43
MH & Associates Securities Management
California
$5.51M +$5.3M +132,723 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
44
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$5.27M -$384K -9,596 -7%
FA
45
Faithward Advisors
Pennsylvania
$5.18M +$3.08K +77 +0.1%
VF
46
Virtu Financial
New York
$5.09M +$4.91M +122,777 New
GIA
47
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$4.55M -$242K -6,046 -5%
PGF
48
Plan Group Financial
Oklahoma
$4.45M +$520K +13,000 +14%
CF
49
Centaurus Financial
California
$4.37M +$73K +1,827 +2%
SW
50
Simplicity Wealth
New Jersey
$4.36M +$89.8K +2,247 +2%