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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
Renaissance Technologies
51
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$4.07M -$779K -19,500 -17%
AI
52
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$4.05M -$135K -3,382 -3%
Rockefeller Capital Management
53
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$3.87M +$215K +5,377 +6%
SWP
54
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$3.86M +$201K +5,041 +6%
CFA
55
Camarda Financial Advisors
Florida
$3.6M -$601K -15,030 -15%
SF
56
Summit Financial
New Jersey
$3.56M -$74.3K -1,858 -2%
EH
57
Equitable Holdings
New York
$3.53M +$1.35M +33,889 +66%
BLWM
58
Bucket List Wealth Management
Florida
$3.4M +$3.27M +81,919 New
EW
59
Evoke Wealth
California
$3.35M +$1.56M +38,926 +93%
SSWM
60
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$3.27M -$206K -5,145 -6%
DZ Bank
61
DZ Bank
Germany
$3.18M -$787K -19,701 -20%
MIM
62
Meixler Investment Management
Arizona
$3.01M +$35.5K +889 +1%
UWM
63
USAdvisors Wealth Management
Minnesota
$2.77M -$144K -3,607 -5%
Creative Planning
64
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.77M +$251K +6,276 +10%
RFN
65
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
$2.69M -$179K -4,484 -6%
UB
66
UMB Bank
Missouri
$2.68M
EWA
67
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$2.64M +$2.54M +63,584 New
LWM
68
Lyell Wealth Management
California
$2.56M -$588K -14,700 -19%
Stifel Financial
69
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.42M +$492K +12,301 +27%
TNAM
70
Terra Nova Asset Management
New York
$2.31M
HAS
71
HBW Advisory Services
California
$2.31M +$183K +4,581 +9%
Morgan Stanley
72
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.12M -$515K -12,890 -20%
FIA
73
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$2.03M +$128K +3,203 +7%
MSFS
74
Main Street Financial Solutions
Pennsylvania
$2.03M +$210K +5,262 +12%
TWP
75
Tower Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$2.03M -$82.9K -2,073 -4%