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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
$80M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$15.5M
3
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$12.8M
4
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
$3.15M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.7M

Top Sellers

1
FFO
Fiduciary Family Office
Florida
$0
2
NHFG
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$0
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
$0
4
MCM
Morton Capital Management
California
$125M
5
IAA
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$0
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
IAN
76
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$888K – – –
SFA
77
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$848K – – –
KAM
78
Knightsbridge Asset Management
California
$809K +$56.8K +1,883 +8%
RSWM
79
Robertson Stephens Wealth Management
California
$727K +$727K +24,125 New
HWM
80
HB Wealth Management
Georgia
$689K +$689K +22,846 New
WPC
81
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$675K -$40.2K -1,335 -6%
RFN
82
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
$663K -$61.3K -2,033 -8%
Focus Partners Wealth
83
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
$653K +$653K +21,672 New
AWS
84
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$631K +$631K +20,950 New
SI
85
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$600K – – –
SPAS
86
Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services
California
$586K – – –
NA
87
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$581K +$106K +3,508 +22%
IC
88
IEQ Capital
California
$559K +$559K +18,559 New
Citadel Advisors
89
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$552K -$1.12M -37,010 -67%
NFC
90
Northstar Financial Companies
Pennsylvania
$487K -$20K -662 -4%
EH
91
Equitable Holdings
New York
$475K +$475K +15,759 New
WT
92
Whittier Trust
California
$468K – – –
WMWM
93
Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers
Ohio
$460K +$1.63K +54 +0.4%
Janney Montgomery Scott
94
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$459K – – –
SRC
95
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$455K -$384K -12,756 -46%
PCP
96
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$440K – – –
SMC
97
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$438K +$17.8K +592 +4%
KAS
98
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$427K +$427K +14,176 New
SFC
99
Strategic Financial Concepts
Texas
$412K -$28.6K -948 -6%
RDFA
100
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory
Ohio
$411K – – –
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