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VanEck Merk Gold Trust

289 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.46B invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

307% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.37M | Put options by funds: $338K

263% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 16

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 75

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.19B → $1.46B (+$271M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 256289 (+33)

3.31% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.15%51.46% (+3.3%)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1716 (-1)

Holders
289
Holders Change
+33
Holders Change %
+12.89%
% of All Funds
3.56%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.88%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
58
Increased
98
Reduced
75
Closed
16
Calls
$1.37M
Puts
$338K
Net Calls
+$1.04M
Net Calls Change
+$1.56M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AWM
76
Accurate Wealth Management
Florida
$2.65M +$527K +11,238 +24%
SPC
77
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$2.6M +$432K +9,219 +19%
CW
78
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$2.58M +$2.69M +57,313 New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
79
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$2.54M +$2.65M +56,437 New
TNAM
80
Terra Nova Asset Management
New York
$2.51M
First Trust Advisors
81
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2.37M +$2.47M +52,667 New
VA
82
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$2.36M +$517K +11,029 +27%
Stifel Financial
83
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.36M -$282K -6,019 -10%
GSWM
84
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$2.34M +$2.16M +46,010 +786%
Morgan Stanley
85
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.32M +$11.8K +251 +0.5%
FIA
86
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$2.23M +$18.8K +401 +0.8%
TWP
87
Tower Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$2.19M -$17K -363 -0.7%
SI
88
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$2.01M
BLC
89
Blue Line Capital
Illinois
$1.95M +$2.03M +43,314 New
WCFA
90
Walkner Condon Financial Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.95M +$10.7K +229 +0.5%
HWM
91
HB Wealth Management
Georgia
$1.91M +$134K +2,866 +7%
HAS
92
HBW Advisory Services
California
$1.87M -$664K -14,171 -25%
WTA
93
Washington Trust Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.85M
CP
94
Castleview Partners
Texas
$1.77M +$140K +2,980 +8%
MFA
95
Mayflower Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.74M +$29.1K +620 +2%
DTL
96
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$1.73M +$882K +18,806 New
OIA
97
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$1.7M -$32.9K -702 -2%
JP Morgan Chase
98
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.7M -$17.5M -373,133 -90%
PWM
99
Peck Wealth Management
New York
$1.68M -$11.7K -250 -0.7%
Focus Partners Wealth
100
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
$1.68M +$203K +4,339 +13%