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VanEck Merk Gold Trust

251 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.18B invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more funds holding

Funds holding:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 72

1.54% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.41%47.87% (-1.5%)

44% less call options, than puts

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

Holders
251
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$660K
Puts
$1.18M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BEI
101
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$1.05M
MG
102
Mather Group
Illinois
$1.01M
OP
103
ORG Partners
Indiana
$979K
MI
104
Merk Investments
California
$949K
IAA
105
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$943K
Comerica Bank
106
Comerica Bank
Texas
$911K
Mariner
107
Mariner
Kansas
$908K
CIG
108
Cascade Investment Group
Colorado
$890K
WPC
109
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$872K
FTA
110
Financial & Tax Architects
Missouri
$864K
WQ
111
Wealth Quarterback
New Jersey
$862K
DAS
112
Daybright Advisory Services
Florida
$854K
Janney Montgomery Scott
113
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$794K
TYCC
114
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$792K
TDC
115
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$776K
SPIA
116
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$675K
JSL
117
JT Stratford LLC
Georgia
$661K
AQR Capital Management
118
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$659K
CA
119
Continuum Advisory
Idaho
$649K
SRC
120
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$638K
VA
121
VestGen Advisors
Illinois
$632K
MWM
122
Maridea Wealth Management
New York
$603K
WMWM
123
Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers
Ohio
$601K
CPIG
124
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$590K
WT
125
Whittier Trust
California
$581K