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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
MAS
101
MPWM Advisory Solutions
Georgia
$1.06M +$965K +24,139 +1,599%
RSWM
102
Robertson Stephens Wealth Management
California
$1.06M -$20K -500 -2%
BEI
103
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$1.05M -$60K -1,501 -6%
MG
104
Mather Group
Illinois
$1.01M -$361K -9,029 -27%
OP
105
ORG Partners
Indiana
$979K +$17.2K +430 +2%
MI
106
Merk Investments
California
$949K -$149K -3,737 -14%
IAA
107
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$943K +$909K +22,739 New
Comerica Bank
108
Comerica Bank
Texas
$911K -$112K -2,791 -11%
Mariner
109
Mariner
Kansas
$908K -$1.87M -46,719 -68%
CIG
110
Cascade Investment Group
Colorado
$890K +$858K +21,460 New
WPC
111
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$872K -$51.8K -1,295 -6%
BNA
112
BankChampaign National Association
Illinois
$867K +$18.3K +458 New
FTA
113
Financial & Tax Architects
Missouri
$864K +$67.2K +1,681 +9%
WQ
114
Wealth Quarterback
New Jersey
$862K +$207K +5,191 +33%
DAS
115
Daybright Advisory Services
Florida
$854K +$823K +20,596 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
116
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$794K -$14.4K -360 -2%
TYCC
117
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$792K +$763K +19,100 New
TDC
118
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$776K +$292K +7,300 +64%
KAM
119
Knightsbridge Asset Management
California
$773K -$187K -4,687 -20%
SPIA
120
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$675K +$53.7K +1,344 +9%
JSL
121
JT Stratford LLC
Georgia
$661K +$66.1K +1,654 +12%
AQR Capital Management
122
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$659K
CA
123
Continuum Advisory
Idaho
$649K +$35.1K +877 +6%
SRC
124
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$638K +$25.2K +630 +4%
VA
125
VestGen Advisors
Illinois
$632K -$37.8K -945 -6%