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VanEck Merk Gold Trust

288 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.45B invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 97 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
288
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
$1.37M
Puts
$338K
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$92.5M
2 +$27.3M
3 +$20.5M
4
KWM
Kiker Wealth Management
Georgia
+$20.1M
5
SRC
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
+$15.8M

Top Sellers

1 -$17.5M
2 -$14.5M
3 -$11.2M
4
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$7.49M
5
FA
Faithward Advisors
Pennsylvania
-$5.18M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
KAS
126
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$1.11M
PFO
127
Pioneer Family Office
Florida
$1.1M
BEI
128
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$1.08M
MG
129
Mather Group
Illinois
$1.06M
AQR Capital Management
130
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.04M
WQ
131
Wealth Quarterback
New Jersey
$1.03M
IAA
132
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$1.02M
Mariner
133
Mariner
Kansas
$1.01M
Fifth Third Bancorp
134
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$1M
WPC
135
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$963K
BNA
136
BankChampaign, National Association
Illinois
$937K
PNFS
137
PW Nova Financial Services
Pennsylvania
$933K
DAS
138
Daybright Advisory Services
Florida
$928K
VA
139
VestGen Advisors
Illinois
$914K
TDC
140
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$899K
SPIA
141
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$894K
TYCC
142
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$860K
I
143
INVST
Indiana
$830K
KAM
144
Knightsbridge Asset Management
California
$824K
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
145
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$771K
FA
146
Fagan Associates
New York
$769K
MWM
147
Maridea Wealth Management
New York
$733K
Janney Montgomery Scott
148
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$688K
SA
149
Sovran Advisors
California
$675K
BB
150
Berkshire Bank
Massachusetts
$659K