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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
FTA
126
Financial & Tax Architects
Missouri
$1.13M +$195K +4,159 +20%
KAS
127
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$1.11M +$552K +11,783 +92%
PFO
128
Pioneer Family Office
Florida
$1.1M +$510K +10,870 +81%
BEI
129
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$1.08M -$63.3K -1,349 -5%
MG
130
Mather Group
Illinois
$1.06M -$43.4K -925 -4%
AQR Capital Management
131
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.04M +$340K +7,242 +46%
WQ
132
Wealth Quarterback
New Jersey
$1.03M +$97.5K +2,079 +10%
IAA
133
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$1.02M
Mariner
134
Mariner
Kansas
$1.01M +$30.2K +644 +3%
Fifth Third Bancorp
135
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$1M +$1.05M +22,288 New
WPC
136
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$963K +$16.6K +355 +2%
BNA
137
BankChampaign National Association
Illinois
$937K +$954K +20,346 +4,442%
PNFS
138
PW Nova Financial Services
Pennsylvania
$933K +$972K +20,721 New
DAS
139
Daybright Advisory Services
Florida
$928K
VA
140
VestGen Advisors
Illinois
$914K +$231K +4,935 +32%
TDC
141
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$899K +$58.6K +1,250 +7%
SPIA
142
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$894K +$168K +3,581 +22%
TYCC
143
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$860K
I
144
INVST
Indiana
$830K +$243K +5,179 +39%
KAM
145
Knightsbridge Asset Management
California
$824K -$16.7K -357 -2%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
146
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$771K +$253K +5,400 +46%
FA
147
Fagan Associates
New York
$769K +$430K +9,165 +116%
MWM
148
Maridea Wealth Management
New York
$733K +$81.5K +1,738 +12%
Janney Montgomery Scott
149
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$688K -$182K -3,877 -20%
SA
150
Sovran Advisors
California
$675K +$713K +15,202 New