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VanEck Merk Gold Trust
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Overview Fund Activity

182 hedge funds and large institutions have $729M invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
182
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+12.35%
% of All Funds
2.47%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+55.56%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
39
Increased
62
Reduced
35
Closed
14
Calls
$2.11M
Puts
$190K
Net Calls
+$1.92M
Net Calls Change
+$1.59M

Top Buyers

1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
$80M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$15.5M
3
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$12.8M
4
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
$3.15M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.7M

Top Sellers

1
FFO
Fiduciary Family Office
Florida
$0
2
NHFG
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$0
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
$0
4
MCM
Morton Capital Management
California
$125M
5
IAA
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$0
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
HPC
151
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$137K -$27.2K -904 -17%
HI
152
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$117K -$16.2K -536 -12%
WTC
153
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$108K – – –
PS
154
Principal Securities
Iowa
$105K – – –
MCM
155
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$100K – – –
MCM
156
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$87.3K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
157
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$75.7K +$75.7K +2,513 New
NSIM
158
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$60.3K +$60.3K +2,000 New
FNWA
159
Financial Network Wealth Advisors
Utah
$51.3K +$51.3K +1,702 New
SFG
160
Stonebridge Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$49.4K – – –
AF
161
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$47.6K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
162
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$36K – – –
LWMI
163
Legacy Wealth Management (Idaho)
Idaho
$33.2K – – –
SAM
164
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
$31.8K +$31.8K +1,069 New
Bank of America
165
Bank of America
North Carolina
$28.1K +$14.7K +488 +110%
IA
166
IFP Advisors
Florida
$28K +$13.1K +434 +88%
PMFA
167
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$27.5K – – –
HCM
168
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$25.9K – – –
WPA
169
Wealth Preservation Advisors
Tennessee
$24.1K +$24.1K +800 New
PTC
170
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$23.9K +$23.9K +793 New
AP
171
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$22.6K – – –
CA
172
Continuum Advisory
Idaho
$20.8K +$20.8K +689 New
PNC Financial Services Group
173
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$18.3K +$18.3K +608 New
National Bank of Canada
174
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$14.5K – – –
NWMP
175
Noble Wealth Management PBC
Colorado
$10.2K – – –
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