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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
BB
151
Berkshire Bank
Massachusetts
$659K +$156K +3,320 +29%
PA
152
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$654K +$76.3K +1,628 +13%
PCP
153
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$625K
WMWM
154
Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers
Ohio
$624K -$30.2K -645 -4%
RDFA
155
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory
Ohio
$614K
MHS
156
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$608K +$87.8K +1,873 +16%
OLA
157
Oliver Luxxe Assets
New Jersey
$605K
AIG
158
Abbington Investment Group
Connecticut
$604K
PWM
159
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$602K
WCP
160
Wick Capital Partners
Pennsylvania
$601K
SMC
161
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$601K -$7.97K -170 -1%
Cerity Partners
162
Cerity Partners
New York
$585K +$146K +3,115 +32%
TFIPS
163
Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA
$581K +$314K +6,700 +108%
GWP
164
Gateway Wealth Partners
Wisconsin
$580K +$332K +7,071 +122%
APG
165
Abacus Planning Group
South Carolina
$577K
NA
166
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$569K -$25.2K -538 -4%
GS
167
GWN Securities
Florida
$547K +$307K +6,537 +117%
CAM
168
Cozad Asset Management
Illinois
$545K
WT
169
Whittier Trust
California
$539K -$65.1K -1,389 -10%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
170
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$532K +$174K +3,718 +46%
IWM
171
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$529K -$104K -2,214 -16%
CPIG
172
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$527K -$35.9K -765 -6%
SPAS
173
Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services
California
$526K +$242K +5,155 +79%
DC
174
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$514K -$23.4K -500 -4%
FPAS
175
Focus Partners Advisor Solutions
Missouri
$511K +$532K +11,344 New