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VanEck Merk Gold Trust
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Overview Fund Activity

204 hedge funds and large institutions have $854M invested in VanEck Merk Gold Trust in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
204
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+12.09%
% of All Funds
2.74%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
35
Increased
67
Reduced
53
Closed
9
Calls
$2.34M
Puts
$159K
Net Calls
+$2.19M
Net Calls Change
+$268K

Top Buyers

1
QC
1
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$20.3M
2
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$98.5M
3
DA
3
Drake & Associates
Wisconsin
$12.8M
4
VanEck Associates
4
VanEck Associates
New York
$39.9M
5
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
5
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$16.7M

Top Sellers

1
P
1
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$35.4M
2
Renaissance Technologies
2
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.13M
3
MCM
3
Morton Capital Management
California
$124M
4
Osaic Holdings
4
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$4.64M
5
Susquehanna International Group
5
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$222K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
NSIM
176
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$63.8K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
177
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$62.2K -$18K -564 -22%
FNWA
178
Financial Network Wealth Advisors
Utah
$54.3K – – –
AF
179
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$40.2K -$10.1K -318 -20%
LWMI
180
Legacy Wealth Management (Idaho)
Idaho
$35.1K – – –
LIS
181
Legacy Investment Solutions
Idaho
$35.1K +$35.1K +1,100 New
SAM
182
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
$33.7K – – –
IA
183
IFP Advisors
Florida
$30.9K +$1.28K +40 +4%
PMFA
184
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$29.1K – – –
AIC
185
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$28.1K +$28.1K +882 New
HCM
186
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$27.4K – – –
WPA
187
Wealth Preservation Advisors
Tennessee
$25.5K – – –
AP
188
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$23.9K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
189
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$19.4K – – –
Group One Trading
190
Group One Trading
Illinois
$18.9K +$18.9K +594 New
AssetMark Inc
191
AssetMark Inc
California
$15.4K +$5.93K +186 +63%
National Bank of Canada
192
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$15.3K – – –
AIP
193
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$14.4K +$14.4K +453 New
Fidelity Investments
194
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$13.2K +$10.5K +328 +381%
PS
195
Principal Securities
Iowa
$8.1K -$124K -3,885 -94%
T
196
Transce3nd
Texas
$6.12K +$6.12K +192 New
Simplex Trading
197
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$6K +$6K +199 New
Bank of America
198
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.78K -$25K -783 -84%
UBS Group
199
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.84K +$2.84K +89 New
SS
200
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$2.53K – – –
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