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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
TWA
176
Tulsa Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$508K +$529K +11,280 New
KFGK
177
Keystone Financial Group (Kentucky)
Kentucky
$507K +$68K +1,450 +15%
M
178
MATAURO
New York
$501K +$522K +11,125 New
DC
179
Destiny Capital
Colorado
$498K
EWA
180
EverSource Wealth Advisors
Alabama
$466K
Royal Bank of Canada
181
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$466K -$9.24K -197 -2%
KWA
182
Kingswood Wealth Advisors
California
$464K +$21.2K +452 +5%
VC
183
Veracity Capital
Georgia
$454K +$10.7K +228 +2%
JIC
184
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$451K +$469K +10,011 New
MB
185
MidFirst Bank
Oklahoma
$451K +$234K +5,000 +100%
SWP
186
Sagespring Wealth Partners
Tennessee
$440K -$1.13K -24 -0.2%
FHC
187
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$431K +$97.2K +2,072 +28%
MOS
188
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$416K +$21.7K +463 +5%
RPWA
189
Regent Peak Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$408K +$425K +9,054 New
LWM
190
Laidlaw Wealth Management
New York
$408K +$424K +9,047 New
TIA
191
Traphagen Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$404K +$108K +2,299 +34%
NS
192
NBC Securities
Alabama
$388K -$3.56K -76 -0.9%
WIM
193
WealthPlan Investment Management
Nebraska
$381K +$397K +8,458 New
AWM
194
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$376K +$392K +8,352 New
SI
195
Stirlingshire Investments
New York
$372K -$32.3K -688 -8%
WWM
196
Wolff Wiese Magana
California
$371K
PFA
197
Pure Financial Advisors
California
$364K
RPGK
198
Retirement Planning Group (Kansas)
Kansas
$352K +$366K +7,803 New
SAM
199
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$339K
CAMG
200
CWA Asset Management Group
Florida
$337K