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VanEck Merk Gold Trust

183 hedge funds and large institutions have $734M 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, 36 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,009% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.11M | Put options by funds: $190K

179% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 14

72% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 36

56% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 914 (+5)

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $593M → $734M (+$141M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 162183 (+21)

1.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.73%48.67% (-1.1%)

Holders
183
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+12.96%
% of All Funds
2.45%
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
36
Closed
14
Calls
$2.11M
Puts
$190K
Net Calls
+$1.92M
Net Calls Change
+$1.59M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MCM
1
Morton Capital Management
California
$125M -$2.86M -103,478 -2%
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$80M +$24.5M +886,741 +50%
Cetera Investment Advisers
3
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$49.9M +$1.32M +47,576 +3%
P
4
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$46.9M +$412K +14,886 +1%
VanEck Associates
5
VanEck Associates
New York
$26.6M +$359K +12,988 +1%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$24.8M -$229K -8,282 -1%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
7
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$21.5M -$1.16M -42,074 -6%
Ameriprise
8
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$20.5M +$1.77M +64,105 +10%
MWM
9
Modern Wealth Management
Kansas
$19M +$31.9K +1,154 +0.2%
Raymond James Financial
10
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$17.2M +$64.2K +2,321 +0.4%
Renaissance Technologies
11
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$15.5M +$8.88M +321,000 +167%
EPAM
12
Euro Pacific Asset Management
Puerto Rico
$13.7M +$122K +4,409 +1%
Osaic Holdings
13
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$12.8M +$4.77M +172,390 +69%
MML Investors Services
14
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$11.7M +$131K +4,732 +1%
SOS
15
Silver Oak Securities
Tennessee
$11.5M +$275K +9,952 +3%
KWM
16
Kiker Wealth Management
Georgia
$11.4M +$181K +6,563 +2%
HighTower Advisors
17
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$11M +$361K +13,072 +4%
PHS
18
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$10.4M -$231K -8,365 -2%
AAG
19
Accordant Advisory Group
Maryland
$8.31M +$1.38M +50,081 +22%
LA
20
Lifeworks Advisors
Michigan
$7.82M -$13.2K -479 -0.2%
MCC
21
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$7.28M -$27.4K -992 -0.4%
SC
22
Solstein Capital
California
$7.07M +$56.5K +2,045 +0.9%
AAS
23
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$6.3M -$903K -32,664 -12%
SMG
24
Smart Money Group
Texas
$6.25M +$1.5M +54,308 +35%
JP Morgan Chase
25
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$6.14M +$1.8M +65,138 +47%