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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
VanEck Associates
1
VanEck Associates
New York
$172M +$92.5M +1,973,385 +107%
MCM
2
Morton Capital Management
California
$155M -$11.2M -238,208 -6%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$146M +$2.4M +51,122 +2%
Raymond James Financial
4
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$58.5M +$27.3M +582,203 +81%
PWA
5
Pitcairn Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$55.5M +$43.3K +924 +0.1%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$46.8M +$13M +277,218 +36%
Cetera Investment Advisers
7
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$44M -$4.16M -88,791 -8%
Ameriprise
8
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$36.1M +$587K +12,522 +2%
AOWM
9
Asset One Wealth Management
Washington
$34.3M +$636K +13,574 +2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
10
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$31.9M -$68.8K -1,468 -0.2%
MWM
11
Modern Wealth Management
Kansas
$24.9M -$1.17M -24,964 -4%
DA
12
Drake & Associates
Wisconsin
$23M +$1.34M +28,496 +6%
AWM
13
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$20.1M +$20.5M +437,945 +5,379%
KWM
14
Kiker Wealth Management
Georgia
$19.7M +$20.1M +429,416 +5,294%
EPAM
15
Euro Pacific Asset Management
Puerto Rico
$17.4M -$538K -11,483 -3%
HighTower Advisors
16
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$16.9M +$51.8K +1,105 +0.3%
MML Investors Services
17
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$16M -$2.75M -58,699 -14%
SRC
18
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$15.9M +$15.8M +337,720 +2,196%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
19
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$15.5M -$14.5M -308,918 -47%
SOS
20
Silver Oak Securities
Tennessee
$14.6M -$788K -16,810 -5%
SNB
21
Security National Bank
Nebraska
$12.8M +$732K +15,601 +6%
AAG
22
Accordant Advisory Group
Maryland
$12.3M -$1.19M -25,484 -9%
PHS
23
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$12.1M -$2.84M -60,579 -18%
SC
24
Solstein Capital
California
$11.7M +$190K +4,048 +2%
VF
25
Virtu Financial
New York
$11.7M +$6.4M +136,598 +111%