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VanEck Merk Gold ETF (OUNZ) Price, Holdings, & News

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$43.01 +0.81 (+1.92%)
As of 04:10 PM Eastern

About VanEck Merk Gold ETF (NYSEARCA:OUNZ)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$42.82
$43.33
50-Day Range
$38.24
$44.84
52-Week Range
$34.05
$53.35
Volume
761,579 shs
Average Volume
1.26 million shs
Market Capitalization
$2.77 billion
Assets Under Management
N/A
Dividend Yield
0.00%
Net Expense Ratio
0.25%
Aggregate Rating
N/A

ETF Overview

The VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the LBMA Gold Price index. The fund tracks the gold spot price, less expenses, using gold bars and coins held in London vaults. Investors can redeem their shares for gold in increments of 1 troy oz. OUNZ was launched on May 16, 2014 and is managed by VanEck.

VanEck Merk Gold ETF Expenses

TypeOUNZGold ETFsCommodities ETFsNYSEARCA ETFsAll ETFs
Management Fee0.25%0.52%0.69%0.50%0.53%
Other Expenses0.00%0.24%0.48%0.60%0.54%
Total Expense0.25%0.58%0.94%0.75%0.73%
Fee Waiver0.00%-0.64%-0.84%-0.78%-0.68%
Net Expense0.25%0.52%0.67%0.57%0.60%
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OUNZ ETF News Headlines

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OUNZ ETF - Frequently Asked Questions

VanEck Merk Gold ETF's stock was trading at $41.48 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, OUNZ stock has increased by 3.7% and is now trading at $43.01.

VanEck Merk Gold ETF's top institutional shareholders include Ameritas Advisory Services LLC (0.76%), Solstein Capital LLC (0.43%), Dogwood Wealth Management LLC (0.40%) and SFG Wealth Management LLC. (0.24%).

Shares of OUNZ stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that VanEck Merk Gold ETF investors own include Meta Platforms (META), Sprott Uranium Miners ETF (URNM), ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID), SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust (GLDM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Arista Networks (ANET) and iShares Gold Trust Micro (IAUM).

Fund Details

Issuer
Merk Investments
Fund Name
VanEck Merk Gold ETF
Tax Classification
Grantor Trust
Stock Exchange
NYSEARCA
Current Symbol
NYSEARCA:OUNZ
Inception Date
5/16/2014
Fund Manager
N/A
Web
N/A
Phone
N/A

Fund Focus

Asset Class
Commodities
Benchmark
LBMA Gold Price PM USD
Category
Precious Metals
Focus
Gold
Development Level
Blended Development
Region
Global
Number of Holdings
0

Fund Statistics

Assets Under Management
$0.00
Average Daily Volume
$642.08 thousand
Discount/Premium
0.00%

Administrator, Advisor and Custodian

Administrator
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Advisor
Merk Investments, LLC
Custodian
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Distributor
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Transfer Agent
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Trustee
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Lead Market Maker
Virtu Financial

Options

Optionable
Optionable
Options Volume
33
Put Options
10
Call Options
23
Short Interest
385,725 shs

Miscellaneous

Beta
0.19
Creation Unit
50,000
Creation Fee
$500.00
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Top 1 OUNZ Holdings

  • Gold Oz.
    Holding Weight: 100.00%

This page (NYSEARCA:OUNZ) was last updated on 9/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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