OUNZVanEck Merk Gold Trust
Seeks to reflect the performance of the price of gold, less trust expenses.
By Merk Funds · Launched 2014
Annual Cost
0.25%
#1,139 of 5,854 · low cost
Fund Size
$2.5B
#666 of 5,854 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+23.6%
Track Record
12 years
#1,166 of 5,854 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,213+12.1%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
CommodityFocus
Gold
What it actually holds
By weightAsset allocation
Other
100.0%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
27.9%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-26.3%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.08Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.50Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to reflect the performance of the price of gold, less trust expenses.
- Strategy
- Passively holds allocated physical gold bullion stored in London vaults. Unique among U.S. gold ETFs, OUNZ permits shareholders to redeem shares for physical gold instead of only cash. Issues and redeems shares in large baskets to authorized participants.
- Inception date
- May 16, 2014
- Fund family
- Merk Funds
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Data updated on 2026-08-03