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%
#1,230 of 5,562 · low cost
Fund Size
$2.8B
#600 of 5,562 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+24.3%
Track Record
12 years
#1,185 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,260+22.6%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightAsset allocation
Other
100.0%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
27.3%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-24.4%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.19Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.67Good downside protection
Where to buy
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 2026-06-19