VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ)Commodities Focused | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
42.88 USD
-1.40
(-3.162%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 42.44 -0.44 (-0.440%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:26 a.m. EDT
The VanEck Merk Gold Trust is currently acting as a pure play on gold prices, offering no income stream as it distributes no dividends. While the underlying commodity has shown a robust multi-year trend, rising nearly 145% over the last nine years with no recent annual declines, the trust itself is facing headwinds from a weak statistical forecast predicting a small drop over the next 45 days. This disconnect suggests the broader market may be taking profits or hedging against volatility in the near term, even as the long-term thesis for gold remains intact. The lack of a dividend yield makes this a speculative vehicle rather than a core holding, suitable only for investors willing to accept zero income in exchange for exposure to precious metals. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.038872 |
| AutoETS | 0.040294 |
| AutoTheta | 0.041018 |
| MSTL | 0.045778 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 46% |
| H-stat | 1.30 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.024 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.15 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:26 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move over the next few months, evidenced by heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes 50 and 55) relative to puts. However, there is a distinct defensive hedge being placed via significant volume in near-term puts (specifically the 46 strike with high volume vs low open interest), suggesting traders fear a pullback despite the bullish bias in longer-dated contracts.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 53.35 |
| All Time Low | 10.43 |
| Ask | 42.84 |
| Ask Size | 13,000 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 623,610 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 680,895 |
| Average Volume | 680,895 |
| Average Volume10Days | 623,610 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.31 |
| Bid | 42.83 |
| Bid Size | 2,100 |
| Category | Commodities Focused |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 44.45 |
| Day Low | 42.7199 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 40.4038 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.4762 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.061286315 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 29.929579 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 53.35 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -10.469997 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.19625112 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 33.515 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 9.365002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.27942717 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 33.515 - 53.35 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,400,247,000,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.20128731 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | -1.4 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -3.16169 |
| Fullday Price | 42.44 |
| Fund Family | Merk Funds |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,400,198,400 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Name | VanEck Merk Gold Trust |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_204714357 |
| Nav Price | 44.14 |
| Net Assets | 2,537,708,290.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.25 |
| Open | 44.21 |
| Phone | (866) 637-5386 |
| Post Market Change | -0.44000244 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -1.0261251 |
| Post Market Price | 42.44 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,497 |
| Previous Close | 44.28 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.4 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -3.16169 |
| Regular Market Day High | 44.45 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 42.7199 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 42.7199 - 44.45 |
| Regular Market Open | 44.21 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 44.28 |
| Regular Market Price | 42.88 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,479,150 |
| Short Name | VanEck Merk Gold ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | OUNZ |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.3369363 |
| Total Assets | 2,537,708,288 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -12.2973 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -12.2973 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 43.41995 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.5399475 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.012435471 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 1,479,150 |
| Yield | 0.0 |
| Ytd Return | -6.19128 |