Merk FundsPrecious MetalsOUNZ · NYSE Arca

VanEck Merk Gold ETF (OUNZ)

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Price: $41.78; —11 Sept 2026
Assets: $2.8B; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.25%; Category 0.82%
Yield: 0.00%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 19.3%-2.9%; Category 22.2%
3Y CAGR: 30.9%+2.3%; Category 28.6%
5Y CAGR: 19.2%+3.5%; Category 15.7%

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VanEck Merk Gold ETF

Calendar-year returns

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Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	-1.5%	+3.2%	-13.4%	+0.7%	+19.3%	+30.9%	+19.2%	+12.3%	+10.0%
Precious Metals average	-1.4%	1.9%	-14.4%	-4.2%	22.2%	28.6%	15.7%	10.3%	11.9%
Difference	-0.1%	+1.3%	+1.0%	+5.0%	-2.9%	+2.3%	+3.5%	+2.0%	-1.9%

Holdings

This ETF publishes no holdings breakdown.

ETF details

Issuer: Merk Funds
Category: Commodity · Precious Metals
Ticker: OUNZ
Exchange: NYSE Arca
Inception: 16 May 2014 (12.3 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.25% (category 0.82%)
Holdings turnover: 0% (category 49%)
Distribution yield: 0.00%
Beta, 3 years: 0.36
Total net assets: $2.8B

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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