VanEck Merk Gold ETF (OUNZ)
| Assets | $2.76B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.25% |
| PE Ratio | 6.97 |
| Shares Out | 67.19M |
| Dividend (ttm) | n/a |
| Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Ex-Dividend Date | n/a |
| Payout Frequency | n/a |
| Payout Ratio | n/a |
| Volume | 171,358 |
| Open | 41.94 |
| Previous Close | 41.04 |
| Day's Range | 41.84 - 42.05 |
| 52-Week Low | 34.94 |
| 52-Week High | 53.35 |
| Beta | 0.19 |
| Holdings | 1 |
| Inception Date | May 16, 2014 |
About OUNZ
Fund Home PageThe VanEck Merk Gold ETF (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 issued by VanEck.
Top Holdings
| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Oz. | n/a | 100.00% |
Performance
OUNZ had a total return of 17.98% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 10.02%.
News
Gold price holding near session highs as US pending home sales rise 0.3%
The gold market continues to trade near its session highs, solidly above $4,300 an ounce, and could see further safe-haven demand as the U.S. housing sector remains extremely fragile, with the number ...
Gold, silver rise as yields ease after Warsh's Fed hike - Kitco AM Report
Spot gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Thursday, as lower crude oil prices and a modest pullback in Treasury yields helped precious metals recover after the Federal Reserve deliv...
Gold price at $4,370/oz after U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to 196k
Gold prices are trading near session highs on Thursday morning following the release of better than expected labor market data after the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits...
Gold price near high after U.S. housing starts fall 2.6%, building permits fall 2.7% in August
Gold prices are trading near session highs this morning after the latest data showed the U.S. housing market delivering a weaker-than-expected performance last month.Housing starts fell 2.6% in July t...
Philly Fed survey can't derail gold's momentum
The gold market is once again holding its own above critical near-term support, even as the U.S. manufacturing sector appears to be more resilient than economists had expected, according to the latest...
Gold, silver prices fall as Warsh signals more tightening ahead - Kitco PM Report
Spot gold and silver prices are lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since 2023 and signaled that more tightening may be n...
Gold price buckles under Warsh's inflation fixation as Fed hikes rates
The gold market was able to withstand an expected rate hike and forecasts for additional tightening later this year; however, the precious metal took a bruising as Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh ca...
Gold price drops to $4,310/oz as Fed votes 12-0 in favor of 25 bps rate hike, with 16 of 18 policymakers seeing another hike in 2026
The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted unanimously in favor of a quarter-point rate hike, as expected by the market consensus, while the latest ...
Rick Rule says gold stocks are cheap, but higher prices bring new risks
Rick Rule still sees value in gold stocks. He is less convinced that investors are doing enough work to separate that value from a rising market.Speaking with Kitco Mining on Sept.
A hawkish Fed won't keep gold price down for long - FxPro's Kuptsikevich
A fairly resilient economy, coupled with persistent inflation, has made higher interest rates in the second half of 2026 a foregone conclusion, which could weigh on gold prices in the near term; howev...
India's gold imports fall 58% in August, silver imports rise 127%
India's gold imports fell dramatically last month even as silver shipments surged, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday.Gold imports dropped by 57.75% to $2.3 billion in August, the data show...
Gold, silver prices rise as oil eases before Fed decision - Kitco AM Report
Spot gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Wednesday, as softer crude oil prices and a modest easing in Treasury-yield pressure helped precious metals recover ahead of the Federal Re...
Gold price trades at $4,340/oz after retail sales rise 1.2% in August
The gold market is trading near session highs after the latest data showed American consumers' spending rising more than expected last month.U.S. retail sales rose 1.2% in August following an unrevise...
Gold, silver prices settle lower as Fed hike looks locked in - Kitco PM Report
Spot gold and silver prices settled lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Tuesday, as elevated crude oil prices, a firmer U.S. dollar and a 10-year Treasury yield near 5% kept pressure on non-yielding ...
Gold Isn't Driven by US Inflation Says Jan van Eck
Jan van Eck, CEO of VanEck Funds joined Bloomberg Businessweek Daily from Future Proof to discuss the state of the global economy. He says he isn't worried about the $40 Trillion US debt and that Bess...
Gold prices could rally a little on a Fed hike, but a lot on a hold, with $5,000/oz back on the table – Jesse Columbo
If the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates by 25 basis points as expected on Wednesday afternoon, gold could still see a mild relief rally on the removal of lingering uncertainty. But if the central ...
Gold could do well as Trump admin and Fed face a reckoning over interest rates - Commerzbank
The gold market continues to see solid selling as U.S. bond yields push to their highest levels in nearly two decades, driven in part by expectations that persistent inflation pressures are forcing th...
KG: Rate Hike Bullish for Gold & Bitcoin Slides into Clarity Act Vote
"The gold trade could actually be a favorable one," says Kevin Green, who believes bulls can regain if the Fed hikes interest rates in Wednesday's meeting. While unusual, KG also can't take a "game ti...
Silver price steadies, gold price falls as oil shock lifts rate pressure - Kitco AM Report
Spot gold prices are lower and spot silver prices are modestly higher in early U.S. trading Tuesday, as the Federal Reserve begins its two-day policy meeting with oil prices elevated, Treasury yields ...
Gold price struggling to catch a bid as New York Fed's Empire State survey drops to 7.6
Although gold prices are off their session lows, the market is struggling to attract safe-haven interest even as the U.S. manufacturing sector continues to struggle, according to the latest report fro...
Gold is the 'North Star' in a world drowning in debt - Sprott's Ryan McIntyre
The gold market is starting the new trading week at a one-month low with prices dropping below $4,300 an ounce and the precious metal faces further downside risks as the Federal Reserve rate hike this...
Gold faces rising yield threat as 10-year Treasury approaches 5%, but debasement demand provides support
Gold prices are facing growing near-term headwinds as surging U.S. bond yields and increasingly hawkish monetary policy expectations raise the opportunity cost of holding a non-yielding asset.
Gold price fall nearly 2% as oil surge and near-5% Treasury yields bolster Fed rate-hike expectations - Kitco AM Report
Spot gold and silver prices are seeing significant selling pressure Monday morning as rising bond yields and surging energy prices strengthen expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest ...
Wall Street turns bullish on gold price ahead of the Fed, Main Street clings to slim bullish majority despite weekly slide
The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed Wall Street returning to its bullish bias after gold's late-week rebound, while Main Street further pared back its bullish majority following another we...