About this ETF
The VanEck Merk Gold ETF offers investors a straightforward and economical method for gaining exposure to gold. This exchange-traded product also provides the unique feature of allowing shareholders the option to redeem their investment for physical gold.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 10, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | -4.68% | +2.03% | -11.99% | -2.84% | +5.39% | +30.82% | +18.70% | +12.50% | +9.59% |
| Total return | -4.68% | +2.03% | -11.99% | -2.84% | +5.39% | +30.82% | +18.71% | +12.50% | +9.59% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 09, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.25% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $25.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Oct 10, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 1 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physical Gold | — | 100.00% | 0 | $2.72B |
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Sector Exposure
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | — | Paid (last 12 months) | — |
| Frequency | — | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | — | Last payment | — |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
No distributions in our database for this fund; it may not pay them, or history has not loaded yet.
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 29.39% / 21.45% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 0.168 / 1.39 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -26.31% / -26.31% | Sortino 1Y | 0.224 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.246 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.346 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 22.10% | Risk-free rate used | 4.05% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Oct 11, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 304.46K | Average volume | 663.97K |
| AUM | $2.67B | Premium/Discount | +1.54% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV: an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $19.7M | +0.74% | $2.66B → $2.67B |
| 1 Month | -$64.0M | -2.25% | $2.84B → $2.67B |
| 1 Week | -$59.5M | -2.20% | $2.70B → $2.67B |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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