(OUNZ) VanEck Merk Gold Trust - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE ARCA • Country: USA • Currency: USD • Type: Etf • ISIN: US9210781012

Gold, Bullion, Exchange-Traded, Shares

Dividends

Currently no dividends paid
Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility 21.4%
Value at Risk 5%th 34.6%
Relative Tail Risk -1.80%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio 2.53
Alpha 63.59
CAGR/Max DD 2.97
Character TTM
Hurst Exponent 0.412
Beta 0.038
Beta Downside -0.158
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 11.26%
Mean DD 2.91%
Median DD 2.54%

Description: OUNZ VanEck Merk Gold Trust November 12, 2025

VanEck Merk Gold Trust (NYSE ARCA: OUNZ) is a U.S. commodity-focused ETF that lets investors gain exposure to gold through equity-like shares, with the option to exchange those shares for physical gold. Its primary goal is to track the spot price of gold, while a secondary objective is to have share performance reflect gold price movements net of the Trust’s operating expenses. Each share represents a fractional, undivided beneficial interest in the Trust’s net assets, which consist mainly of gold stored in secure financial institutions.

Key metrics as of the latest filing: the fund carries an expense ratio of roughly 0.25%, manages about $500 million in assets under management (AUM), and has historically traded within a ±2% premium/discount to the underlying gold price. The Trust’s performance is strongly driven by macro-economic factors such as real interest rates, U.S. dollar strength, and inflation expectations-variables that directly influence gold’s role as a hedge and safe-haven asset.

For a deeper quantitative view, you might explore ValueRay’s analytics on OUNZ’s premium/discount dynamics and related risk metrics.

What is the price of OUNZ shares?

As of January 09, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 42.85 with a total of 738,731 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +3.30%, over one month by +6.22%, over three months by +11.76% and over the past year by +67.58%.

Is OUNZ a buy, sell or hold?

VanEck Merk Gold Trust has no consensus analysts rating.

What are the forecasts/targets for the OUNZ price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price - -
Analysts Target Price - -
ValueRay Target Price 58.7 36.9%

OUNZ Fundamental Data Overview January 03, 2026

Market Cap USD = 2.58b (2.58b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
Beta = 0.46
Revenue TTM = 0.0 USD
EBIT TTM = 0.0 USD
EBITDA TTM = 0.0 USD
Long Term Debt = unknown (none)
Short Term Debt = unknown (none)
Debt = unknown
Net Debt = unknown
Enterprise Value = 2.58b USD (2.58b + (null Debt) - (null CCE))
Interest Coverage Ratio = unknown (Ebit TTM 0.0 / Interest Expense TTM 0.0)
FCF Yield = 0.0% (FCF TTM 0.0 / Enterprise Value 2.58b)
FCF Margin = unknown (Revenue TTM is 0 or missing)
Net Margin = unknown
Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM 0.0 - Cost of Revenue TTM 0.0) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = unknown (Enterprise Value 2.58b / Total Assets none)
Interest Expense / Debt = unknown (Interest Expense 0.0 / Debt none)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = 0.0 (EBIT 0.0 * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = unknown (Total Current Assets none / Total Current Liabilities none)
Debt / Equity = unknown (Debt none)
Debt / EBITDA = unknown (Net Debt none / EBITDA 0.0)
Debt / FCF = unknown (Net Debt none / FCF TTM 0.0)
Total Stockholder Equity = 0.0 (from calculated bookValueOfEquity)
RoA = unknown (Net Income 0.0 / Total Assets none)
RoE = unknown (Net Income TTM 0.0 / Total Stockholder Equity 0.0)
RoCE = unknown (EBIT 0.0 / Capital Employed )
RoIC = unknown (NOPAT 0.0, Invested Capital 0.0, EBIT 0.0)
WACC = 6.15% (E(2.58b)/V(2.58b) * Re(6.15%) + (debt-free company))
Discount Rate = 6.15% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 8.05%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow 0.0)

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