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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · VanEck Merk Gold ETF (OUNZ)

VanEck Merk Gold Trust to switch NAV pricing index to Solactive Gold Spot Index

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 other Written later

The sponsor, Merk Investments, said the Trust will replace the LBMA PM Gold Price with the Solactive Gold Spot Index to value its gold, effective July 11, 2023 or as soon as practicable after. The sponsor says the change could result in materially different net asset values for the Trust, and that the new index is priced around the NYSE close, which it believes better aligns NAV with U.S. trading hours.

Key points

  • Benchmark changes from the LBMA PM Gold Price to the Solactive Gold Spot Index (SOLAGOLD) effective July 11, 2023 or as soon as practicable thereafter
  • The Bank of New York Mellon, the Trust's trustee, has been instructed to use SOLAGOLD for NAV from the change date; NAV uses the LBMA PM Gold Price until then
  • The filing states the change could result in materially different net asset values for the Trust

The filing

CompanyVanEck Merk Gold ETF (OUNZ)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 12, 2023, 5:22 PM ET
Accession number0001213900-23-039132

Items reported: 8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:38 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 12, 2023.

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