VanEck Merk Gold ETF (OUNZ) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026)
VanEck Merk Gold ETF (OUNZ) reported Operating Expenses of $1.6 million for Q1 2026, up 107.38% on a YoY basis from $760304.0 in Q1 2025, and up 23.14% sequentially from $1.3 million in Q4 2025.
VanEck Merk Gold ETF (OUNZ) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
VanEck Merk Gold ETF (OUNZ) has 11 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $1.6 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 107.38% year-over-year to $1.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $4.8 million (up 87.35% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $4.8 million, up 87.35% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses grew to $1.6 million in Q1 2026, from $1.3 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $1.6 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $369462.0 in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $655055.6 and a median of $479055.0 in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses grew 1.12% in 2023 and jumped 107.38% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Tracing OUNZ's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $380901.0 in 2022, then gained by 18.47% to $451271.0 in 2023, then surged by 54.23% to $695993.0 in 2024, then surged by 83.97% to $1.3 million in 2025, then climbed by 23.14% to $1.6 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows OUNZ's Operating Expenses at $1.6 million in Q1 2026, $1.3 million in Q4 2025, and $1.1 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.58 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 1.28 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 1.08 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 893,967.00 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 760,304.00 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 695,993.00 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 606,009.00 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 516,393.00 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 479,055.00 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 451,271.00 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 458,754.00 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 409,800.00 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 373,583.00 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 380,901.00 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 406,742.00 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 396,568.00 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 369,462.00 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 329,573.00 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 303,240.00 |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 269,000.00 |