VanEck Merk Gold ETF (OUNZ) Other Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026)
VanEck Merk Gold ETF's Other Operating Expenses came in at $1.68 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 55.5% from $1.08 million a year earlier but down 6.7% from the prior quarter.
VanEck Merk Gold ETF (OUNZ) Other Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, VanEck Merk Gold ETF reported Other Operating Expenses of $6.34 million, up 84.7% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was $4.83 million, up 87.3% from FY2025.
- Other Operating Expenses has increased in each of the last eight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 36.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Other Operating Expenses was $2.58 million in FY2025 (+43.4%), $1.8 million in FY2024 (+15.5%), $1.56 million in FY2023 (+22.5%) and $1.27 million in FY2022 (+25.5%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Other Operating Expenses is $369,462 (fiscal Q4 2022) to $1.8 million (fiscal Q1 2027).
- Year-over-year, Other Operating Expenses has increased for 15 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 76.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Other Operating Expenses has ranged between 1.1% (fiscal Q4 2023) and 107.4% (fiscal Q4 2026) over the last five years.
- Business Quant data shows OUNZ's Other Operating Expenses at $1.8 million (Q1 2027), $1.58 million (Q4 2026) and $1.28 million (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1.68 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 1.80 Mn |
| 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 |
VanEck Merk Gold ETF Other Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-operating-expenses&ticker=OUNZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-operating-expenses", "ticker": "OUNZ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-operating-expenses&ticker=OUNZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();