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Merk Investments LLC — 13F Portfolio Analysis & Stock Picks (Q2 2026)
Merk Investments LLCCIK: 0001302842
Sector-focusedMomentum followerQuality / disciplined sizing
Total reported value
$313.5M
Reporting period: 2026-06-30 · Number of holdings: 11
Merk Investments LLC disclosed 11 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2026-06-30, with total reported value of $313.5M and a quarterly turnover rate of 29.5%.
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Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 70.15
- Portfolio Stability
- 29.54
- Momentum
- 100
- Sector conviction
- 100
- Diversification
- 22
- Sizing Uniformity
- 89.89
Merk Investments LLC's disclosed holdings carry a Herfindahl concentration index of 0.175 — mathematically equivalent to about 6 equally-sized positions, well below its 11 actual disclosed holdings. That gap points to a strategy built around a small core of high-conviction bets rather than broad diversification.
Position sizes are fairly uniform across the portfolio (a coefficient of variation of 1.01), suggesting a disciplined, rules-based approach to how much capital goes into each idea.
Recent activity leans toward adding more aggressively to already-large existing positions than to newly initiated ones (a 14.8 percentage-point tilt) — a pattern consistent with a momentum-following approach.
Sector classification currently covers about 8% of this portfolio's disclosed value; the remainder includes holdings (e.g. unmapped tickers, options, or other security types) not yet covered by our sector mapping.
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Recent moves
View source Form 13F filing on SEC.govAdd NFGC
+243.4% $16.3M
Trim ORLA
+12.9% -$31.5M
Trim EQX
0.0% -$23.0M
Add VMET
0.0% $3.9M
Add MTA
0.0% $2.9M
Add USAS
0.0% -$9.7M
Holdings Map
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Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USAS | Americas Gold And Silver Cor | Stock-Other | 29.20% | +1.68% | — | |
| 2 | ORLA | Orla Mining LTD | Stock-Other | 21.86% | -5.32% | +12.90% | |
| 3 | EQX | Equinox Gold CORP | Stock-Other | 15.23% | -4.01% | — | |
| 4 | NFGC | New Found Gold CORP | Stock-Other | 8.03% | +5.62% | +243.42% | |
| 5 | MTA | Metalla Royalty & Streaming | Stock-Other | 7.28% | +1.87% | — | |
| 6 | VMET | Versamet Royalties CORP | Stock-Other | 5.48% | +1.87% | — | |
| 7 | AGI | Alamos Gold Inc-class A | Stock-Materials | 4.35% | -1.08% | — | |
| 8 | AEM | Agnico Eagle Mines LTD | Stock-Materials | 3.96% | -0.45% | — | |
| 9 | BTG | B2gold CORP | Stock-Other | 2.39% | -0.07% | — | |
| 10 | ITRG | Integra Resources CORP | Stock-Other | 1.85% | -0.05% | — | |
| 11 | OUNZ | Vaneck Merk Gold ETF | ETF-Commodities | 0.37% | -0.05% | -12.88% |
Portfolio Performance
Performance for Q3 2026
-3.4%
Performance Last 4 Quarters
+43.6%
Based on 73% of reported portfolio value with available pricing
- Stdev
- +50.9%
- Beta
- +0.24
- Alpha
- +46.3%
- Max Drawdown
- -54%
- Annualized Perf
- +46.2%
- Batting Avg vs S&P
- +52.8%
- Sortino
- +1.86
- Stutzer
- +0.29
- Treynor
- +2.16
- Sterling
- +1.34
- Calmar
- +0.86
- Information Ratio
- +0.6
- Tracking Error
- +51.8%
- Stdev Down
- +27.4%
- Winning Months %
- +58.3%
- Losing Months %
- +41.7%
- Best 12 Months
- +260.7%
- Worst 12 Months
- +7%
- Efficiency Ratio
- +0.53
- Sharpe
- +1
- Stdev Sectors
- 0%
- Skewness
- +0.07
- Kurtosis
- +0.65
- Upside Potential
- +3.39
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 11 | $313.5M | 30 | ||
| 2026 Q1 | 11 | $367.9M | 19 | ||
| 2025 Q4 | 10 | $360.7M | 29 | ||
| 2025 Q3 | 11 | $324.9M | 84 | ||
| 2025 Q2 | 11 | $246.1M | 0 | ||
| 2025 Q1 | 10 | $183.4M | 100 | ||
| 2024 Q4 | 10 | $97.4M | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q3 | 11 | $105.6M | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q2 | 12 | $89.7M | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q1 | 13 | $89.6M | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q4 | 14 | $94.0M | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q3 | 14 | $88.5M | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q2 | 14 | $126.1M | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q1 | 15 | $115.1M | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q4 | 15 | $110.5M | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q3 | 15 | $101.7M | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q2 | 17 | $443.6M | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q1 | 14 | $179.4M | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q4 | 14 | $146.3M | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q3 | 14 | $132.1M | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q2 | 17 | $153.1M | 100 | ||
| 2021 Q1 | 17 | $159.9M | 52 | ||
| 2020 Q4 | 18 | $186.0M | 31 | ||
| 2020 Q3 | 17 | $166.4M | 33 | ||
| 2020 Q2 | 17 | $139.6M | 47 | ||
| 2020 Q1 | 17 | $97.6M | 55 | ||
| 2019 Q4 | 16 | $154.0M | 0 |
Holding changes this quarter
Merk Investments LLC's most significant position changes for 2026-06-30: Add: New Found Gold CORP (NFGC) — shares +243.42%; Add: Orla Mining LTD (ORLA) — shares +12.90%; Trim: Vaneck Merk Gold ETF (OUNZ) — shares -12.88%.
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFGC | New Found Gold CORP | +5.6% | +243.42% | Add |
| 2 | VMET | Versamet Royalties CORP | +1.9% | — | Unchanged |
| 3 | MTA | Metalla Royalty & Streaming | +1.9% | — | Unchanged |
| 4 | USAS | Americas Gold And Silver Cor | +1.7% | — | Unchanged |
| 5 | ITRG | Integra Resources CORP | -0.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 6 | OUNZ | Vaneck Merk Gold ETF | -0.1% | -12.88% | Trim |
| 7 | BTG | B2gold CORP | -0.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 8 | AEM | Agnico Eagle Mines LTD | -0.5% | — | Unchanged |
| 9 | AGI | Alamos Gold Inc-class A | -1.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 10 | EQX | Equinox Gold CORP | -4% | — | Unchanged |
| 11 | ORLA | Orla Mining LTD | -5.3% | +12.90% | Add |
Filing History
FAQ
What is Merk Investments LLC and what type of investor is it?
Merk Investments LLC is an investment manager that files SEC Form 13F quarterly, disclosing its U.S. public equity holdings to regulators. As of the most recent reporting period (2026-06-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $313.5M, spread across 11 disclosed positions.
What are Merk Investments LLC's largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Merk Investments LLC's top holdings by market value are:
1. Americas Gold And Silver Cor (USAS) — $91.5M (29.2%)
2. Orla Mining LTD (ORLA) — $68.5M (21.9%)
3. Equinox Gold CORP (EQX) — $47.7M (15.2%)
4. New Found Gold CORP (NFGC) — $25.2M (8.0%)
5. Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) — $22.8M (7.3%)
What changes did Merk Investments LLC make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Merk Investments LLC made 3 notable position adjustments: 0 new positions were initiated, 2 existing holdings were added to, 1 positions were partially reduced, and 0 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: Add: New Found Gold CORP (NFGC) — shares +243.42%; Add: Orla Mining LTD (ORLA) — shares +12.90%; Trim: Vaneck Merk Gold ETF (OUNZ) — shares -12.88%
What sectors does Merk Investments LLC focus on?
Merk Investments LLC is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Materials: 100.0%
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Investment Profile
Merk Investments LLC returned an annualized 46.2% over the trailing 36 months — outperforming the S&P 500 by 46.3 points — based on a reconstructed track record of its disclosed 13F positions, with a beta of 0.24 (less volatile than the market) and a 53% quarterly batting average against the index.
Its portfolio is concentrated and moderately active, with 100.0% of the portfolio concentrated in Materials.
Its turnover score has risen from 0 to 30 over the past 4 quarters — a shift toward more active trading.
It has trimmed its USAS position for two straight quarters, cutting it by $28.2M while still holding $91.5M.
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