Free Writing Prospectus
VanEck Merk Gold Trust
2021-09-03 OUNZ inspection
0001546652
Pursuant to 433/164
333-238022
MERK INVESTMENTS LLC
555 Bryant St #455 ● Palo Alto, CA 94301
VanEck Merk Gold Trust
2 Hanson Place
Brooklyn, NY 11217
September 3, 2021
RE: COUNT OF GOLD BULLION
To whom it may concern:
On Friday, September 3, 2021, VanEck’s Associate Director, Ahmet Dagli, conducted an on-site inspection of the Trust’s gold at the London vault of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“Custodian”). His inspection included a spot check of bars, including confirming their weights.
At the time of inspection, 697 Gold Bars were held by the Custodian on behalf of the Trust on an allocated basis.
In total, according to the records of the Custodian, 278,521.760 fine troy ounces of Gold were held on an allocated basis. The Gold Bars weighed between 355.316 and 429.482 fine ounces of Gold with a purity between 99.50% and 99.99%. These records are consistent with those of Bank of New York Mellon (the “Trustee”) and the inspection.
No anomalies were identified during inspection.
Merk Investments LLC
Axel Merk
For a definition of the capitalized terms, please also see the Trust’s prospectus at merkgold.com/prospectus.
The issuer has filed a registration statement with the SEC for offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus and other documents.