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Issuer:     VanEck Merk Gold ETF (OUNZ)
CIK:        0001546652
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-05-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001213900-23-039132
Event type: other
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Merk to change OUNZ gold pricing index from LBMA PM to Solactive Gold Spot on July 11
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- Trust will use Solactive Gold Spot Index (SOLAGOLD) instead of LBMA PM Gold Price for NAV.
- SOLAGOLD uses time-weighted average prices around NYSE close, 90% pre-close, 10% post-close.
- Change effective July 11, 2023 or soon after; NAV may differ materially from current method.
- Merk cites better alignment with US trading hours to promote liquidity and price stability.
- Solactive AG developed the new index; Sponsor believes it offers a better gold price benchmark.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546652/000121390023039132/0001213900-23-039132-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546652/000121390023039132/ea178340-8k_vaneckmerk.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-039132

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