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S-K under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended).

Depositary Trust Agreement between Merk Investments LLC, as sponsor, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with Registration Statement No.

Trust Agreement between Merk Investments LLC, as sponsor, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (incorporated by reference

to Exhibit 4.1 filed with Registration Statement No.

333-180868 on April 15, 2014)

First Amendment To Depositary Trust Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2015, by and between Merk Investments LLC, as sponsor of the Trust, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee of the Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with Current Report on Form 8-K on October 26, 2015)

Second Amendment to the Depositary Trust Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2016, by and between Merk Investments LLC, as sponsor of the Trust, and the Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee of the Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1(c) filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A on April 29, 2016)

Third Amendment to the Depository Trust Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2024, by and between Merk Investments LLC, as sponsor of the Trust and the Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee of the Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with the Current Report on Form 8-K on August 20, 2024).

Amendment To Depositary Trust Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2015, by and between Merk Investments LLC, as sponsor of the Trust,

and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee of the Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with Current Report on Form

8-K on October 26, 2015)

Amendment to the Depositary Trust Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2016, by and between Merk Investments LLC, as sponsor of the Trust,

and the Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee of the Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1(c) filed with Annual Report on

Form 10-K/A on April 29, 2016)

Amendment to the Depository Trust Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2024, by and between Merk Investments LLC, as sponsor of the

Trust, and the Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee of the Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with the Current

Report on Form 8-K on August 20, 2024)

Certification by Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Certification by Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Certification

by Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section

906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Inline XBRL Instance Document.

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

The information in Exhibit 32 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act (including this report), unless the Company specifically incorporates the foregoing information into those documents by reference.

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline

XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

The information in Exhibit

32 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the

Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing

under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act (including this report), unless the Company specifically incorporates

the foregoing information into those documents by reference.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities

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Sponsor of the VanEck Merk Gold ETF

September 8, 2025

/s/ Axel Merk

President and Chief Investment Officer

(Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer)

The Registrant is a trust and the person is signing in his capacities as officers of Merk Investments LLC, the Sponsor of the Registrant.

(Principal Executive Officer,

Principal Financial

Principal Accounting Officer)

The Registrant is a trust

and the person is signing in his capacities as officers of Merk Investments LLC, the Sponsor of the Registrant.

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