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Index shift at VanEck Gold Miners ETF causes ripples Down Under

Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

Jun 15, 2025 – 5.31pm

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Knowing who’s in and who’s out at major sharemarket indices is big business for investors – and bankers – as passive funds boom.

Street Talk understands VanEck’s Australian office spent last week battling misinformation about potential changes to its gold miners exchange-traded fund which was spreading through its client base.

Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.

Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column.

Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review.