VanEck’s GDX ETF Shifts to New Gold Miners Index: Portfolio Implications
VanEck's Gold Miners ETF (GDX) will transition to tracking the MarketVector Global Gold Miners Index after market close on September 19, 2025. The MOVE signals a strategic repositioning, with potential reshuffling of geographic and market-cap exposures across the fund's holdings.
Australian and Canadian mining equities—key players in the sector—may see adjusted weightings. Investors face recalibration risks as the ETF's new benchmark alters its compositional profile.