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Investors pile into income ETFs amid upcoming tax changes

BY VINNY VUCAGO | FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026 12:24PM

Australian investors are increasingly turning to income focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) as proposed changes to capital gains tax (CGT) sharpen the focus on after tax returns, according to new data from Global X ETFs.

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