ETF Funds

Kotak MSCI India ETF: Here are the key features that investors need to know about this open-ended scheme, which is measured against the MSCI India Index

Index fund folios double; nearly 40% jump in ETF accounts

Study reveals that ETFs on top 3 broad indices i.e., Nifty 50 ETF, Nifty Next 50 ETF and Nifty Midcap 150 ETF contribute more than 99% of total AUM among broad indices in Equity ETF schemes.

LGIM pioneered and launched an Indian government bond-dedicated ETF in October 2021, which currently has around $700 million of assets, making it the largest of the five such ETFs

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BlackRock leads the global ETF space with a nearly 40% market share

There were an estimated 3.5 million Indian expatriates in the United Arab Emirates as of 2021, comprising about 30% of the Gulf country's population

The last time ETFs trailed the mutual fund industry was in 2013, when the ETF AUM had declined 11 per cent despite the industry's assets growing 9 per cent

Axis Mutual Fund on Tuesday launched an open-ended fund of ETF -- wherein the underlying investments comprise US treasury securities -- and is expecting to garner at least Rs 100 crore in the opening week. The seventh largest fund house expects to mop up at least Rs 500 crore from the US treasury dynamic bond ETF in the next one year. The fund house said the NFO, which will be managed by Vinayak Jayanath, will close on December 19. If redeemed/switched-out within one month from the date of allotment, the fund house will charge an exit load of 0.25 per cent, it said, adding that if redeemed after one month from the date of allotment, there will be no such charges. The ETF is benchmarked against the Bloomberg US intermediate treasury index, and has the primary investment objective of providing regular income by investing in units of overseas ETFs, B Gop Kumar, the chief executive of the company, said.

The government is looking to appoint a consultant to advise it on managing the Bharat Bond ETF, whose asset under management (AUM) has crossed Rs 50,000 crore since its launch in 2019. The Bharat Bond Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) comprises bonds of CPSEs, CPSUs, Central Public Financial Institutions (CPFIs) and other government organisations. These institutions have issued bonds and raised debt of Rs 33,400 crore since 2019, using the ETF platform. The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) on Friday issued an RFP for appointing an advisor/consultant with experience and expertise in advising or who has been involved in a relevant capacity in the launch of an ETF/Debt ETF /Debt MF/ index linked fund/corporate bonds issuances. Merchant bankers/investment bankers/consulting firms/financial institutions; either individually or as a consortium; can bid to act as the advisor/consultant. The advisor will analyse, assist and advise on the possible monetisation of the de

India-focused offshore funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) registered the highest-ever quarterly inflow of $7.97 billion in the September quarter

The strong inflows from listed funds into the domestic markets come on the back of an increase in India's weightage

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Ashoka WhiteOak India Opportunities A USD Acc was the top-performing fund among the top 10 largest India-focused offshore funds and ETFs.

India-focused offshore funds and ETFs are some of the prominent investment vehicles through which foreign investors invest in Indian equity markets.

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India-focused offshore funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) witnessed a 9 per cent quarter-on-quarter decline in inflows to USD 803 million in the January-March period, mainly due to an uncertain global economic environment, according to a Morningstar report. However, this was the third consecutive quarter of inflow. Before that, such funds saw 17 quarters of net outflows in a row. India-focused offshore funds and ETFs are some of the prominent investment vehicles through which foreign investors invest in the Indian equity market. Going by the report, the category received a net inflow of USD 803 million during the January-March quarter of 2023, which was slightly lower than the net inflow of USD 884 million during the quarter ended December 2022. Flows into offshore funds are generally considered to be long-term in nature, whereas flows into offshore ETFs indicate predominantly short-term investments. Going ahead, investors would also look for cues from the scenario that unfold

Returns, however, beat other asset classes

Franklin Templeton, Mirae Asset, Edelweiss mutual funds resume international schemes

Index fund growth led by debt schemes, with fund houses launching target maturity funds this year