Xtrackers Nifty 500 India ETF
$21.77+0.35 (+1.66%)
- 0.19%
- $4M
- 0M sh
- $21.17
- low $20.52high $27.40
The ETF.net IND Grade
C
Score 40 out of 100
- 17 of 19
Score 40 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Very small fund, grade capped at C.
The cap holds the Score at 40 or below, so B and A are out of reach.
- The pillars earned
- 71
- This cap took
- −31
- Published Score
- 40
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A97 out of 100Rank 1 of 19Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A85 out of 100Rank 12 of 12Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C47 out of 100Rank 14 of 19Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F24 out of 100Rank 16 of 19Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A88 out of 100Rank 4 of 18Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D28 out of 100Rank 15 of 19
Our read on IND
CAbout 500 Indian stocks in one wrapper for 0.19% a year, against a roughly 0.75% median for US-listed India funds. A brand-new 2025 launch that goes far wider than the 50-name India benchmarks and undercuts most of the shelf on price.
The fund uses a passive indexing approach intended to track the performance of the Nifty 500 Index before fees and expenses.
Why people hold it
- 0.19% a year ties the low-cost end of the US India shelf (FLIN) and sits far under the cohort median near 0.75%, including INDA at 0.61% and INDY at 0.65%.
- Roughly 500 holdings, so the portfolio reaches well past the 50-stock India benchmarks some rivals track (INDY) and down into names most US investors never see.
- No stock-picking involved: a passive index approach aiming to track the Nifty 500 Index before fees and expenses. What the index holds, the fund holds.
Worth knowing
- Launched in late 2025, so there is little live history on how closely it hugs its index or how tightly it trades. Young, small funds tend to trade thinly, which is where limit orders earn their keep.
- One country, one asset class: all Indian equity. India-specific policy, market and currency swings arrive undiluted, with no other market to cushion them.
- Cash comes back once or twice a year rather than monthly, so this is a growth-of-market exposure vehicle more than a paycheck-cadence one.
IND Holdings
- Stocks
- 500
- 29%
- HDFCBANK.BO
Geography
- India99.97%
- United States0.03%
Developed 0% · Emerging 100%
IND Performance
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IND$8,623
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | IND |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −13.8% |
| 1 month | −5.2% |
| 3 months | −6.2% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | IND |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −13.8% | |
| 2025 | −1.1% |
IND in the news
IND Dividends
- $0.08 per share
- Irregular
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
IND Risk
- —
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
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How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
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How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.91
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IND Cost
0.19%
IND0.19%
- The middle half of India funds
- Median 0.75%
No India fund charges less.
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