
Global X - India Active ETF
$26.03+0.53 (+2.09%)
- 0.75%
- $47M
- −11.6%
- 1.28%
- 0M sh
- $25.56
- low $25.04high $30.68
The ETF.net NDIA Grade
Score 62 out of 100
- 7 of 19
Score 62 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.C47 out of 100Rank 9 of 19Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A98 out of 100Rank 9 of 12Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B58 out of 100Rank 6 of 19Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C43 out of 100Rank 11 of 19Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C43 out of 100Rank 13 of 19
Our read on NDIA
BMost India ETFs hand you an index and a few hundred names. NDIA is a stockpicker: about 30 companies chosen for business quality and domestic-driven growth, held on a four- to five-year view.
The fund seeks long-term capital growth through active exposure to India, emphasizing companies with quality business models and management teams and domestic-driven growth over a four- to five-year horizon.
Why people hold it
- Actively run, not index-shadowing. A concentrated book of roughly 30 Indian companies, selected for quality business models and management teams, with long-term capital growth as the stated goal.globalxetfs.com
- Costs 0.75% a year, level with the typical India ETF fee. Active stock selection at passive-median pricing is a rarer combination than it sounds.
- Does what the label says. Pure India equity, quality screen, domestic-growth tilt, with very little drift from the advertised brief compared with its single-country peers.globalxetfs.com
Worth knowing
- Cheaper index routes to the same country exist: FLIN charges 0.19% and INDA 0.61%. The extra fee here buys a manager's judgment, not broader coverage.
- About 30 holdings means individual names carry real weight, and the whole portfolio rides one emerging market's economy and currency.
- Trades lightly next to the giant India index funds and launched in 2023, so spreads can be wider and the live track record is still short.
NDIA Holdings
- Stocks
- 33
- 55%
- IBN
Sectors
- Financials32.1%
- Consumer Discretionary12.0%
- Industrials10.9%
- Energy8.8%
- Materials8.2%
- Consumer Staples6.1%
- Communication5.8%
- Technology5.8%
- Health Care4.0%
- Utilities3.6%
- Real Estate2.7%
Geography
- India100.00%
Developed 0% · Emerging 100%
NDIA Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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 | NDIA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −14.5% |
| 1 month | −5.0% |
| 3 months | −7.2% |
| 1 year | −11.6% |
| 3 years | +1.7% |
| 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 | NDIA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −14.5% | |
| 2025 | +5.0% | |
| 2024 | +5.8% | |
| 2023 | +12.7% |
NDIA in the news
NDIA Dividends
- 1.28%
- $0.33
- $0.33 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
NDIA Risk
- 14.5%
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.
- −0.07
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.
- −22.0%
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.
- 0.38
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
NDIA Cost
- The middle half of India funds
- Median 0.75%
8 of the 19 India funds charge less.
Other funds in India
- BEPIWisdomTree India Earnings FundExpense ratio 0.84%1 year return −10.4%
- BGINDGoldman Sachs India Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return −9.3%
- BNFTYFirst Trust India NIFTY 50 Equal Weight ETFExpense ratio 0.80%1 year return −11.3%
- CINDZVanEck India Select ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return —
- CINDEMatthews India Active ETF INDEExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return −2.9%




