FLIN vs GIND

FLINAFranklin FTSE India ETF

GINDBGoldman Sachs India Equity ETF

In short

FLIN Franklin's India fund runs the whole large- and mid-cap market at 0.19% a year, a fraction of what most India ETFs charge. Same country, same index-tracking job, cheaper meter running.

GIND Goldman's 2025 arrival in a crowded India aisle: roughly 110 Indian companies in one ticker, priced at the category's going rate. The stated goal on the tin is long-term capital appreciation, not index-hugging.

Stated mandate

FLIN The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the FTSE India RIC Capped Index.

GIND The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

• FLIN Charges 0.19% a year, well under the typical India ETF fee and under every other top-scoring fund in the group, including INDA, INDY and SMIN.
• Tracks the FTSE India RIC Capped Index with very little slippage, one of the tightest index-following records among India funds.
• Roughly 240 Indian stocks in one ticker, plus a billion-dollar-plus asset base and steady daily trading, so spreads stay manageable for ordinary orders.
• Live since 2018, giving it a multi-year track record through India's boom and its drawdowns rather than a fresh-off-the-line prospectus.

• GIND One ticker holds roughly 110 Indian companies, a broad slice of the market rather than a short list of familiar names.
• The 0.75% fee lands right at the median for US-listed India funds, not at a new-launch premium.
• Stays in its lane. Portfolio and prospectus agree: Indian equities, full stop, with no drift into adjacent markets.
• Sits in the upper half of the US-listed India funds we cover, a shelf that includes long-established giants like INDA and INDY.

Worth knowing

• FLIN One country, one currency. Indian politics, rates and a moving rupee land directly in the price, with no other market to cushion the swing.
• The RIC Capped index trims oversized positions to meet US fund diversification rules, so returns can drift from an uncapped India benchmark.
• Distributions come annually or semiannually, and Indian large caps are not a high-payout market. This is a growth-exposure tool, not an income stream.

• GIND Cheaper shelf-mates exist: FLIN at 0.19%, INDA at 0.61%. That fee gap is the bar this portfolio has to clear.
• Launched in 2025, so the record is short and the asset base modest. Trading has been light, which tends to mean wider spreads than the aisle's veterans.
• One country, one currency. Indian stocks and the rupee drive the whole result, with no other market in the mix to cushion a rough stretch.

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