London Stock Exchange ETF segment · UCITS ETF
Invest in AIQU ETF from India
Indian and foreign residents can buy GLOBAL X Artificial Intelligence UCITS ETF AccumUSD (AIQU) units directly through Paasa.
By Paasa · Updated
AIQU at a glance
- Price
- $29.57+$0.23 (0.77%)
- Expense ratio
- 0.4%
- Day range
- $29.13 – $29.57
- Assets
- $95.9M
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Holdings
- —
- Launched
- 2024
- Dividends
- —
- 1 month
- +1.01%
- 6 months
- +44.50%
- YTD
- +27.44%
- 1 year
- +33.90%
- 5 years
- —
Price change, excluding dividends.
Top 10 holdings
- 1PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A4.1%
- 2MICROSOFT CORP3.6%
- 3SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A3.3%
- 4META PLATFORMS INC3.2%
- 5INTEL CORP3.1%
- 6ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES3.1%
- 7TESLA INC3.0%
- 8ORACLE CORP3.0%
- 9NVIDIA CORP3.0%
- 10TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR2.9%
These 10 are 32.4% of the fund.
Where the money is invested
Countries
- United States69.1%
- China6.2%
- Korea (the Republic of)5.6%
- Germany4.7%
- Taiwan (Province of China)4.6%
- Canada2.0%
How to invest in AIQU from India
Step 1
Open your Paasa account
KYC takes a few minutes: PAN, Aadhaar and address proof. Your brokerage account is opened in your own name with Interactive Brokers.
Step 2
Add funds from your Indian bank account
Remit up to $250,000 a year under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme. Your bank converts the rupees to US dollars at its rate on the day you remit.
Step 3
Search AIQU and buy
Find the fund by its ticker, AIQU, on the London Stock Exchange ETF segment, and place your order.
Why invest in AIQU from India
What AIQU holds
The investment objective of the Fund is to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the price and yield performance of the Indxx Artificial Intelligence Index (the Index).
Outside US estate tax
AIQU is domiciled in Ireland, not the US, so it is not a US-situs asset and US estate tax does not apply to it.
Hold a dollar asset
AIQU is priced in US dollars, so a weaker rupee adds to what it's worth in rupees. The rupee depreciated over 85% against the dollar between 2010 and 2025.
Paasa handles the paperwork
Investing abroad brings paperwork with it: remittance filings, capital gains reporting, foreign asset disclosure. Paasa prepares all of it for you. Your India-ready tax reports arrive at year end, ready to file.
Why AIQU's UCITS structure matters for Indian investors
AIQU is domiciled in Ireland, not the US, so it is not a US-situs asset and US estate tax does not apply to it.
On the US shares the fund holds, the 15% US dividend withholding is paid inside the fund, and you cannot claim it as a Foreign Tax Credit in India.
Capital gains are taxed in India the same way as on a US-listed ETF.
Frequently asked questions
Can I buy AIQU from India?
Yes. Indian residents can buy GLOBAL X Artificial Intelligence UCITS ETF AccumUSD (AIQU) through Paasa. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange ETF segment and trades in US dollars. Your money leaves India under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme, and the units are held in your own name at Interactive Brokers.
What does AIQU invest in?
Its largest holdings are PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A (4.1%), MICROSOFT CORP (3.6%) and SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A (3.3%). The fund is domiciled in Ireland.
What is the expense ratio of AIQU?
GLOBAL X Artificial Intelligence UCITS ETF AccumUSD has an expense ratio of 0.4% a year, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you. The fund manages about $95.9M.
Is AIQU a UCITS ETF, and why does that matter for Indian investors?
Yes. GLOBAL X Artificial Intelligence UCITS ETF AccumUSD is a UCITS fund domiciled in Ireland. Because it is domiciled outside the US, it is not a US-situs asset, so US estate tax does not apply to it. On the US shares the fund holds, the 15% US dividend withholding is paid inside the fund, and you cannot claim it as a Foreign Tax Credit in India.
What tax do I pay in India when I sell AIQU?
In India, gains on foreign ETF units held for more than 24 months are long-term and taxed at 12.5% without indexation, and gains on units held for 24 months or less are short-term and taxed at your income-tax slab rate. Both are worked out in rupees at the USD/INR rate on the day you bought and the day you sold, so the currency move is part of the gain. Paasa's capital-gains statement gives you the figures for your return.