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Invest in CEA1 ETF from India
Indian and foreign residents can buy iShares VII PLC - iShares MSCI EM Asia ETF (CEA1) units directly through Paasa.
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CEA1 at a glance
- Price
- £226.60-£0.16 (0.07%)
- Expense ratio
- 0.2%
- Day range
- £225.63 – £228.52
- Assets
- £6.6B
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Holdings
- 538
- Launched
- 2010
- Dividends
- Accumulating
- 1 month
- +1.66%
- 6 months
- +21.70%
- YTD
- +27.79%
- 1 year
- +32.24%
- 5 years
- +62.52%
Price change, excluding dividends.
Top 10 holdings
- 1TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING18.6%
- 2SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD9.0%
- 3SK HYNIX6.9%
- 4ISH MSCI CHINA A ETF USD ACC4.1%
- 5TENCENT HOLDINGS3.3%
- 6MEDIATEK2.3%
- 7ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING2.2%
- 8SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE1.2%
- 9DELTA ELECTRONICS1.1%
- 10CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H1.0%
CEA1 holds 538 securities in total. These 10 are 49.8% of the fund.
Where the money is invested
Sectors
- Technology50.6%
- Financial Services14.6%
- Consumer Cyclical8.9%
- Industrials6.4%
- Communication Services6.3%
- Basic Materials3.6%
Countries
- Taiwan (Province of China)34.1%
- Korea (the Republic of)25.2%
- China17.0%
- India13.2%
- Ireland4.7%
- Hong Kong1.6%
How to invest in CEA1 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, and Interactive Brokers converts the dollars to GBP when you buy.
Step 3
Search CEA1 and buy
Find the fund by its ticker, CEA1, on the London Stock Exchange ETF segment, and place your order.
Why invest in CEA1 from India
What CEA1 holds
The investment objective of this fund is to match the performance of an index featuring chosen companies within Asia's emerging markets.
Dividends reinvested for you
Dividends from CEA1's holdings are reinvested inside the fund, so nothing is paid out to you and there is no dividend to declare in India.
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.
Frequently asked questions
Can I buy CEA1 from India?
Yes. Indian residents can buy iShares VII PLC - iShares MSCI EM Asia ETF (CEA1) through Paasa. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange ETF segment and trades in GBP. 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 CEA1 invest in?
iShares VII PLC - iShares MSCI EM Asia ETF holds 538 securities. Its largest holdings are TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING (18.6%), SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD (9.0%) and SK HYNIX (6.9%). Technology is its largest sector at 50.6%. It is an accumulating fund domiciled in Ireland.
What is the expense ratio of CEA1?
iShares VII PLC - iShares MSCI EM Asia ETF has an expense ratio of 0.2% a year, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you. The fund manages about £6.6B.
Does CEA1 pay dividends?
No. iShares VII PLC - iShares MSCI EM Asia ETF is an accumulating fund. Dividends from its holdings are reinvested inside the fund, so nothing is paid out to you and there is no dividend to declare in India.
What tax do I pay in India when I sell CEA1?
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 GBP/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.