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Invest in CW8U ETF from India
Indian and foreign residents can buy Amundi MSCI World Swap -UCITS ETF- Capitalisation (CW8U) units directly through Paasa.
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CW8U at a glance
- Price
- $795.25-$3.60 (0.45%)
- Expense ratio
- 0.38%
- Day range
- $795.25 – $798.30
- Assets
- $8.2B
- Domicile
- Luxembourg
- Holdings
- 219
- Launched
- 2018
- Dividends
- —
- 1 month
- -1.74%
- 6 months
- +17.95%
- YTD
- +10.87%
- 1 year
- +16.38%
- 5 years
- +72.33%
Price change, excluding dividends.
Top 10 holdings
- 1ASML HOLDING NVASML.AS8.2%
- 2AIRBUS SE PARISAIR.PA7.9%
- 3DEUTSCHE TELEKOM NAMEN (XETRA)DTE.DE6.1%
- 4SIEMENS ENERGY AGENR.DE5.6%
- 5ALLIANZ SE-REGALV.DE5.4%
- 6INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AGIFX.DE5.0%
- 7SIEMENS AG-REGSIE.DE4.4%
- 8BAYER AG-REGBAYN.DE4.1%
- 9NVIDIA CORPNVDA4.1%
- 10ING GROEP NVINGA.AS3.2%
CW8U holds 219 securities in total. These 10 are 54.1% of the fund.
Where the money is invested
Sectors
- Technology30.6%
- Financial Services16.3%
- Industrials10.7%
- Healthcare9.3%
- Consumer Cyclical8.7%
- Communication Services8.0%
Countries
- Germany38.3%
- Netherlands27.4%
- United States14.9%
- France9.1%
- Poland2.9%
- Denmark2.3%
How to invest in CW8U 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 CW8U and buy
Find the fund by its ticker, CW8U, on the London Stock Exchange ETF segment, and place your order.
Why invest in CW8U from India
What CW8U holds
The objective of this Sub-Fund is to track the performance of MSCI WORLD Index, and to minimize the tracking error between the net asset value of the Sub-Fund and the performance of the Index. The Sub-Fund aims to achieve a level of tracking error of the Sub-Fund and its index that will not normally exceed 1%.
Outside US estate tax
CW8U is domiciled in Luxembourg, not the US, so it is not a US-situs asset and US estate tax does not apply to it.
Hold a dollar asset
CW8U 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 CW8U's UCITS structure matters for Indian investors
CW8U is domiciled in Luxembourg, not the US, so it is not a US-situs asset and US estate tax does not apply to it.
Capital gains are taxed in India the same way as on a US-listed ETF.
Frequently asked questions
Can I buy CW8U from India?
Yes. Indian residents can buy Amundi MSCI World Swap -UCITS ETF- Capitalisation (CW8U) 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 CW8U invest in?
Amundi MSCI World Swap -UCITS ETF- Capitalisation holds 219 securities. Its largest holdings are ASML HOLDING NV (8.2%), AIRBUS SE PARIS (7.9%) and DEUTSCHE TELEKOM NAMEN (XETRA) (6.1%). Technology is its largest sector at 30.6%. The fund is domiciled in Luxembourg.
What is the expense ratio of CW8U?
Amundi MSCI World Swap -UCITS ETF- Capitalisation has an expense ratio of 0.38% a year, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you. The fund manages about $8.2B.
Is CW8U a UCITS ETF, and why does that matter for Indian investors?
Yes. Amundi MSCI World Swap -UCITS ETF- Capitalisation is a UCITS fund domiciled in Luxembourg. Because it is domiciled outside the US, it is not a US-situs asset, so US estate tax does not apply to it.
What tax do I pay in India when I sell CW8U?
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.