XETRA · ETF
Invest in EMKX ETF from India
Indian and foreign residents can buy BNP Paribas Easy MSCI Emerging ESG Filtered Min TE (EMKX) units directly through Paasa.
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EMKX at a glance
- Price
- €17.49+€0.12 (0.69%)
- Expense ratio
- 0.27%
- Day range
- €17.46 – €17.56
- Assets
- €3.6B
- Domicile
- Luxembourg
- Holdings
- —
- Launched
- 2016
- Dividends
- —
- 1 month
- +3.05%
- 6 months
- +20.77%
- YTD
- +28.40%
- 1 year
- +34.32%
- 5 years
- +54.35%
Price change, excluding dividends.
Where the money is invested
Sectors
- Technology42.1%
- Financial Services20.5%
- Consumer Cyclical8.3%
- Communication Services6.4%
- Basic Materials5.7%
- Industrials5.7%
Countries
- Taiwan28.8%
- South Korea21.0%
- China17.6%
- India10.7%
- Brazil3.9%
- South Africa2.7%
How to invest in EMKX 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 EUR when you buy.
Step 3
Search EMKX and buy
Find the fund by its ticker, EMKX, on XETRA, and place your order.
Why invest in EMKX from India
What EMKX holds
This fund employs a passive management approach, aiming to mirror the performance of a specific benchmark. Its core objective is to closely replicate the returns generated by the MSCI Emerging ESG Filtered Min TE (NTR) Index, ensuring that any deviation from the index's performance does not exceed 1%.
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 EMKX from India?
Yes. Indian residents can buy BNP Paribas Easy MSCI Emerging ESG Filtered Min TE (EMKX) through Paasa. It is listed on XETRA and trades in EUR. Your money leaves India under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme, and the units are held in your own name at Interactive Brokers.
What is the expense ratio of EMKX?
BNP Paribas Easy MSCI Emerging ESG Filtered Min TE has an expense ratio of 0.27% a year, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you. The fund manages about €3.6B.
What tax do I pay in India when I sell EMKX?
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 EUR/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.