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Invest in ESAP ETF from India
Indian and foreign residents can buy BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500 UCITS ETF C (ESAP) units directly through Paasa.
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ESAP at a glance
- Price
- $31.18+$0.12 (0.40%)
- Expense ratio
- 0.14%
- Day range
- $31.04 – $31.22
- Assets
- $9.8B
- Domicile
- France
- Holdings
- —
- Launched
- 2013
- Dividends
- —
- 1 month
- -0.79%
- 6 months
- +20.44%
- YTD
- +12.05%
- 1 year
- +16.44%
- 5 years
- +86.61%
Price change, excluding dividends.
Where the money is invested
Sectors
- Technology29.7%
- Healthcare12.7%
- Financial Services12.5%
- Consumer Cyclical10.9%
- Communication Services8.6%
- Industrials8.2%
Countries
- France34.3%
- Netherlands18.3%
- Germany17.4%
- Other10.2%
- Sweden8.7%
- Italy3.0%
How to invest in ESAP 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 ESAP and buy
Find the fund by its ticker, ESAP, on XETRA, and place your order.
Why invest in ESAP from India
What ESAP holds
The S&P 500 THEAM EASY UCITS ETF Subfund (referred to as the "Subfund") is designed to precisely mirror the investment performance of the S&P 500 index, irrespective of market movements. As an indexed investment vehicle, it endeavors to keep the absolute deviation between its net asset value growth and the index's growth (known as tracking error) below 1%.
Hold a dollar asset
ESAP 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.
Frequently asked questions
Can I buy ESAP from India?
Yes. Indian residents can buy BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500 UCITS ETF C (ESAP) through Paasa. It is listed on XETRA 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 is the expense ratio of ESAP?
BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500 UCITS ETF C has an expense ratio of 0.14% a year, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you. The fund manages about $9.8B.
What tax do I pay in India when I sell ESAP?
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.