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Invest in FAB ETF from India
Indian and foreign residents can buy First Trust Multi Value AlphaDEX Fund (FAB) units directly through Paasa.
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FAB at a glance
- Price
- $99.39-$0.37 (0.37%)
- Expense ratio
- 0.66%
- Day range
- $98.94 – $99.75
- Assets
- $160.9M
- Domicile
- the US
- Holdings
- 674
- Launched
- 2007
- Dividends
- Accumulating
- 1 month
- -7.26%
- 6 months
- +6.12%
- YTD
- +10.58%
- 1 year
- +14.17%
- 5 years
- +39.14%
Price change, excluding dividends.
Top 10 holdings
- 1Cognizant Technology Solutions CorporationCTSH0.7%
- 2Super Micro Computer, Inc.SMCI0.6%
- 3Accenture plcACN0.6%
- 4PayPal Holdings, Inc.PYPL0.6%
- 5ConocoPhillipsCOP0.5%
- 6AT&T Inc.T0.5%
- 7Phillips 66PSX0.5%
- 8Valero Energy CorporationVLO0.5%
- 9Global Payments Inc.GPN0.5%
- 10Verizon Communications Inc.VZ0.5%
FAB holds 674 securities in total. These 10 are 5.7% of the fund.
Where the money is invested
Sectors
- Financial Services21.5%
- Energy13.4%
- Consumer Cyclical12.6%
- Technology9.1%
- Industrials9.0%
- Utilities7.2%
Countries
- United States94.5%
- Bermuda2.3%
- Ireland1.6%
- Switzerland1.0%
- Other0.2%
- Puerto Rico0.2%
How to invest in FAB 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 FAB and buy
Find the fund by its ticker, FAB, on NASDAQ, and place your order. Fractional units are available and there is no minimum trade size, so you can buy by amount.
Why invest in FAB from India
What FAB holds
FAB holds a broad value-focused portfolio of stocks from the Nasdaq US Select Index Family. The fund uses a quantitative methodology to select and weight securities in three different size segments.
Dividends reinvested for you
Dividends from FAB's holdings are reinvested inside the fund, so nothing is paid out to you and there is no dividend to declare in India.
Hold a dollar asset
FAB 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.
Buy a fraction of a unit
Buy by amount, not by unit, and get the matching fraction of one FAB unit. There is no minimum trade size.
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.
Planning to hold more than $60,000 in US ETFs? Here's what US estate tax means for you.
US-domiciled ETFs held in your own name fall under US estate tax rules. If your US holdings cross $60,000, the amount above that can be taxed at up to 40% when the account passes to your family.
A UCITS ETF tracking a similar market sits outside US estate tax.
Frequently asked questions
Can I buy FAB from India?
Yes. Indian residents can buy First Trust Multi Value AlphaDEX Fund (FAB) through Paasa. It is listed on NASDAQ 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 FAB invest in?
First Trust Multi Value AlphaDEX Fund holds 674 securities. Its largest holdings are Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (0.7%), Super Micro Computer, Inc. (0.6%) and Accenture plc (0.6%). Financial Services is its largest sector at 21.5%. It is an accumulating fund domiciled in the US.
What is the expense ratio of FAB?
First Trust Multi Value AlphaDEX Fund has an expense ratio of 0.66% a year, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you. The fund manages about $160.9M.
Does FAB pay dividends?
No. First Trust Multi Value AlphaDEX Fund 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 FAB?
The US does not levy capital gains tax on shares for Indian residents. 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.
Can I buy a fraction of one FAB unit?
Yes. You can buy by amount rather than by unit and add to your position over time. One unit is $99.39, and there is no minimum trade size.
What happens to my FAB units if I pass away?
US-domiciled ETFs held in your own name fall under US estate tax rules. If your US holdings cross $60,000, the amount above that can be taxed at up to 40% when the account passes to your family. A UCITS ETF tracking a similar market sits outside US estate tax. Paasa's US estate tax calculator shows the exposure for a given portfolio value.