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Invest in FTAL ETF from India
Indian and foreign residents can buy State Street SPDR FTSE UK All Share UCITS ETF (FTAL) units directly through Paasa.
By Paasa · Updated
FTAL at a glance
- Price
- £93.02+£0.29 (0.31%)
- Expense ratio
- 0.2%
- Day range
- £92.76 – £93.70
- Assets
- £721.9M
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Holdings
- 503
- Launched
- 2012
- Dividends
- Accumulating
- 1 month
- -0.96%
- 6 months
- +9.51%
- YTD
- +10.24%
- 1 year
- +18.41%
- 5 years
- +67.08%
Price change, excluding dividends.
Top 10 holdings
- 1HSBC Holdings PlcHSBA.L8.8%
- 2Shell PlcSHEL.L7.3%
- 3AstraZeneca PLCAZN.L6.4%
- 4Rolls-Royce Holdings plcRR.L4.3%
- 5Unilever PLCULVR.L3.4%
- 6BP PLCBP.L3.1%
- 7British American Tobacco p.l.c.BATS.L3.0%
- 8GSK plcGSK.L2.6%
- 9Rio Tinto plcRIO.L2.5%
- 10Lloyds Banking Group plcLLOY.L2.1%
FTAL holds 503 securities in total. These 10 are 43.4% of the fund.
Where the money is invested
Sectors
- Financial Services25.3%
- Industrials15.2%
- Consumer Defensive13.0%
- Healthcare11.1%
- Energy10.0%
- Basic Materials8.6%
Countries
- United Kingdom92.7%
- Switzerland2.2%
- Ireland1.1%
- Other1.0%
- Hong Kong0.8%
- Jersey0.3%
Similar funds
| Fund | Expense ratio | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| FTADLSEState Street SPDR FTSE UK All Share UCITS ETF (Dist) | 0.2% | 721.9M |
Assets are shown in each fund's own reporting currency.
How to invest in FTAL 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 FTAL and buy
Find the fund by its ticker, FTAL, on the London Stock Exchange ETF segment, and place your order.
Why invest in FTAL from India
What FTAL holds
The objective of the Fund is to track the performance of the broad UK equity market.
Outside US estate tax
FTAL is domiciled in Ireland, not the US, so it is not a US-situs asset and US estate tax does not apply to it.
Dividends reinvested for you
Dividends from FTAL'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.
Why FTAL's UCITS structure matters for Indian investors
FTAL is domiciled in Ireland, not the US, so it is not a US-situs asset and US estate tax does not apply to it.
On the US shares the fund holds, the 15% US dividend withholding is paid inside the fund, and you cannot claim it as a Foreign Tax Credit in India.
Capital gains are taxed in India the same way as on a US-listed ETF.
Frequently asked questions
Can I buy FTAL from India?
Yes. Indian residents can buy State Street SPDR FTSE UK All Share UCITS ETF (FTAL) 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 FTAL invest in?
State Street SPDR FTSE UK All Share UCITS ETF holds 503 securities. Its largest holdings are HSBC Holdings Plc (8.8%), Shell Plc (7.3%) and AstraZeneca PLC (6.4%). Financial Services is its largest sector at 25.3%. It is an accumulating fund domiciled in Ireland.
What is the expense ratio of FTAL?
State Street SPDR FTSE UK All Share UCITS 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 £721.9M.
Is FTAL a UCITS ETF, and why does that matter for Indian investors?
Yes. State Street SPDR FTSE UK All Share UCITS ETF is a UCITS fund domiciled in Ireland. Because it is domiciled outside the US, it is not a US-situs asset, so US estate tax does not apply to it. On the US shares the fund holds, the 15% US dividend withholding is paid inside the fund, and you cannot claim it as a Foreign Tax Credit in India.
Does FTAL pay dividends?
No. State Street SPDR FTSE UK All Share UCITS 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 FTAL?
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.