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Invest in IGSU ETF from India
Indian and foreign residents can buy iShares Dow Jones Global Leaders Screened UCITS ETF (IGSU) units directly through Paasa.
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IGSU at a glance
- Price
- $101.73+$0.22 (0.21%)
- Expense ratio
- 0.6%
- Day range
- $101.73 – $102.32
- Assets
- $2.2B
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Holdings
- 573
- Launched
- 2011
- Dividends
- Accumulating
- 1 month
- -3.10%
- 6 months
- +20.05%
- YTD
- +13.13%
- 1 year
- +17.77%
- 5 years
- +72.82%
Price change, excluding dividends.
Top 10 holdings
- 1MICROSOFT13.5%
- 2TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING8.1%
- 3ASML HOLDING2.9%
- 4VISA CLASS A2.7%
- 5ABBVIE2.0%
- 6MASTERCARD CLASS A2.0%
- 7CISCO SYSTEMS INC1.8%
- 8TENCENT HOLDINGS1.5%
- 9PALO ALTO NETWORKS1.4%
- 10ASTRAZENECA PLC1.1%
IGSU holds 573 securities in total. These 10 are 37.0% of the fund.
Where the money is invested
Sectors
- Technology37.7%
- Financial Services19.8%
- Industrials11.8%
- Healthcare9.2%
- Basic Materials5.1%
- Energy3.4%
Countries
- United States40.5%
- Taiwan12.2%
- Japan7.9%
- United Kingdom3.8%
- Germany3.8%
- Netherlands3.5%
How to invest in IGSU 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 IGSU and buy
Find the fund by its ticker, IGSU, on the London Stock Exchange ETF segment, and place your order.
Why invest in IGSU from India
What IGSU holds
The share class is a share class of a fund that is designed to generate a return on the fund's investments through a combination of capital growth and income.
Outside US estate tax
IGSU 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 IGSU'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
IGSU 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 IGSU's UCITS structure matters for Indian investors
IGSU 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 IGSU from India?
Yes. Indian residents can buy iShares Dow Jones Global Leaders Screened UCITS ETF (IGSU) 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 IGSU invest in?
iShares Dow Jones Global Leaders Screened UCITS ETF holds 573 securities. Its largest holdings are MICROSOFT (13.5%), TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING (8.1%) and ASML HOLDING (2.9%). Technology is its largest sector at 37.7%. It is an accumulating fund domiciled in Ireland.
What is the expense ratio of IGSU?
iShares Dow Jones Global Leaders Screened UCITS ETF has an expense ratio of 0.6% a year, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you. The fund manages about $2.2B.
Is IGSU a UCITS ETF, and why does that matter for Indian investors?
Yes. iShares Dow Jones Global Leaders Screened 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 IGSU pay dividends?
No. iShares Dow Jones Global Leaders Screened 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 IGSU?
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.