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Invest in PBRT ETF from India
Indian and foreign residents can buy WisdomTree Brent Crude Oil - Daily (PBRT) units directly through Paasa.
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PBRT at a glance
- Price
- £9.80+£0.13 (1.38%)
- Expense ratio
- 0.49%
- Day range
- £9.66 – £9.80
- Assets
- £3.7M
- Domicile
- Jersey
- Holdings
- —
- Launched
- 2012
- Dividends
- —
- 1 month
- +15.03%
- 6 months
- +16.05%
- YTD
- +88.07%
- 1 year
- +74.98%
- 5 years
- +134.19%
Price change, excluding dividends.
Top holding
- 1Brent Crude Oil100.0%
These 1 are 100.0% of the fund.
How to invest in PBRT 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 PBRT and buy
Find the fund by its ticker, PBRT, on the London Stock Exchange ETF segment, and place your order.
Why invest in PBRT from India
What PBRT holds
The WisdomTree Brent Crude Oil - GBP Daily Hedged is a fully collateralised Exchange Traded Commodity (ETC), compliant with UCITS regulations. It aims to provide investors with a comprehensive total return exposure to Brent Crude Oil futures contracts, with its currency risk hedged daily in British Pounds.
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 PBRT from India?
Yes. Indian residents can buy WisdomTree Brent Crude Oil - Daily (PBRT) 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 PBRT invest in?
Its largest holding is Brent Crude Oil (100.0%). The fund is domiciled in Jersey.
What is the expense ratio of PBRT?
WisdomTree Brent Crude Oil - Daily has an expense ratio of 0.49% a year, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you. The fund manages about £3.7M.
What tax do I pay in India when I sell PBRT?
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.