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Invest in RARE ETF from India
Indian and foreign residents can buy WisdomTree Strategic Metals and Rare Earths Miners UCITS ETF (RARE) units directly through Paasa.
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RARE at a glance
- Price
- $52.19+$0.75 (1.46%)
- Expense ratio
- 0.5%
- Day range
- $51.88 – $52.32
- Assets
- $843.9M
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Holdings
- 108
- Launched
- 2024
- Dividends
- Accumulating
- 1 month
- -12.11%
- 6 months
- -4.45%
- YTD
- -0.40%
- 1 year
- +19.51%
- 5 years
- —
Price change, excluding dividends.
Top 10 holdings
- 1Anglo American Plc3.5%
- 2Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT3.5%
- 3MP Materials Corp3.5%
- 4Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd3.3%
- 5Lynas Rare Earths Ltd3.3%
- 6Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd3.2%
- 7Pangang Group Vanadium Tit-A2.3%
- 8Shenghe Resources Holding Co Ltd2.3%
- 9China Molybdenum Co Ltd2.3%
- 10Ecopro Co Ltd2.2%
RARE holds 108 securities in total. These 10 are 29.3% of the fund.
Where the money is invested
Sectors
- Basic Materials93.9%
- Industrials4.3%
- Technology1.8%
Countries
- China22.6%
- Canada14.4%
- Australia11.3%
- United States10.1%
- South Africa8.6%
- Indonesia6.9%
How to invest in RARE 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 RARE and buy
Find the fund by its ticker, RARE, on the London Stock Exchange ETF segment, and place your order.
Why invest in RARE from India
What RARE holds
The Wisdomtree Energy Transition and Rare Earths Miners UCITS ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Energy Transition Metals and Rare Earths Miners Index (the Index).
Outside US estate tax
RARE 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 RARE'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
RARE 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 RARE's UCITS structure matters for Indian investors
RARE 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 RARE from India?
Yes. Indian residents can buy WisdomTree Strategic Metals and Rare Earths Miners UCITS ETF (RARE) 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 RARE invest in?
WisdomTree Strategic Metals and Rare Earths Miners UCITS ETF holds 108 securities. Its largest holdings are Anglo American Plc (3.5%), Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT (3.5%) and MP Materials Corp (3.5%). Basic Materials is its largest sector at 93.9%. It is an accumulating fund domiciled in Ireland.
What is the expense ratio of RARE?
WisdomTree Strategic Metals and Rare Earths Miners UCITS ETF has an expense ratio of 0.5% a year, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you. The fund manages about $843.9M.
Is RARE a UCITS ETF, and why does that matter for Indian investors?
Yes. WisdomTree Strategic Metals and Rare Earths Miners 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 RARE pay dividends?
No. WisdomTree Strategic Metals and Rare Earths Miners 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 RARE?
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.