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Invest in RIOU ETF from India
Indian and foreign residents can buy Amundi MSCI Brazil ETF - Capitalisation (RIOU) units directly through Paasa.
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RIOU at a glance
- Price
- $29.25-$0.21 (0.70%)
- Expense ratio
- 0.65%
- Day range
- $29.23 – $29.81
- Assets
- $450.2M
- Domicile
- Luxembourg
- Holdings
- 30
- Launched
- 2019
- Dividends
- Accumulating
- 1 month
- +2.04%
- 6 months
- -1.07%
- YTD
- +13.93%
- 1 year
- +21.96%
- 5 years
- +63.65%
Price change, excluding dividends.
Top 10 holdings
- 1APPLE INCAAPL9.1%
- 2AMAZON.COM INCAMZN7.8%
- 3ADVANCED MICRO DEVICESAMD5.4%
- 4NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPNSC4.8%
- 5INTEL CORPINTC4.8%
- 6MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCMU4.8%
- 7ABBVIE INCABBV4.6%
- 8ELI LILLY & COLLY4.6%
- 9RTX CORPRTX4.6%
- 10NVIDIA CORPNVDA4.5%
RIOU holds 30 securities in total. These 10 are 55.1% of the fund.
Where the money is invested
Sectors
- Financial Services36.0%
- Energy18.4%
- Basic Materials14.5%
- Industrials11.0%
- Utilities10.8%
- Consumer Defensive3.9%
Countries
- United States92.6%
- France7.4%
How to invest in RIOU 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 RIOU and buy
Find the fund by its ticker, RIOU, on the London Stock Exchange ETF segment, and place your order.
Why invest in RIOU from India
What RIOU holds
The Multi Units Luxembourg SICAV - Amundi MSCI Brazil UCITS ETF - Acc is a UCITS compliant exchange traded fund that aims to track the MSCI Brazil Net Total Return USD Index.
Dividends reinvested for you
Dividends from RIOU'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
RIOU 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.
Frequently asked questions
Can I buy RIOU from India?
Yes. Indian residents can buy Amundi MSCI Brazil ETF - Capitalisation (RIOU) 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 RIOU invest in?
Amundi MSCI Brazil ETF - Capitalisation holds 30 securities. Its largest holdings are APPLE INC (9.1%), AMAZON.COM INC (7.8%) and ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES (5.4%). Financial Services is its largest sector at 36.0%. It is an accumulating fund domiciled in Luxembourg.
What is the expense ratio of RIOU?
Amundi MSCI Brazil ETF - Capitalisation has an expense ratio of 0.65% a year, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you. The fund manages about $450.2M.
Does RIOU pay dividends?
No. Amundi MSCI Brazil ETF - Capitalisation 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 RIOU?
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.