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Invest in SPEP ETF from India
Indian and foreign residents can buy Invesco S&P 500 Scored & Screened UCITS ETF (SPEP) units directly through Paasa.
By Paasa · Updated
SPEP at a glance
- Price
- £81.22-£0.45 (0.54%)
- Expense ratio
- 0.09%
- Day range
- £81.09 – £81.78
- Assets
- £3.2B
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Holdings
- —
- Launched
- 2020
- Dividends
- —
- 1 month
- +1.89%
- 6 months
- +17.54%
- YTD
- +13.93%
- 1 year
- +19.79%
- 5 years
- +99.77%
Price change, excluding dividends.
Top 10 holdings
- 1NVIDIA ORD13.0%
- 2MICROSOFT ORD8.5%
- 3ALPHABET CL A ORD4.8%
- 4ALPHABET CL C ORD3.8%
- 5MICRON TECHNOLOGY ORD2.8%
- 6ELI LILLY ORD2.3%
- 7VISA CL A ORD1.4%
- 8WALMART ORD1.2%
- 9INTEL ORD1.2%
- 10ABBVIE ORD1.1%
These 10 are 39.9% of the fund.
Where the money is invested
Sectors
- Technology37.8%
- Financial Services13.2%
- Healthcare11.7%
- Communication Services11.1%
- Industrials8.0%
- Consumer Defensive4.9%
Countries
- United States96.8%
- Ireland1.9%
- United Kingdom0.7%
- Switzerland0.4%
- Netherlands0.1%
- Bermuda0.1%
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Assets are shown in each fund's own reporting currency.
How to invest in SPEP 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 SPEP and buy
Find the fund by its ticker, SPEP, on the London Stock Exchange ETF segment, and place your order.
Why invest in SPEP from India
What SPEP holds
This Invesco S&P 500 Scored & Screened UCITS ETF Acc aims to replicate the net total return performance of its designated benchmark, the S&P 500 Scored & Screened Index (referred to as the “Reference Index”), after accounting for associated charges. The Reference Index is a market-capitalization-weighted measure designed to track the performance of companies meeting specific sustainability criteria.
Outside US estate tax
SPEP is domiciled in Ireland, not the US, so it is not a US-situs asset and US estate tax does not apply to it.
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 SPEP's UCITS structure matters for Indian investors
SPEP 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 SPEP from India?
Yes. Indian residents can buy Invesco S&P 500 Scored & Screened UCITS ETF (SPEP) 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 SPEP invest in?
Its largest holdings are NVIDIA ORD (13.0%), MICROSOFT ORD (8.5%) and ALPHABET CL A ORD (4.8%). Technology is its largest sector at 37.8%. The fund is domiciled in Ireland.
What is the expense ratio of SPEP?
Invesco S&P 500 Scored & Screened UCITS ETF has an expense ratio of 0.09% a year, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you. The fund manages about £3.2B.
Is SPEP a UCITS ETF, and why does that matter for Indian investors?
Yes. Invesco S&P 500 Scored & 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.
What tax do I pay in India when I sell SPEP?
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.