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Invest in WCOD ETF from India
Indian and foreign residents can buy State Street SPDR MSCI World Consumer Discretionary UCITS ETF (WCOD) units directly through Paasa.
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WCOD at a glance
- Price
- $81.73+$0.27 (0.33%)
- Expense ratio
- 0.3%
- Day range
- $81.73 – $81.85
- Assets
- $63.4M
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Holdings
- 116
- Launched
- 2009
- Dividends
- Accumulating
- 1 month
- -4.34%
- 6 months
- +7.31%
- YTD
- -7.17%
- 1 year
- -5.09%
- 5 years
- +18.31%
Price change, excluding dividends.
Top 10 holdings
- 1Amazon.com Inc.AMZN31.7%
- 2Tesla Inc.TSLA14.2%
- 3Home Depot Inc.HD3.8%
- 4Toyota Motor Corp.7203.T2.3%
- 5McDonald's CorporationMCD2.2%
- 6TJX Companies IncTJX1.9%
- 7Sony Group Corporation6758.T1.7%
- 8Booking Holdings Inc.BKNG1.6%
- 9LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SEMC.PA1.5%
- 10Compagnie Financiere Richemont SACFR.SW1.5%
WCOD holds 116 securities in total. These 10 are 62.3% of the fund.
Where the money is invested
Sectors
- Consumer Cyclical95.7%
- Technology3.6%
- Consumer Defensive0.6%
- Communication Services0.1%
- Industrials0.1%
Countries
- United States74.8%
- Japan9.9%
- France3.0%
- Switzerland2.2%
- Germany1.6%
- United Kingdom1.4%
How to invest in WCOD 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 WCOD and buy
Find the fund by its ticker, WCOD, on the London Stock Exchange ETF segment, and place your order.
Why invest in WCOD from India
What WCOD holds
The objective of the Fund is to track the performance of companies in the consumer discretionary sector, across developed markets globally.
Outside US estate tax
WCOD 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 WCOD'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
WCOD 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 WCOD's UCITS structure matters for Indian investors
WCOD 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 WCOD from India?
Yes. Indian residents can buy State Street SPDR MSCI World Consumer Discretionary UCITS ETF (WCOD) 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 WCOD invest in?
State Street SPDR MSCI World Consumer Discretionary UCITS ETF holds 116 securities. Its largest holdings are Amazon.com Inc. (31.7%), Tesla Inc. (14.2%) and Home Depot Inc. (3.8%). Consumer Cyclical is its largest sector at 95.7%. It is an accumulating fund domiciled in Ireland.
What is the expense ratio of WCOD?
State Street SPDR MSCI World Consumer Discretionary UCITS ETF has an expense ratio of 0.3% a year, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you. The fund manages about $63.4M.
Is WCOD a UCITS ETF, and why does that matter for Indian investors?
Yes. State Street SPDR MSCI World Consumer Discretionary 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 WCOD pay dividends?
No. State Street SPDR MSCI World Consumer Discretionary 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 WCOD?
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.