🌍 Your ETF choice could be costing you more than you think.
Indian investors looking to invest globally now have another route: UCITS ETFs through INDmoney’s GIFT City setup.
Why does the structure matter?
A US-listed ETF can mean 25% US withholding tax on dividends for Indian investors.
With qualifying Ireland-domiciled UCITS ETFs, the fund-level US dividend withholding can be 15% instead — and with an accumulating ETF, those dividends can be reinvested within the fund automatically.
That means:
📉 Lower dividend leakage
🔄 Automatic reinvestment
📈 More capital staying invested
⏳ Potentially more compounding over the long term
And the exposure isn’t limited to the US — UCITS ETFs can provide access to markets like Japan, South Korea, Germany, the UK and global indices, along with themes such as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100.
One important detail: the exact tax outcome depends on the ETF structure, investor circumstances and applicable Indian tax rules, so this isn't a blanket t...
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