How to invest in India using ETFs

How do I invest in Indian stocks?

The easiest way to invest in the whole Indian stock market is to invest in a broad market index. This can be done at low cost by using ETFs.

On the Indian stock market you'll find 0 indices which are tracked by ETFs. Besides these indices, 0 alternative indices are available.

As further alternative, you may invest in indices on Asia or emerging markets.

 

Indices in comparison

The best indices for ETFs on India

 
  • For the selected origin country, there are no ETFs available for the Indian stock market.
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Alternative investment opportunities

India indices with a sector or thematic focus

Alternatively, you can consider indices on specific sectors or investment themes. In total you can invest in 0 alternative indices on India tracked by 0 ETFs. The total expense ratio (TER) of ETFs on these alternative indices is at -.

 
 
  • For the selected origin country, there are no ETFs with this investment focus available.
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Emerging markets indices with a share of India

Besides India ETFs you may consider ETFs on emerging markets. In total, you can consider 2 emerging markets indices tracked by 5 ETFs. The total expense ratio (TER) of ETFs on emerging markets indices is between 0.15% p.a. and 0.18% p.a..

 
Index Investment focus Number of ETFs Number of constituents Short description
FTSE Emerging Emerging Markets

India: 17.98%
(30/11/2022)
2 ETFs 2,219
(28/06/2024)
The FTSE Emerging index tracks stocks from emerging markets worldwide.
Index factsheet
MSCI Emerging Markets Emerging Markets

India: 14.85%
(30/11/2022)
3 ETFs 1,196
(28/11/2025)
The MSCI Emerging Markets index tracks stocks from emerging markets worldwide.
Index factsheet
ETF
ISIN
  Fund size
in m EUR
TER
in %
Use of profits Fund domicile Replication method
iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF (Dist)IE00B0M63177 6,005 0.18% p.a. Distributing Ireland Full replication
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD) DistributingIE00B3VVMM84 2,640 0.17% p.a. Distributing Ireland Full replication
UBS Core MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD disLU0480132876 1,904 0.15% p.a. Distributing Luxembourg Optimized sampling
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD) AccumulatingIE00BK5BR733 1,207 0.17% p.a. Accumulating Ireland Full replication
Amundi Core MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF EUR DistLU1737652583 839 0.18% p.a. Distributing Luxembourg Full replication
 
Index   1 month
in %
3 months
in %
6 months
in %
1 year
in %
3 years
in %
FTSE Emerging -2.69% 7.22% 13.34% 13.59% 33.08%
MSCI Emerging Markets -3.25% 9.80% 17.12% 18.46% 35.59%
Index   2025
in %
2024
in %
2023
in %
2022
in %
2021
in %
FTSE Emerging 11.32% 19.19% 4.11% -12.40% 7.62%
MSCI Emerging Markets 17.91% 14.41% 5.84% -13.82% 3.82%

Source: justETF.com; As of 30/11/2025; Calculations in EUR based on the largest ETF of the respective index.

 

Asia indices with a share of India

Alternatively, you may consider investing in Asia. In total, you can invest in 0 indices on Asia tracked by 0 ETFs. The total expense ratio (TER) of ETFs on Asia is at -.

 
 
  • For the selected origin country, there are no ETFs with this investment focus available.
    You are able to select your country of origin on the top of the screen.