Exchange-Traded Funds in India

Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) in India are exchange-listed passive-investment vehicles that track specific indices (equity, debt, commodity) and are traded on Indian stock exchanges (NSE and BSE) like individual stocks. ETFs combine the structural features of index mutual funds (passive tracking of an underlying index) with the operational features of exchange-listed stocks (real-time market pricing, intraday trading, demat-mode holding). The Indian ETF market emerged in 2001 with the launch of Benchmark Mutual Fund’s Nifty BeES (the first Indian ETF) and has grown substantially through the 2010s and 2020s, reflecting global passive-investing trends and increasing Indian retail-investor interest.

Anil Ghelani

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Anil Ghelani is the Head of Passive Investments and Products at DSP Investment Managers Private Limited , the entity operating DSP Mutual Fund. He is one of the more vocal advocates for passive investing and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) within the Indian mutual fund industry, contributing regularly to public discourse on the role of passive strategies, factor investing, and the evolving regulatory and product landscape for index funds and ETFs in India.

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Exchange-Traded Funds in India

Anil Ghelani