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Bengaluru, 08 April 2025
In FY 2024-25, a total of eleven new passive funds (Exchange Traded Funds and Index Funds) tracking Nifty Indices were launched in Japan and Korea. Of these, 9 funds track the Nifty 50 Index, while one tracks the Nifty India Corporate Group Index – Tata Group 25% and another tracks the Nifty Midcap 50 Index.
| Sl. No. | Issuer Name | Country | Index Name |
| 1 | Amundi Asset Management | Japan | Nifty 50 |
| 2 | Asset Management One | Japan | Nifty 50 |
| 3 | Asset Management One | Japan | Nifty Midcap 50 |
| 4 | au Asset Management Corporation | Japan | Nifty 50 |
| 5 | Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. | Japan | Nifty 50 |
| 6 | iShares Blackrock | Japan | Nifty 50 |
| 7 | KB Asset Management | South Korea | Nifty 50 |
| 8 | Nikko Asset Management Co. Ltd. | Japan | Nifty 50 |
| 9 | Rakuten Investment Management, Inc. | Japan | Nifty 50 |
| 10 | Samsung Asset Management Co Ltd. | South Korea | Nifty India Corporate Group Index – Tata Group 25% |
| 11 | Shinhan Asset Management | South Korea | Nifty 50 |
Presently, there are 33 passive funds tracking Nifty Indices outside India with a total AUM of USD 4.3 billion. These products have been launched by large global asset managers.
As of the end of February 2025, the total AUM of passive funds (Equity & Debt) in India is Rs 9.8 Lakh Crores of which 73% is tracking Nifty Indices. There are 391 passive funds tracking various Nifty Indices in India with a total AUM of Rs 7.1 Lakh Crores.
Shri Aniruddha Chatterjee, MD, NSE Indices Limited, said: “There is a growing demand from global asset managers for India-focused passive investment products. FY 2024-25 has been a landmark year for NSE Indices with the successful launch of eleven passive products based on Nifty indices outside of India. We anticipate this trend to continue with numerous India-focused passive products set to be introduced globally in the current financial year. We remain committed to collaborating with our clients to develop and launch innovative India-focused indices for these products.”
