Ministry of Labour & Employment

Investment of EPFO Funds in ETFs 

Posted On: 26 JUL 2017 3:42PM by PIB Delhi
 

The investment limit in ETFs has been recommended to be raised from 10 per cent to 15 per cent by the Central Board of Trustees, Employees Provident Fund in its 218th meeting held on 27.05.2017. Accordingly the estimated investment in ETF for the current Financial Year is approximately Rs. 22,500 crore.

 

 

The details of investment in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) during 2015-16 & 2016-17 are as under:

 

2015-16 (Fig. in Rs. Crore)

SBI Nifty 50 ETF

4,922

SBI Sensex ETF

1,655

Total

6,577

 

2016-17(Fig in Rs. Crore)

SBI Nifty 50 ETF

7,912

SBI Sensex ETF

2,691

UTI Nifty 50 ETF

1,911

UTI Sensex ETF

662

CPSE ETF

1,808

Total

14,984

 

                                                                                                                                              This information was given by Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State (IC) for Labour & Employment, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, today.

 

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AK

 

 

 


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