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   ICICI Bank Ltd. ADR                 IBN             16.0                                                 15.2%                                     12.5% 
   IndusInd Bank Ltd.               IN:532187          11.1                                                 17.4%                                     19.0% 
   Infosys Ltd. ADR                   INFY             21.1                                                  8.1%                                     11.0% 
   Wipro Ltd. ADR                      WIT             16.8                                                  5.5%                                     10.2% 
   Genpact Ltd.                         G              10.4                                                  9.0%                                     11.8% 
   NTPC Ltd.                        IN:532555          11.3                                                  7.0%                                     12.0% 
   iShares MSCI India ETF             INDA             19.8                                                  8.8%                                     15.2% 
   SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust              SPY             17.3                                                  5.2%                                     11.7% 
                                                                                                                                            Source: FactSet 

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ETFs for U.S. investors who want exposure to India

There are many exchange-traded funds that exclusively hold stocks of companies based in India. Here are seven of the largest, with some additional information. Click the tickers for more about each fund.

   ETF                                             Assets ($mil)  Stocks held  % in top 10 holdings  Launched    Annual expenses (% of assets) Morningstar rating (out of five stars) 
   iShares MSCI India ETF                                 $5,881          124                   40%  2/2/2012                            0.64%                2 stars 
   WisdomTree India Earnings Fund                         $1,368          482                   39% 2/22/2008                            0.85%                4 stars 
   iShares India 50 ETF                                     $682           50                   57% 11/18/2009                           0.89%                2 stars 
   iShares MSCI India Small-Cap ETF                         $468          447                   11%  2/8/2012                            0.74%                4 stars 
   Franklin FTSE India ETF                                  $424          213                   35%  2/6/2018                            0.19%                3 stars 
   Invesco India ETF                                        $172          171                   39%  3/5/2008                            0.78%                3 stars 
   Columbia India Consumer ETF                              $120           30                   55% 8/10/2011                            0.77%                4 stars 
                                                                                                                                          Sources: FactSet, Morningstar (ratings only) 

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