Archive · 26 Aug 2026
PPFAS GIFT Cuts US Fund Minimum Investment to $500
PPFAS GIFT offers two funds that invest in major US stock-market indexes.
Earlier, eligible investors needed at least $5,000 to start in either fund.
The minimum is now $500, so the starting amount is much smaller.
The change applies to new investments after the effective date announced by the fund management entity.
The minimum remaining investment connected to certain partial redemptions has also fallen from $1,000 to $100.
One fund follows the Nasdaq-100, which includes 100 large non-financial companies listed on Nasdaq.
The other follows the S&P 500, which includes 500 leading publicly traded US companies.
Both funds use passive strategies and invest through ETFs and UCITS.
Investors do not need to open or manage a foreign brokerage account for this exposure.
PPFAS GIFT reduced the minimum initial subscription for its Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500 funds from $5,000 to $500.
The 90% reduction lowers the minimum investment by $4,500, or approximately ₹4.31 lakh at the cited exchange rate.
The revised minimum applies prospectively to new subscriptions from the effective date specified by the fund management entity.
The outstanding-investment threshold linked to full redemption after partial redemption fell from $1,000 to $100.
Both dollar-denominated funds passively invest in accumulating ETFs and UCITS tracking major US equity indexes, without requiring a foreign brokerage account.
- Who
- PPFAS Alternate Asset Managers IFSC Private Limited, through PPFAS GIFT, and eligible investors.
- What
- The minimum initial subscription for the Parag Parikh IFSC Nasdaq 100 Fund of Fund and Parag Parikh IFSC S&P 500 Fund of Fund was reduced from $5,000 to $500; a related redemption threshold fell from $1,000 to $100.
- When
- The notices were dated August 21, 2026; the changes apply prospectively from the effective date specified by the fund management entity.
- Where
- Through PPFAS GIFT’s GIFT City-based funds, which provide exposure to US equity indexes.
- Why
- PPFAS said the reduction is intended to make global diversification and international index-based investing accessible to more eligible investors.
- Funds affected
- Parag Parikh IFSC Nasdaq 100 Fund of Fund and Parag Parikh IFSC S&P 500 Fund of Fund
- New minimum subscription
- US$500, approximately ₹47,864 at the cited exchange rate
- Previous minimum subscription
- US$5,000, approximately ₹4.79 lakh
- Minimum reduction
- US$4,500, or approximately ₹4.31 lakh
- Redemption-related threshold
- Reduced from US$1,000 to US$100
- Nasdaq-100 exposure
- The 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market
- S&P 500 exposure
- 500 leading publicly traded US companies
- Fund structure
- Dollar-denominated, passive funds investing in accumulating ETFs and UCITS; PPFAS GIFT says they have no lock-in period or exit load
