• WisdomTree India Earnings Fund (EPI) manages $2.7B with a 0.84% expense ratio, returned 168.76% over 10 years vs iShares MSCI India ETF (INDA) at 117.83%, but is down 6.5% YTD.

• WisdomTree India Earnings Fund’s earnings-weighted approach steers capital toward profitable Indian companies rather than high-valuation growth names, though foreign capital outflows pressured Indian equities through 2025 and 2026.

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Retirees hunting for international diversification have increasingly looked toward India, one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. But most India ETFs hand the largest allocations to the biggest companies by market value, regardless of profitability. WisdomTree India Earnings Fund (NYSEARCA:EPI) weights holdings by actual earnings rather than market capitalization, filtering toward companies generating real profits rather than simply commanding high valuations.

EPI’s earnings-weighted methodology determines each holding’s share by its proportional contribution to total index earnings. This tilts the portfolio toward value-oriented, cash-generating businesses in financials, energy, and materials rather than the high-growth technology companies that dominate market-cap-weighted peers. Key holdings have historically included Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank, two of India’s most profitable enterprises. For retirees wary of overpaying for growth, the earnings filter provides built-in valuation discipline a standard index lacks.

EPI has been around since February 2008 and manages approximately $2.7 billion in assets with an annual expense ratio of 0.84%. That fee runs meaningfully higher than the cheapest India ETFs available, so the methodology needs to justify the cost.

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EPI has consistently outpaced the iShares MSCI India ETF (NYSEARCA:INDA) across every major time horizon, and the gap is not trivial. Over ten years, EPI returned 168.76% compared to INDA’s 117.83%, a difference that compounds meaningfully over a long holding period. Over five years, EPI gained 46.73% against INDA’s 26.27%. The earnings-weighted filter appears to have provided a structural edge by steering capital toward profitable companies rather than richly valued growth names. That kind of discipline tends to reward patient, long-term investors.

The past year has been rougher for EPI, with the fund down 6.5% year-to-date through early March 2026. The culprit is not India’s corporate earnings, which have remained resilient, but rather foreign investors pulled capital out of Indian equities throughout 2025 and into 2026, creating a drag on the fund regardless of India’s underlying corporate earnings growth. A reversal may hinge on macro developments — specifically U.S.-India trade agreement progress and rupee stabilization — rather than anything EPI’s earnings filter can control.

EPI is built for growth, not income. The fund’s two most recent distributions of $0.12 per share in December 2024 and $0.06 per share in June 2023 illustrate how irregular and modest payouts have been, making this a poor fit for retirees who depend on steady cash flow. The 0.84% annual expense ratio adds further drag during flat periods, meaning retirees must be comfortable accepting volatility in exchange for the fund’s long-term earnings-quality thesis.

EPI’s focus on profitable companies rather than high-growth, high-valuation names distinguishes it from market-cap-weighted India ETFs, a distinction retirees should weigh against the fund’s higher expense ratio and irregular dividend history.

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