"The WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ( NYSEARCA:EPI) solves a key problem for investors seeking India exposure: accessing one of the world's fastest-growing major economies without overpaying for growth stocks that may never deliver earnings. Unlike market cap weighted funds that tilt toward the largest companies regardless of profitability, EPI weights holdings by actual reported earnings. With $2.8 billion in assets and an 18-year track record since its 2008 launch, EPI has delivered a 167% return over the past decade."
"Foreign investors fled India in 2025 due to stretched valuations, a weakening rupee that fell 5% against the dollar, and concerns about potential U.S. tariffs on Indian exports. The rupee has continued weakening into 2026, trading around 90 per dollar. When foreign investors sell Indian stocks and convert rupees back to dollars, it creates a double headwind for U.S. investors in EPI."
The WisdomTree India Earnings Fund (EPI) is an earnings-weighted ETF that prioritizes profitability over market-cap size. The fund manages $2.8 billion and has returned 167% over the past decade, though it gained only 3% in the past year while the S&P 500 rose 17%. Massive foreign outflows drove the underperformance, with $18 billion leaving Indian equities in 2025 and another $846 million exiting in early January 2026. A weakening rupee, stretched valuations, and trade-tariff concerns pressured returns. EPI’s near-term trajectory hinges on a reversal in foreign portfolio flows, rupee stabilization, and potential U.S.-India trade progress.
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