EPI: Unstable Trade Policy And Inflation Weighs On India

WisdomTree India Earnings ETF remains a "Hold," with valuation attractive but technicals and momentum weak after a 2-year bear trend. EPI's portfolio is value-tilted, large-cap focused, and heavily exposed to cyclical sectors, with a P/E under 16x and a PEG ratio just above 1.5x. Macro headwinds—trade policy uncertainty, inflation, and rupee weakness—have pressured EPI, despite underlying earnings growth.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 14, 2026

Is WisdomTree India Earnings ETF (EPI) a Strong ETF Right Now?

Making its debut on 02/22/2008, smart beta exchange traded fund WisdomTree India Earnings ETF (EPI) provides investors broad exposure to the Asia-Pacific (Emerging) ETFs category of the market.

Zacks Investment Research • Oct 9, 2026

Nearly 40% of India's coal power plants running critically low on fuel, data show

Nearly 40% of India's coal-fired power plants are operating with critically low fuel ​stocks due to a surge in power demand amid ‌hotter-than-usual weather linked to El Niño, government data showed on Monday.

Reuters • Sep 21, 2026

India urged to review green finance rules, build workforce for nuclear expansion

India needs to review some of its financing rules and develop a stronger talent ​pipeline to achieve its ambitious goal of expanding nuclear ‌power capacity to 100 gigawatts (GW) by 2047, officials and industry executives said on Wednesday.

Reuters • Sep 2, 2026

India expects below-average September rains after weak August

India is likely ​to receive below-average ‌monsoon rains in September after ​precipitation in ​August was 16% below ⁠average, the ​weather department said ​on Monday, raising concerns about farm ​output and ​economic growth in Asia's ‌third-largest ⁠economy.

Reuters • Aug 31, 2026

India: The World Sold It, The Locals Kept Buying

India, tracked by the iShares MSCI India ETF, underperformed with a -8% return versus EEM's +35% over the past year. The 40+ percentage point performance gap signals investor avoidance, but the underlying reasons challenge surface-level assumptions.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 24, 2026

India's inflation accelerates to 4.45% in July, raising hopes of a rate hike later this year

India's inflation rises for the ninth month in a row, raising the odds in favor of a rate hike later this year.

CNBC • Aug 12, 2026

Taiwan and Korea lose $29 billion in July: is money rotating away from AI?

Foreign investors continued pulling money from Asian equities in July, but the headline outflow masks a striking shift underneath: capital moved away from the region's biggest AI winners while selectively returning to markets with less dependence on the semiconductor boom. Investors sold a net $25.48 billion of shares across seven major Asian markets during the month, extending the region's foreign-selling streak to nine months.

Invezz • Aug 11, 2026

INDA vs. EPI: Which India ETF Best Captures the World's Fastest-Growing Big Economy?

India remains the world's fastest-growing large economy, and two ETFs dominate the way U.S.

24/7 Wall Street • Jul 10, 2026

Indian IT firms face muted Q1 as AI shift, weak demand weigh

India's top information technology companies are expected to report another subdued quarter, as AI-driven pricing pressure, weak client spending, and global geopolitical turmoil continue to weigh on growth, nine brokerages said.

Reuters • Jul 6, 2026