London Stock Exchange welcomes Kotak Indo Pacific Defence UCITS ETF (QUAD)

London Stock Exchange welcomes Kotak to open the Market in celebration of the Kotak Indo‑Pacific Defence UCITS ETF (ticker: QUAD), a UCITS‑compliant exchange traded fund listed and available for trading on leading European exchanges, including the London Stock Exchange.

The team celebrating on the balcony at LSEG during the welcome ceremony.

Kotak Mahindra Group, established in 1985, is one of India’s leading financial conglomerate, with a diversified platform spanning banking, asset management and investment solutions. Its international asset management arm, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management (Singapore), focuses on connecting global investors to differentiated opportunities across India and the broader region.

The Kotak Indo‑Pacific Defence UCITS ETF provides targeted exposure to companies operating within the defence and defence technology ecosystem across the Indo‑Pacific region (excluding China). Developed by Kotak in partnership with HanETF, the ETF tracks the VettaFi Future of Defence Indo‑Pacific ex‑China Index, offering access to companies engaged in defence manufacturing, aerospace systems, cyber security and advanced defence technologies across markets such as India, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Taiwan and Singapore.

The Market Open ceremony recognises Kotak’s entry into the UCITS ETF market through its collaboration with HanETF, marking a significant milestone in the firm’s global product strategy. The collaboration combines Kotak’s regional research expertise with HanETF’s established ETF platform, enabling investors to access a differentiated, thematic strategy within a regulated UCITS framework.

“We are pleased to mark this milestone at the London Stock Exchange as we bring the Kotak Indo‑Pacific Defence UCITS ETF to global investors. This strategy reflects our focus on enabling access to long‑term, structurally driven investment themes. The Indo‑Pacific defence landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, supported by sustained capital investment, policy alignment and technological evolution. Through our partnership with HanETF and the UCITS framework, we aim to provide investors with a differentiated and institutionally robust way to access this evolving opportunity.”

Shyam Kumar
President and Head, Kotak International

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