Edelweiss Mutual Fund Launches India's First REIT-Oriented Index Fund

29 July 2026National

Edelweiss Mutual Fund launched the Edelweiss Nifty REITs & Realty Index Fund, India's first REITs-oriented open-ended passive index fund, tracking the Nifty REITs & Realty Total Return Index (TRI). The index currently allocates about 60% to listed REITs and 40% to listed real estate companies. Under SEBI regulations, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) were reclassified as equity instruments from 1 January 2026 and became eligible for equity indices from 1 July 2026. REITs pool investor money to own and operate income-generating real estate, giving small investors exposure to property markets. InvITs (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) remain hybrid instruments and cannot be combined with REITs in a single passive index fund.

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SEBI established: 1992, HQ Mumbai | SEBI Chairperson: Tuhin Kanta Pandey | REIT/InvIT regulations: SEBI, 2014 | First REIT listed in India: Embassy Office Parks (2019)

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Edelweiss Mutual Fund launched India's first REIT-oriented index fund (Edelweiss Nifty REITs & Realty Index Fund), after SEBI reclassified REITs as equity instruments from 1 January 2026.

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