First on Endowus: Amundi's lowest-cost passive index funds for CPF (Fund Digest March 2023)

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Mar 2025

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Apr 2023

Fund Digest

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Exclusively available first on Endowus, the Amundi Prime USA Fund and the Amundi Index MSCI World Fund are the lowest-cost passive index funds in Singapore and on the CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS).

These two low-cost passive index funds are available for investments using your CPF Ordinary Account (OA) savings. The Amundi Prime USA Fund has a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.05%, while the Amundi Index MSCI World Fund has a TER of 0.10%.

The two funds offer an efficient and easy way to invest in the US market via the Amundi Prime USA Fund, and the developed markets in the case of the Amundi Index MSCI World Fund. Both are denominated in Singapore dollars (SGD).

Read our full explainer or watch our webinar replay to learn more about these new funds, why CPF investors should consider them, and why passive investing works.

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Developed markets — passive index

Amundi Index MSCI World Fund

ISIN: LU2420245917 (SGD), LU2420245321 (USD)

[EXCLUSIVE] This is currently the lowest-cost passive index fund in Singapore for exposure to developed-market equities. Using an effective and low-cost physical replication method, the Amundi Index MSCI World Fund tracks the MSCI World Index, which represents large and mid-cap equity performances across 23 developed markets.

The fund is now available for CPF investing, making it a cost-effective and efficient way to invest for the long term. This is exclusively made available first to Endowus.

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US — passive index

Amundi Prime USA Fund

ISIN: LU2420246055 (SGD), LU2420245594 (USD)

[EXCLUSIVE] This is the cheapest unit trust in Singapore, and the lowest-cost passive index fund in Singapore for exposure to the US stock market. The fund provides an extremely low-cost exposure to large and mid-cap equities in the US, by tracking the Solactive GBS United States Large & Mid Cap Index.

The index reflects the performance of around 550 companies and covers about 85% of the free-float market value of the US market. This benchmark is very similar to the more commonly known S&P 500 Index, but the use of the Solactive index allows the Amundi Prime USA Fund to achieve the lowest fee in the industry — at just 0.05%.

The fund is now available for CPF investing, making it a cost-effective and efficient way to invest for the long term. This is exclusively made available first to Endowus.

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Funds for accredited investors (AIs) only

We have also added two new AI-only funds this month, including one alternatives funds.

If you wish to invest in an accredited investor-only (AI-only) fund, please contact support@endowus.com.

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