The EPFO invests 85% of the funds in debt instruments and 15% of the investment is made in ETFs, as per the investment pattern notified by the government
The government has amended the labour ministry's notification in this regard
ETFs are traded on stock exchanges, with stocks, bonds or commodities as the underlying product. An ETF's portfolio exactly mimics the securities in its underlying index, in the same weightage
The annualised return on EPFO investments in ETFs has been over 12% so far: CPF Commissioner V P Joy