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HAGS HSBC Bloomberg Global ESG Aggregeate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS
ISIN IE000XGNMWE1London Stock Exchange: HAGSHSBC Holdings Plc
- Corporate & other bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£8.40
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.18% a year
- Fund size
- £29.7m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, HAGS (HSBC Bloomberg Global ESG Aggregeate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS, ISIN IE000XGNMWE1) closed at £8.40 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.18% a year (about £18 on £10,000). Over the three years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +1.6%, or −8.2% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- −0.4%
- −3.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +1.6%
- −8.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of HSBC Bloomberg Global ESG Aggregeate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2023 −1.9%, 2024 +2.1%, 2025 −0.3%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +1.3%. Returns of HSBC Bloomberg Global ESG Aggregeate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +1.6%; to 30/09/2025: +3.2%; to 30/09/2024: −1.5%; to 30/09/2023: −5.1%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +1.3% | −1.9% | |
| to | −0.3% | −3.8% | |
| to | +2.1% | −1.4% | |
| −1.9% | −5.8% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +1.6% | −2.0% |
| from | +3.2% | −0.8% |
| from | −1.5% | −4.0% |
| from | −5.1% | −10.8% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
4.2%over 3 years
| 1 year | 3.5% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 4.2% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since January 2022
- −10.6%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −7.0%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +5.7%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since January 2022
- 3.9%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of HSBC Bloomberg Global ESG Aggregeate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 3.5% over 1 year, 4.2% over 3 years. Largest fall in the price of HSBC Bloomberg Global ESG Aggregeate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS since January 2022, in pounds: −10.6% from 23/09/2022 to 14/07/2023. The lowest 12-month return of HSBC Bloomberg Global ESG Aggregeate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2022 was −7.0% (12 months to 22/09/2023); the highest was +5.7% (12 months to 03/02/2023). On 13/11/2026 the price of HSBC Bloomberg Global ESG Aggregeate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS was 3.9% below its highest weekly close since January 2022 (23/09/2022), in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.18%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £18
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £90
- of £10,000, before growth
- 145 charge less
- 10 the same
- 272 charge more
Ongoing charge of HSBC Bloomberg Global ESG Aggregeate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS 0.18% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 272 of the 427 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 10 the same and 145 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
As of
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
HSBC Bloomberg Global ESG Aggregeate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from HSBC, launched in 2022.
It tracks the Bloomberg MSCI Global Aggregate 1-3 Y SRI Carbon ESG Weighted Index - Benchmark TR Net.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.18% a year — about £18 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Corporate & other bonds: Loans to companies and other borrowers, which usually pay more interest than government bonds in exchange for more risk.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- HAGS
- ISIN
- IE000XGNMWE1
- Also listed as
- HAGG (London Stock Exchange, US dollars), HGGA (Xetra, euros)
- Provider
- HSBC
- Tracks
- Bloomberg MSCI Global Aggregate 1-3 Y SRI Carbon ESG Weighted Index
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.18% a year · about £18 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £29.7m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- UK reporting fund status
- Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
- Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
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- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Corporate & other bonds
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £8.42 on 14/11/2025 to £8.40 on 13/11/2026 (−0.3%). The lowest close shown was £8.22 on 30/01/2026 and the highest £8.43 on 21/11/2025.
One close a week. Before 02/10/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
253 weekly closes, from 14/01/2022 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
- Holdings
- 287
- on record
- Ten largest
- 32.3%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 64
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 6.5%
- United States Treasury Notes 3.5%
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Treasury Notes 3.5%United States | 6.55% |
| 2 | United States Treasury Notes 4.25%United States | 4.57% |
| 3 | United States Treasury Notes 3.375%United States | 3.98% |
| 4 | United States Treasury Notes 4.375%United States | 2.76% |
| 5 | United States Treasury Notes 3.75%United States | 2.74% |
| 6 | United States Treasury Notes 3.875%United States | 2.69% |
| 7 | United States Treasury Note/Bon 4.875% 15-Oct-2029United States | 2.54% |
| 8 | United States Treasury Notes 4%United States | 2.50% |
| 9 | France (Republic Of) 2.4%France | 2.13% |
| 10 | United States Treasury Notes 3.625%United States | 1.84% |
As of , holdings as published
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions without a classification are shown as they come, not guessed.
By country
- United States43.8%
- Japan8.8%
- Germany7.2%
- France6.1%
- China5.4%
- United Kingdom5.0%
- Canada4.1%
- Supranational3.5%
- Other countries14.8%
- Not classified1.3%
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 100 largest and what changed since .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 287 holdings; the ten largest make up 32.3% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 and 3 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 201 rolling 12-month returns since January 2022, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 2 largest falls since January 2022, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Moves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (156 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of HAGS?
The ongoing charge of HAGS is 0.18% a year — about £18 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of HSBC Bloomberg Global ESG Aggregeate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS 0.18% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 272 of the 427 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 10 the same and 145 less (share classes counted once).
What does HAGS track?
HAGS tracks the Bloomberg MSCI Global Aggregate 1-3 Y SRI Carbon ESG Weighted Index - Benchmark TR Net.
Is HAGS accumulating or distributing?
HAGS is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of HAGS?
The ISIN of HAGS is IE000XGNMWE1. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HAGS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as HAGG (London Stock Exchange, US dollars) and HGGA (Xetra, euros).
What does HAGS hold?
As of 10/11/2026, HAGS holds 287 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is United States Treasury Notes 3.5% at 6.55% of the fund; the ten largest make up 32.3%. Its ten largest holdings are United States Treasury Notes 3.5% (6.55%), United States Treasury Notes 4.25% (4.57%), United States Treasury Notes 3.375% (3.98%), United States Treasury Notes 4.375% (2.76%), United States Treasury Notes 3.75% (2.74%), United States Treasury Notes 3.875% (2.69%), United States Treasury Note/Bon 4.875% 15-Oct-2029 (2.54%), United States Treasury Notes 4% (2.50%), France (Republic Of) 2.4% (2.13%) and United States Treasury Notes 3.625% (1.84%).
What were HAGS’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of HAGS in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2023 −1.9%, 2024 +2.1%, 2025 −0.3%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +1.3%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has HAGS done after inflation?
Over the three years to 13/11/2026 HAGS’s total return was +1.6%, or −8.2% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
- Fund documents
- Fund page at HSBC Asset Management · Key investor information document (KIID) · Factsheet (links checked )
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