ETF · HSBC
HCAU HSBC MSCI China A UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD
ISIN IE0007HPIXG8London Stock Exchange: HCAUHSBC Holdings Plc
- Emerging markets
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
- Currency hedged
Latest close
LSE$11.90
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.40% a year
- Fund size
- £427k
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, HCAU (HSBC MSCI China A UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD, ISIN IE0007HPIXG8) closed at $11.90 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.40% a year (about £40 on £10,000). Over the year to 30/09/2026 its total return was −2.0%, or −5.1% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- −2.0%
- −5.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
Volatility and the largest fall need a longer record of this fund’s prices than we hold so far. They appear on this page once we do.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.40%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £40
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £198
- of £10,000, before growth
- 73 charge less
- 5 the same
- 62 charge more
Ongoing charge of HSBC MSCI China A UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD 0.40% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 62 of the 140 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 5 the same and 73 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
HSBC MSCI China A UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from HSBC, launched in 2025.
It tracks the MSCI China A Inclusion Index.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.4% a year — about £40 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.
It is currency-hedged: it aims to remove most of the effect of exchange-rate moves against the pound.
Emerging markets: Companies in faster-growing but less mature economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil. Prices tend to move more.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeCurrency hedgingShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- HCAU
- ISIN
- IE0007HPIXG8
- Provider
- HSBC
- Tracks
- MSCI China A Inclusion 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
- 0.40% a year · about £40 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £427k
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- Yes, to pounds
- Price currency
- USD
- Category
- Emerging markets
Price chart
Since 21/08/2026, the closing price went from $12.60 on 21/08/2026 to $11.90 on 30/09/2026 (−5.6%). The lowest close shown was $11.90 on 30/09/2026 and the highest $12.60 on 21/08/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 21/08/2026.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
4 weekly closes, from 21/08/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
Create a free account to see the 5-year price chart and the after-inflation chart
Sign-up takes an email address. There is no card to enter and nothing to pay.
How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Funds tracking the same index
5 funds track MSCI China A Inclusion Index, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.30% to 0.60% a year (30/09/2026).
| Fund | 1 year | 5 years |
|---|---|---|
| HSBC MSCI China A UCITS ETF AccumHedged USDThis fundAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.40% a year | −2.0% | Not reported |
| HSBC MSCI China A UCITS ETF AccumUSDAccumulating · 0.30% a year | +2.5% | Not reported |
| HSBC MSCI China A UCITS ETF USDDistributing · 0.30% a year | +2.9% | −6.2% |
| iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.40% a year | +2.8% | −7.1% |
| Xtrackers MSCI China A UCITS ETF Capitalisation -1C-Accumulating · 0.60% a year | +2.9% | +6.1% |
Source: TradingView reported returns and fund ongoing charges, as of
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Other versions of this fund
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of HCAU?
The ongoing charge of HCAU is 0.40% a year — about £40 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 MSCI China A UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD 0.40% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 62 of the 140 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 5 the same and 73 less (share classes counted once).
What does HCAU track?
HCAU tracks the MSCI China A Inclusion Index.
Is HCAU accumulating or distributing?
HCAU 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 HCAU?
The ISIN of HCAU is IE0007HPIXG8. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HCAU is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
How has HCAU done after inflation?
Over the year to 30/09/2026 HCAU’s total return was −2.0%, or −5.1% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Similar funds
- EMIMiShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF0.18% a year · £26bn
- XMMSXtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF0.18% a year · £8.2bn
- SEMAiShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD (Acc)0.18% a year · £6.0bn
- IEEMiShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD (Dist)0.18% a year · £5.8bn
- EDG2iShares MSCI EM CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETF0.26% a year · £5.0bn
- CEA1iShares MSCI EM Asia UCITS ETF0.20% a year · £5.0bn
- SEGMiShares MSCI EM IMI Screened UCITS ETF AccumUnhedged USD0.21% a year · £3.6bn
- E127Multi Units LU - Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets II0.14% a year · £3.6bn
Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month published
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
Methodology:Data sourcesReturnsCategoriesAll methods
A machine-readable copy of this page: Markdown.